Page 12 of Finding Finn
“As a three-dollar bill.” Buffy winked. “And still single because he’s such a grouch.”
“Will you please stop?”
“I had no idea.” Finn looked at me seriously. “I totally thought you were straight.”
“Was it the Dodger’s shirt? It confuses people,” I chuckled.
“No, I just… I mean, you’re the tech guy.”
“Wow… stereotypes, huh?”
“No, I… Oh my god.” Finn covered his pretty face with his hands. “I’m sorry. I have no excuse, I haven’t even had my drink yet.”
“A prosecco guy, huh? I guess that fits with you being a dancer and all.”
“Oh, stereotypes! I get it.” He looked at me through his fingers. “I apologize.”
“Apology accepted. But I really could use that drink. Andre auditions for us a lot. He’s nice, but he’s also a lot.”
“Jim went out with him a couple of years ago.”
“You talk too much.”
“You’re too picky.”
“And we’ll segue,” Finn smirked.
“Let’s hear more about you.” Buffy looked at me wickedly. “You’re single?”
Finn swallowed and took a deep breath. “Oh, yeah. My boyfriend and I broke up about four years ago. I was very career-driven, and so was he, so I thought we were a good match. We were not.”
“What happened?”
“He… He was not who I thought he was.”
“Was it a bad breakup?”
“Ignore my sister. That is none of our business.”
“It’s fine. It was horrible. He had never been faithful, I found out, unless I was in town, and to be honest, I’m not even sure he was then. Monogamy was just a word – not a way of life for Marcus.”
“Why did you decide to come here and leave New York?” I asked.
“Opportunity. There wasn’t a lot of it in New York for an injured chorus boy who could no longer dance.”
“I bet.” Buffy sounded depressed for him.
“There’s always someone younger standing next to you in the audition, and as I got older, I knew that my time in the line was coming to an end one day. I just didn’t know it was going to be so soon.”
“That has to be hard.”
“It was. But I took a year and tried to decide what would be best for me. Here I am.”
I smirked. “You sure are. What do you do to stay in shape? Some friends and I go to the gym every other day around lunch if you’d like to join us. They’re guys from my football days, but they’re both very cool.”
“See, football? You just give off straight vibes.”
“Wait until you see him belting Taylor Swift at karaoke. You will totally change your mind.”
