Somewhere Only We Know by Beverley Hollowed Page B

have decided not to take my calls, so I came around here, and took a shot.”
    Kate cringed, as she thought of all the calls she had ignored lately, and not just from Callum.
    “Kate,” Finn said and she could hear him move about outside the door and his voice now seemed a little clearer. “If you never wa nt to see or hear from me again, I will respect your wishes. I just ask that you don’t blame my dad for my stupid behaviour.”
    Kate was touched by what he said. She knew it had taken a lot for him to have come there today and say this to her. She stood up and moved closer to the door, but she didn’t open it. Instead she pressed her forehead against it and sighed deeply.
    “I will leave you in peace now, if that’s what you want,” Finn said, finally coming to the conclusion, she was never going to open the door. “But before I go, it’s Dad’s birthday on Saturday and I know he would be so happy if you could stop by for a while, just to say hi.”
    Kate stood for a moment, not sure what she should do. She liked Jack and if she was really honest she liked Finn too. In fact, she liked him more than she thought she should have, and that scared her.
    She could hear footsteps as Finn walked from her front porch and step ped down on to the gravel driveway. Kate hesitated for a moment but then quickly turned the latch on her front door.
    As she stepped out the door onto the front porch, Finn stopped , turned back to her and gave her a breath-taking smile.
    “I’m sorry,” he said taking a couple of steps back towards her, then stopping.
    “Y ou did nothing wrong,” Kate shrugged, as her eyes dropped to the steps of the porch, she felt like a total bitch for how she had treated him. She blinked away the tears that had pooled in her eyes.
    “ Yes I did,” Finn said taking another cautious step closer. “I acted like a presumptuous ass.”
    “Yes, you did,” Kate laughed, feeling less uncomfortable. She allowed her eyes to meet Finn’s.
    “I am not going to lie to you,” Finn said, taking yet another step closer and closing the distance between him and Kate. “I like you Kate, I like you a lot. However, if all you want is to be friends, then I would rather be your friend than the man you are running away from.”
    “That’s all I can offer you Finn,” Kate replied, honestly. “There is so much about me you don’t know, so much you can’t even imagine. And right now, I just can’t tell you.”
    “You don’t have to say a word,” Finn said as he took the final step towards her and reached out his hand. “Friends it is.”
    “Friends it is,” Kate said with a smile as she took his hand and shook it firmly.
    “And Saturday?” he added hopefully.
    “I will call by for a little while,” Kate replied and smiled.
    “Excellent!” he exclaimed and Kate was surprised how genuinely happy he seemed. “Okay then, I will see you on Saturday, about three-ish.”
    “Okay,” Kate said with a half-laugh. She stood and watched Finn, as he hurried down the walkway to his car, then, after quickly turning back to Kate and giving her one of his gorgeous smiles, he climbed into the car and drove away.
    Kate headed back into the house and made her way straight to the kitchen. She was suddenly hungry and wanted to make herself something to eat. She decided on some pasta.
    As she prepared her food, s he couldn’t help but giggle to herself and she thought of Finn. What must he have thought when he arrived to find her trapped on her own back porch, because of her epically stupid mistake.
    She thought of their kiss, and although she knew she wasn’t ready to take such a huge step, she couldn’t deny she liked Finn and if she was honest, she was excited at the thought of seeing him again.
    S uddenly, she thought of Callum. She remembered a time when she felt silly and excited about seeing him. There was a time, she couldn’t bear the thought of being apart from him for even the shortest of times.
    Kate wondered