Page 107 of Capture The Moment

“Why, Nate Collins! As I live and breathe!”

Harper laughed and said, “Excuse me, Nina, but I better go back there and rescue Nate.”

“Wait a minute,” she said, placing a hand on Harper’s arm. “Did she just say Nate Collins? As in the movie actor?”

Harper nodded.

“Well then, I better go with you!” Nina said and smiled bigger than Harper had ever witnessed before.

Nate and Nikki left shortly after Mrs. Simmons’s outburst, but Nikki assured Harper that she wasn’t the reason. Nate had a speaking engagement to get to, and Harper thanked them both for coming before they hurried out the door.

After the buffet table had just about been emptied, the other guests began to leave too. The six of them, Harper, Finn, Connor, Julia, Liam, and McKayla, lined up at the door to say goodbye and thank their guests for coming.

“I would say that was a big success,” Finn said after the last guest had left.

“I say we go out and celebrate,” Connor suggested.

“First, we need to help Harper and Finn clean up,” Julia said.

“I think we can handle that on our own, don’t you?” Finn said, giving Harper a wink.

Understanding that he wanted to be alone with her, she replied, “Yeah. You guys go ahead, and we’ll take care of the clean-up.”

“Liam, McKayla, you in?” Connor asked.

Liam looked at McKayla hopefully and waited for her response.

“Um…well…ok,” McKayla finally said.

“Great!” Liam said, looking relieved.

As they were leaving, Liam placed his hand on the small of McKayla’s back to guide her out the door, but she reached around and slapped it away.

Harper waited for the door to close before she burst into laughter.

“What’s so funny?” Finn asked, having missed the feisty exchange.

“Just my sister and your brother. I’m thinking they’re going to be fun to watch.”

“I’d rather watch you,” Finn said, coming up behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist.

“Mmmm,” she said, leaning her head back against his chest.

Finn dipped his head into the crook of her neck and nibbled. “It was a fun party, but I couldn’t wait for everyone to leave,” he said, his breath making her shiver.

And then he stepped away from her to lock the door and turn out the lights. Taking her hand, he led her around the partition to the back of the store, where they wouldn’t be seen.

The second they were out of sight, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her—deeply, passionately, and without restraint. She was wearing a swingy black dress with her sexy black teddy underneath, and her nipples pebbled as they rubbed against his chest.

“I love you in a dress,” Finn whispered against her lips.

“I love you in everything and in nothing at all,” she replied, raising her eyebrows suggestively.

“Right here and right now?” he asked, challenging her with his eyes.

“Why not? We have to christen the store sometime.”

Finn chuckled and pulled her in so close that she could feel how aroused he was.