“Keep watching,” I demanded to my travelcompanion.
“Oh, yeah, sorry. We’ve only moved a car length. Are you seriously getting me aticket?”
Another text came in from Jake. I put my hand up to stop theconversation.
You don’t have any more imaginary boyfriends that need tickets, do you? Because management might start getting pissed if I keepasking.
Nope. Justthisone.
So where did you meet this FinnPerry?
He’s just some guy I picked up ontheroad.
Yeah, right hahaha,Jaketextedback.
I grinned. If heonlyknew!
I’ll text you the address where you can pickitup.
I can’t get it atwillcall?
Not the upgraded wristbands. Have to go offsite to pickthoseup.
OK no problem. And Jake, can you keep this quiet? You know howMomgets.
Oh I know how mom gets. It’s oursecret.
You’re my favoritebrother.
No I’m not.Keithis.
You’re my favorite thisweekend.
I’lltakeit.
After checking the road, I focused my attention back on Finn. “This is your lucky day after all,” I said, grinning. It felt good to do something nice for him. After the day he’d had, hedeservedit.
“You’re kidding,right?”
I shook my head, biting my lower lip in excitementforhim.
“No, you didn’t.” He smiled back as if he thought I wasjoking.
“I told you I hadconnections.”
“I know, but…” His mouth hanging open, Finn appeared genuinely gobsmacked. “You’re not messing with me,right?”
“Why would Idothat?”
“Because I’ve had a pretty crappy day today, so it’s not too far fetched for me to believe that this is all anelaboratehoax.”
“It hasn’t been all bad. You’re practically dating my airconditionernow.”
“That’s true. It hasn’t been all bad,” he said with a charming little smile. “I got to meet a gorgeous model-actress.”
I laughed. “Noandno.”
“So what do Ioweyou?”
