CHAPTER 48

Finn let go of Jack and ran his hands through his hair. Fuck. He had it bad for this girl.

Jack slapped him on the back. “Look,” he said, “I think you’ve gone past the maybe stage with Peyton. You are definitely falling for her and I think you should see where this thing goes. What is the worst that could happen?”

“She could rip what is left of my heart out of my chest and stomp on it,” Finn replied.

Jack chuckled. “There is that. But what if she doesn’t? What if you actually find happiness with her? What if she can restore what Chantel stole from you? Did you ever think of that?”

Could he risk it? Could he just let this thing between them happen organically? He exhaled roughly. There was only one way to find out.

Peyton smoothed the dress down with shaky palms. After Liam had told her that Finn had seen her at the bar with Daniel, she expected him to call off their date. He hadn’t. Instead, he had called her to confirm it.

She was nervous. For the first