Page 67 of Flirting in Traffic

“But—” Esa stopped talking abruptly when a flash of red caught the corner of her eye. Her eyes went wide in admiration when she saw the shining red Dodge Viper sports car parked in the driveway.

“How do you like it?” Finn asked warmly.

“I love it.”

“Good. It’s your wedding present. From me.”

Esa gaped up at him. Tears swelled into her eyes. “You bought that car for me? Why?”

“Because I know how much you love to drive,” he said simply. He laughed softly when a tear skipped down her cheek. He stepped closer and wiped it off with gentle fingertips. “I think that’s when I first fell in love with you, when I saw your face lit by the dawn as you sped down Lake Shore Drive.”

“Finn—” She shook her head, too overwhelmed to speak for a moment. “I love you so much. Thank you. It’s the sweetest gift I’ve ever gotten,” Esa finally said brokenly.

“It wasn’t an entirely unselfish gift.” His eyebrows arched suggestively when she glanced up at him. “The completely finished new Dan Ryan expressway officially opens tomorrow. But for my bride-to-be…well, let’s just say it’s opened a little early.”

Esa just stared at him for a moment as love seemed to fill and vibrate in every cell in her body. She recalled how his gift of a wide open piece of road had struck her so poignantly almost nine months ago.

How could he have seen that passionate, vibrant side of her character so clearly when Esa had been so bent on denying it?

Her voice trembled with anticipation and excitement when she spoke. “Let’s go then, lover. I’m going to give you the ride of a lifetime.”

A small smile tugged at his shapely lips. “That’s what I was counting on, Esa.”

The End

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