Page 6 of Capture The Moment

“What? NO!” she replied, horrified at the suggestion.

Will raised his eyebrows, obviously surprised by her loud outburst. “Sorry. It’s just that he seemed…”

“Overprotective? Yes, that’s true. Finn has made it his mission in life to protect me ever since Blake died.”

Will looked slightly relieved. “So, you two aren’t…”

“No,” she said, more quietly that time.

“Ok. Well. Good to know.”

Harper gave him a weak smile and wondered what that meant. Seconds later, she found out.

“Would it be ok if I called you sometime?”

Looking up at him in his tailored wool coat and his Burberry scarf and seeing his hopeful expression, she could hardly say no. Besides, there might have been a spark between them if Finn hadn’t shown up and gotten her all flustered.

“Yes. I’d like that.”

He was smiling sweetly at her when Julia returned from the restroom, and Harper knew that she’d be treated to Julia’s full interrogation later.

They finished their drinks and then walked out of the restaurant together. After a quick goodbye in the parking lot, Will got into his BMW and drove away.

“So, what did you think?” Julia asked.

“I think that I’m going to give Finn a piece of my mind the next time I see him!”

Julia cocked her head and eyed Harper strangely. “I wasn’t talking about Finn. I was talking about Will.”

“Oh. He was very…polite.”

Julia scowled. “Polite? That’s it?”

“And easy to talk to and good looking. Just like you said.”

“But?”

“No buts.”

“C’mon, Harper. I can tell there’s a but in there.”

Sighing heavily, Harper said, “Honestly, Finn showing up kind of ruined it for me.”

“Why?”

“I guess because seeing him reminded me of Blake. And thinking about Blake when I was talking to another man—well, it didn’t feel right.”

“But Finn’s ‘another man,’ and you talk to him all the time.”

“That’s different.”

“How?”

“Has anyone ever told you that you ask a lot of questions?”

“You tell me all the time. How is Finn different?”

“I guess because he’s been part of my life for so long that I don’t think of him that way.”