Page 55 of Capture The Moment

Chapter 14

“What did you do to him?” Julia demanded the minute she showed up for work on Monday.

“Why? Was he really upset?” Harper asked.

“According to Connor, he snapped at everybody within a three-foot radius yesterday!”

“Wait a minute. Connor? You mean we’re not talking about Will?”

“What about Will? Oh no. Did you do something to poor Will too?”

“Back up. What did Connor tell you?”

“He said that when he showed up for work yesterday, Finn was slamming things around, muttering under his breath, and acting like a caged bull. Connor mistakenly asked him if he was having woman troubles, and Finn blew up at him!”

Interesting. If Finn had gone home with the brunette from the bar on Saturday night, why had he been in such a rotten mood? “And so, naturally, you assumed that I was at the root of his troubles? Thanks a lot, Jules!”

“Well, weren’t you?”

“I don’t know. Maybe it had something to do with the brunette bimbo he left the Union with on Saturday night.”

Brows raised, Julia said, “Oh. Connor didn’t tell me about that.”

“Well, he probably didn’t know. Liam was with Finn that night, and they left with two women they picked up at the bar.”

“And what were you doing there?”

Harper winced. “Breaking up with Will.”

Julia sighed, but she didn’t look angry. “I knew it was coming, but I feel bad for him. I think he really liked you.”

“I like him too, Jules. Just not in that way. But he said he was going to contact his old college girlfriend. Somebody named Megan.”

Julia instantly brightened. “Oh good. I always liked her. Not as much as I like you, of course…”

Harper giggled, glad that the tension between them had passed. “I felt bad about Will too, but he was very gracious about the whole thing.”

“So, back to Finn. Why do you think he was on a rampage yesterday?”

Averting her eyes to the set of prints on her desk, Harper said, “Maybe it had to do with him seeing Will and me kissing.”

Leaning forward, Julia said, “Can you repeat that, please? A minute ago, I could have sworn you said that you and Will broke up.”

Sighing, Harper looked up at her. “It was Will’s idea. He saw Finn flirting with the brunette, and then he suggested that he and I give Finn something to be jealous about.”

“Sounds like middle school!”

“I know. It was stupid, but I can’t go back and undo it. Besides, Finn agreed that we should keep things status quo between us. We need to get used to the idea of seeing each other with other people.”

“And I would agree if it was REAL!”

Harper shook her head. “He’ll find out soon enough. Nothing stays a secret in this town for long. Speaking of secrets, how are things going with Connor?”

Julia smiled, that same smile that Will had sported when he’d mentioned Megan. The same smile Harper used to give Blake.

“I think he’s ready to tell his brothers about us.”

“That’s great, Jules!”