Page 103 of Capture The Moment

Sighing, she cracked a tiny smile. “Do you always have to be so sensible? It’s really kind of annoying!”

He threw back his head and laughed, and then he pulled her onto his lap. Wrapping her arms around his neck, she leaned against him and took comfort in his embrace. “Are you sure you want to do this?” she asked.

“Do what?”

“This. Us. If you haven’t already noticed, sometimes, I can be a real pain in the…”

“Yeah. I’ve noticed,” he teased, grinning up at her. “And admitting it is the hardest part!”

“In my defense, I told you that I would have moments like this.”

Brushing her hair off her shoulder, he said, “I know, and I’ll be here when you do. In fact, I want to be there for all kinds of moments with you, not just the good ones.”

“You already have been.”

“And yet I’m still here. See? There’s nothing you can do to scare me away.”

“Hmmm. I bet I can think of something.”

“Try me.”

“What if I told you that I like to take pictures of you when you’re asleep?”

Finn’s eyes went wide, but then his mouth spread into a wide grin. “You mean, like nude photos?”

“Not exactly.”

“Can I see them?”

“Why?”

“I’m just curious. Besides, I think I have a right to see them. Don’t you?”

Nodding, she slid off his lap and went to retrieve her camera from the office. When she returned, she sat beside him and turned on the display. She’d taken several more photos of Finn since that first time, and now she felt anxious and embarrassed as he flipped through them, studying each one quietly until he came to the end. She wasn’t sure what had possessed her to tell him. Maybe it was because they’d become so close and she didn’t want there to be any secrets between them. Or maybe it was because she wanted to challenge him. To see if he really meant what he’d said about her not being able to scare him away.

“Well?” she finally said.

“These are really good,” he said, sounding surprised. “I mean, not because of the subject, but because of the way you took them.”

Harper hadn’t realized just how nervous she was until she let out a loud sigh. “Really? You don’t mind?” The pictures were tasteful (in her opinion), showing just enough skin to be provocative. In most of them, she’d draped a sheet over his lower half, and oftentimes, he slept on his stomach, so all that showed was his bare back.

He shook his head vehemently. “Mind? Hell no! I’m flattered, but I’m also curious. What made you do it?”

“I guess I just wanted to capture the moment. And you always look so peaceful, especially after…well, you know.”

“After we make love,” Finn said, finishing her thought.

She shut off the display and set the camera aside before she pushed him back onto the couch and straddled him.

“Whoa!” he said, clearly enjoying her assertiveness.

Balancing on his hips, she began to unbutton her top.

“What are you doing?” he asked, his eyes tracking her every move.

“What does it look like I’m doing?”

“But what about Daisy?”

Harper had flung off her top and was reaching around to unclasp her bra. She hesitated for a second, but then she heard Daisy gnawing on a bone in the kitchen. “I’ll risk it,” she said.

Once she was topless, Finn’s hands immediately covered her breasts, kneading them softly and then tugging on her taut nipples. Moaning, she rubbed against him, feeling his erection nudge against her center.

“God, I love you,” Finn said as her hands went to the button of his jeans.

“I love you too,” she said, leaning down to kiss his lips.

And in another first, they made love right there on the couch, oblivious to the fact that Daisy had peeked in on them and then gone back to the kitchen to finish chewing her bone!