Page 110 of Wonderstruck

Finn shook his head, caressing the side of myface. “That is the last thing I want to do.”

I brushed my thumb over his bottom lip. “I’ll seeyou afterwards. I promise.” My laugh was quick. "I'm still waiting for you to score for me."

One little tug and I was flush against his chest again, sinking into his hold as he whisepred. "I'll look for you when I do." His head fell back as he groaned, before settinghis eyes back on me. “Fine, let's go.”

For a moment I thought he was about to kiss meagain, as his eyes dipped to my mouth, and that hunger that burned in his stare before flickered down on me again. But instead, he snaked his hand through mine and pulled me back out into the light. I squinted my eyes, getting used to the brightness, before he turned to face me.

“Just one thing,” Before I could ask what he wasdoing, he pulled at the hem of his jersey and yanked it over his head, revealing his protective gear underneath.My eyes widen as he hands it to me. “This one’syours now. Go put it on.”

The jersey glided over my palms, and my bottom lip sank between my teeth as I looked back at him.

He did nothing but smirk. “Just lettingeveryone know who your favourite player really is.”

I shook my head. “You’re impossible.”

“I’m yours.”

Before I could catch my breath his lips were on my forhead, staying there long enough for my heart to skip. But before I knew it he was pulling back, flashing me with a smile that made me want to chase him, and jogging off toward the locker room.

Andall I could do was stand there, grounded by theweight of the words I’d waited so long to hear.

Finn Rhodes was mine.

Tout à moi.1

1.All mine.

chapter twenty nine

how can a heart break so quickly?

“You’re wrong, and you know it.”

“Do I?” Finn rebuffed, squaring his shoulders as we stopped in front of the steps thatled up to the townhouse. “Which one of us has grown up with them? Watched them share glances across the dinner table for years? Watchedoneof them look at my sister like she’s the best thing he’s ever seen in his life?”

My eyes rolled. “Well, obviously that would be—”

“Me. Correct. So hear me when I say that Jess willbe the first one to crack. He has to be.”

I shook my head as we hopped up the steps. “I justcan’t see it. It had to be Dais. You don’t see her face when she’s watching you guys play. It’s this mix between a longing and if-he-doesn't-ask-me-out-soon-I’ll-scream look.”

She had the exact same look when I eventuallywent back to my seat and found her eyes locked onto the rink. She didn’t even notice me as I walked up, only remembering I was missing as I tapped her on her shoulder. When the game ended, we went to find the boys, her and Jesse saying they’d either meet us at the townhouse or see them tomorrow.

God knows what they were doing, but I didn’t care.Neither did Finn. I just hoped whatever it was involved them confessing their feelings that neither of them ever had to hide, but continued to do anyway.

The breeze shifted and I turned my head, just intime to catch the end of his eye roll. “It’ll be Jess.”

I scoffed. “Daisy.”

“Jess.”

“Daisy.”

“Jess.”

“Dais—”

His mouth crashed against mine before I could finish her name,silencing me completely. It curved over my lips in a way that made my core melt, as his tongue caressed mine.

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