"Nothing."Roderick shrugged."Just an observation, Bevin's friend."
Finn was about to tell the guy to go fuck himself, but held back.He was not here for any confrontations, nor did he care enough about whatever the man's problem was to engage with it.Not wanting to entertain Roderick any longer than he already had, Finn maintained his polite expression when he spoke.
"Well, if there's nothing else, I have things to do."
He closed the door, thanking the gods that Roderick did not try to stop him again.
"What a fucking weirdo," Finn mumbled.
Just as he turned away from the door, Gray sidled up to his leg.Finn immediately forgot about Roderick and scooped the kitten into his arms.Carrying him back over to the chair by the window, Finn returned to his coffee and the gorgeous morning.
As he sat there again, looking out at the snow-covered mountains, he realized he finally understood why Prince had chosen this exact cabin.
The quiet and the stillness were truly refreshing.
Prince unlockedthe door to his cabin and stepped inside, unsure of what he expected to find.Leaving his suitcase by the door, he headed to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water.As he looked around the cabin, he noticed how clean everything was, as if he were still the only one staying there.Yet a subtle hint of something new and sweet lingered in the air.
After taking a couple of days away, Prince had gained some perspective.
The bottom line was that he had been overthinking and overreacting about his sudden attraction to Finn, something he had no intention of acting on.It hadn’t helped that he had also been stressed about the merger deal possibly falling through.This was a major move for him, not for the family company but for expanding his personal portfolio.If it went well, he stood to make a fortune.Although he trusted his team, Prince was glad he had gone himself to close the deal.
Finishing his water, he tossed the bottle into the trash and took off his outer coat as he headed up the stairs to his bedroom.He dropped his coat on the bed, kicked off his shoes, and pulled off his shirt, tossing it into the hamper on his way to the bathroom, which he entered without knocking.
Prince unbuckled his belt, pulled it free from the loops, and draped it over his shoulders.He had already started unbuttoning and unzipping the fly of his jeans, but froze just before pushing them down his hips when he heard a sharp gasp.
Prince snapped his head up, his eyes suddenly landing on flushed, glistening skin, taut muscle, a light brown, peaked, penny-shaped nipple and a slender neck that led up to a soft jawline and pink-tipped ears.His gaze swept over every visible inch before his brain fully caught up with what he was seeing.
Slowly, his eyes moved over until they met a pair of round, brown-red eyes staring back at him, wide with shock.
"Uh…" Finn started, the word catching awkwardly in his throat just as Prince spoke.
"I didn't know you were in here," Prince said.
He crossed the room to the towel warmer and grabbed one of the neatly folded towels.Walking back toward Finn, he unfolded it and wrapped it around Finn's slim waist instead of simply handing it to him.
"You're home," Finn said, adjusting the towel around his hips.
"The merger was a complete success," Prince said, stepping back.
Prince grabbed another towel and this time handed it to Finn."Dry your hair properly."He sighed."I'm sorry for barging in on you.We'll come up with a system."
Prince didn’t wait for Finn's response.He turned and walked out of the bathroom, closing the door behind him.
Once alone in the hallway, Prince let out a long breath and dragged his shaking hands over his face.
"He's sexy as fuck.And so my type."
CHAPTER FIVE
Finn stared at the closed door, wondering if what just happened had been some kind of hallucination.
“Did I… was he… shirtless?”he murmured to himself, still trying to process the image that had just burned itself into his memory.
Finn knew he should probably feel some kind of way about Prince, his best friend’s father, seeing him naked.But instead, his thoughts kept circling back to Prince’s muscular chest, broad shoulders, and the glimpse of the tattoo on his arm that was usually hidden beneath his shirts.
I was right.He’s sexier than Tucker.
No one knew it, but Finn had a serious tattoo kink.He didn’t know exactly what it was, but seeing a sexy man's body decorated in ink did things to him.Finn was grateful he hadn’t betrayed himself with an obvious reaction while staring at Prince.
