Truth or Dare (Jack and Finn Harries fanfiction)

Chapter 45 London

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My palms are sweaty and I avoid Finn's grasping hands as we walk to baggage claim. I'm nervous or excited. Or both. A confusing combination that makes my heart beat hard against my ribs and my mind dart quickly.

I couldn't reach for my bag or look up at Finn without thinking of my father waiting meters away to see me, his daughter he hasn't seen in the flesh for more than 8 years.

Oh god how I miss him.

"You'll see him soon," Finn smiled at me and his arm wrapped around my waist loosely. My desire to see my father had grown so great that my thoughts for him were voiced without me noticing.

Jack walked ahead of the group, alone. I watched him when Finn was distracted from his constant gazing at me. The need for me to be friends with Jack slowly ate at my heart, the pain was immense every second I waited for him to look back at me and give me his familiar reassuring smile.

Finn nuzzled my ear and kissed my neck.

" you okay?" His arm around my waist started to rub up and down, comforting me. His question woke me from my staring sadly at Jack.

"Yeah, " I smiled at him.

It was time to say goodbye.

I lay gentle kisses on everyone's cheeks and gave lingering hugs out sparingly before saying goodbye. They would all catch a ride together in a taxi and be dropped off individually back at home.

"Where's Jack?"

I wanted to say goodbye. I needed any communication. I needed him to see me, just a glance. Say a word to me.

"He's taking a phone call," Caspar spoke up. "I guess you could wait for him, but..." His voice dropped off. Caspar couldn't make eye contact he was so embarrassed.

Caspar knew Jack was avoiding contact with me. It hurt, to have it confirmed in such a blunt and public way.

I left the group with Finn who wanted to walk me out to my Dad, without saying goodbye to Jack.

The airport entrance opened and a gust of icy cold wind burned my skin. I shivered aggressively and curled into Finn's warm body which was covered in a warm puffer jacket.

I had not thought ahead to the weather contrast between hot Ibiza and London, when I clothed myself in a high collar singlet and baggy fabric shorts that reached just under my butt cheeks. I hurried a light cardigan on that I found deep in my bag which held off very little of the cold.

Finn held me tight as we walked to the car park together to find Dad.

"Oh my god, Liv" I turned fast at his voice and ran to my father who had been lost in a crowd and I had not seen him.

I hugged him hard and he hugged back and I smiled into his thick jacket.

"I missed you, Dad" tears started down my face, and stained dark spots in his grey jacket.

"I missed you too, kiddo" his voice was warm and his hand started gently stroking my hair.

Our hug parted and I saw tears falling from his dark brown eyes. He had aged since I saw him, short grey hairs had developed and mixed with his brunette beard on his cheeks creating a 5 o clock shadow. My fathers lean body was covered in warm clothes. He was handsome with a sculpted face, and a friendly smile.

Finn was standing patiently next to me, with my bags that I had dropped, running hectically in to my fathers arms.

"How was the holiday, you two?"

"It was great, don't you think Liv? I loved it," Finn responded, keeping a respectful distance from me. In front of my father, mine and Finn's hands would stay at a friendly distance from each other.

"Yeah I did" I smiled up at him, quickly and then moved back to my Dad, avoiding any romantic glances at Finn.

"Liv, you must be freezing, lets take you home." Dad gestured to a dark silver volkswagen with a shine that could only come from my Dad's fanatic love and obsession for his cars.

He toke the bags from Finn and walked me to the car. He seemed paternally protective of me and when Finn said he'd call me, my Dad grumbled a little before laughing at himself.

I looked out the widow at Finn and blew him a secret kiss when Dad wasn't watching. Finn laughed.

"See you later, Liv" Finn called from the curb of the side walk.