✨EXCERPT: FINN by Ashley James is coming March 6th!
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It’s only after I’ve been staring at Finn for entirely too long that I realize he, too, is watching me. He sips his bourbon, hooded and bloodshot eyes locked on my face. It’s heady, and the air in the room feels tense. Goosebumps break out over every inch of my skin as my heart pounds harder.
I’m not sure how much time passes, but eventually, Finn clears his throat, averting his gaze. “I should get to bed,” he announces, draining the rest of what’s left in his glass.
“Uh, yeah. Me too,” I awkwardly mutter as I raise off the couch at the exact same time he does.
Except as soon as he stands, he takes a step toward the direction of the hallway, but all that does is put him directly in front of me. Before my brain even has a chance to catch up, we’re practically chest to chest. So close I can smell the bourbon on his breath. Can see the way his pupils dilate as he takes me in, and the way the vein in his neck pulsates. I’m willing to bet if I placed my palm over his chest, I’d find his heart thrashing beneath my touch.
My breath catches in my throat as I watch Finn’s gaze slide down to my lips before coming back up to my eyes again. He swallows, throat bobbing as he does, and for a long moment, I think he may lean in and kiss me.
But he doesn’t.
Of course he doesn’t.
Taking a healthy step back, Finn shakes his head, a chuckle rumbling from his chest. “Shit, guess I shouldn’t have had that last drink,” he muses. “Can’t even walk straight.”
The excuse is like a bucket of ice-cold water dumped over my head. I can do nothing more than breathe out a laugh, and it sounds forced even to my own ears. Avoiding my gaze, Finn steps around me, leaving me standing there in the living room, unable to process what the hell just happened.
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