Fighting for Love (Boston Love 2)

“What are you doing, Rory?” Clare shouted.

“He’s here! I want to see if he’s with someone.”

“Ohmygod. She’s going to get us kicked out!” Autumn yelled.

I scanned the entire club. I was feeling a bit dizzy and wished I had eaten a bit more before we went out. “She said ‘group!’ Look for a large group of guys!” I called out.

Clare climbed onto her chair. “This is insane. What if he sees you?”

Autumn reached up and tugged on our arms. “He’s not even here, you idiots! Get down!”

“Ladies, are you looking for a dance partner?”

Glancing down, I looked at the guy smiling at us. “No. We’re not.”

His smile dropped and he quickly moved on to the next woman.

Shaking her head, Clare yelled out, “I don’t see a large group of guys! Maybe they left?”

I needed to talk to Finn. If that meant tracking him down in a damn club I’d do, it and I didn’t care if I made myself look like a fool.

“I know how to disperse the crowd!” I yelled.

Clare turned to me with a horrified look. “No, Rory. Don’t do it. Don’t call out F.I.R.E.!”

I gave her a surprised look. “I’m not going to yell fire!”

“Fire? Fire? There’s a fire?” the young girl walking by screamed out.

“No!” Clare and I both screamed, “NO FIRE. NONE!”

The girl spun around and looked at us. “What the fuck is wrong with you two? You could have caused a stampede! Crazy-ass women!”

She stomped off, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

“We need to get a line dance going,” I said. The music had finally stopped and the DJ was taking a quick break.

“We’re not in a country bar, Rory!” Clare replied.

“Keep looking! The crowds are dispersing!”

“Rory?”

The sound of his voice made my entire world come to a standstill. Clare grabbed my hand as I turned and saw Finn. There was a girl standing next to him, looking up at me like I was insane.

He’s here with someone.

I didn’t think it was possible for my heart to hurt even more than it already did.

He’s moved on.

I swallowed hard and started to get off the chair. Finn reached out and grabbed me by the waist, helping me down. My entire body came to life. Tingles raced across my skin as I gazed into his eyes.

“Let me help you,” he said as his eyes lit up. He felt it. I knew he felt it, too.

“You’re going to break your neck.”

I turned to see Wes helping Clare down. They way they looked at each other had me smiling. Until Finn asked, “What are you doing here?”