CHAPTER 28

“That's so cool!” Riley enthused.

“Mostly I do Disney princesses.”

Riley screwed his face up. “That's not cool,” he said.

Peyton laughed and the sound hit Finn square in the chest. It was the first time he’d heard her laugh and he wanted to hear it again. He wanted to be the one making her laugh.

“It's not so bad,” she said.

“Princesses are dumb,” Riley complained.

“Not to little girls, they're not,” Peyton replied.

Riley huffed a big, resigned sigh. “I suppose,” he said.

“Come on Riles,” Jack said. “We should leave Uncle Finn and Peyton alone.”

“But Uncle Finn is supposed to be coming with us.”

“Oh, I'm sorry,” Peyton said, trying to get up. Finn tightened his hold on her ankle, not willing to let her go just yet.

“It's okay,” Jack said, “Finn can come next time.”

“I want Uncle Finn to come today,” Riley pouted.

“It's okay,” Peyton said, managing to extract herself from Finn’s grasp. “My ankle feels much better now. You