I twist, turn, spittle, and spuddle to get away from him, but his hold is too tight as he moves us to the side, chuckling into my shoulder.
“If it makes you feel any better, I’m regretting my decision now, seeing you in this bikini.” He nibbles along my back.
“Well, considering this is as close as you’ll get to me for the next week, you better enjoy it now. I’m serious. No sex for a week!”
He twists me easily, and I stop trying to escape when I see his expression. His eyes are molten blue and smoldering.
“We will have sex, and we’ll have a lot of it. Seeing you with that baby stirred something in me. You’re a natural. You’re also a saint. I want that with you. All of it.”
Any irritation I had dissolves. “You want a baby with me?”
“I want everything with you. Get ready, Presley. I’m giving you notice. Marriage, babies, the future, I want it all.”
Tears swell in my eyes, and before I can suck them back, two fall down my cheek. “You think you could have told me this without fifty people watching, including your parents?”
“I could have. I would have, but you with that baby in your arms sparked something in me. Now, you know exactly where I stand.”
“I love you, Finn, but I swear if you make me bawl in front of all these people, I’ll withhold sex for a month! Stop now.”
His eyes soften, and he sweeps his lips across mine. “Stopping now.”
“Hey, lovebirds, you ready for company?”
We both look up to see Tripp holding Winnie with her swimmies, ready to dive in. Finn kisses my cheek and shoves away from the side, raising his hands to catch her. She flies through the air and lands easily in his arms.
Reese comes over and leans down, handing me a towel from the side of the pool. “So much for a graceful entry. You should have seen your face. It was priceless.”
“Bitch, you didn’t think to stop him?”
“No way! It was too entertaining.”
/> I slant my eyes, ready to lay into her, when I spot Tripp sneaking up behind her. He presses a finger over his lips, right before he grabs her hips and twists them both, falling backwards into the water. There’s a gurgled scream from Reese right before she goes under. When they emerge, she’s still fighting him. He gives me a wink and swims her to the other side as the pool starts to fill with people.
For the first time since I woke up in Finn’s arms this morning, I start to relax. Finally, I feel fully accepted into his life.
“Come on over.” Abbi points to the chair closest to her as soon as I join the girls sitting on the back porch.
Raven’s parents, Finn’s parents, and Dave, Declan’s dad, left after dinner, and now the group has split up, with the guys inside watching TV and the girls drinking wine on the porch.
“Wait for us.” Ember scuttles over, holding a bottle to Elizabeth’s mouth, Raven following with James.
“Sorry, but I can’t get them down tonight,” Raven huffs, lying back in a lounger.
“Can I help?” I open my arms, and she scoots up, handing him to me.
I use the same swaying and soothing motion from earlier this afternoon, and soon, his eyes are closing.
“Are you the fucking baby whisperer?” Charlie questions.
“Not at all. But when Winnie was a baby, we had some hard nights. I’d visit Elisa and Simon as often as possible. Some things you don’t forget.”
“You’re a natural,” Ember compliments me as she moves Elizabeth to her shoulder, patting her back.
“Looks like you’re the natural,” I tease her.
“I’m clueless. Who are Simon and Elisa? I’ve missed everything about you,” Declan’s other sister, Ella, says.
“Don’t feel bad. Finn kept this gem hidden for a long time. I’m just getting to know her, too,” Raven tells her sister-in-law sheepishly.