Favoring Fortuna

Part 9

Author's Note: I know this is like really, really, really late, but better late than never right? I finally got past writer's block and suddenly this whole chapter just poured out, so enjoy the epilogue (finally!)

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"Finn?" she called lightly into the apartment looking for her boyfriend. They'd both been so busy lately, she felt like she'd barely seen him even though they worked for the same company and she spent more nights in his bed than she did in her own. He'd recently returned from a special opportunity to have a match on a main roster show in Japan and he'd brought the NXT title back with him, something she couldn't be more proud of, but it only meant she'd seen him even less.

Juggling the two apartments wasn't helping. Somehow, even though she'd done it before, she felt like it consumed all of her extra energy. Finn was a fairly neat person, but he'd been gone a lot, and even though he didn't expect it of her, she'd stepped in and taken care of everything, plus she'd been working really hard to earn a title shot of her own.

"I'm back here," she heard from the back of the apartment. She followed the sound of his voice to the second back bedroom that he used primarily as a sort of art studio and workspace. It was also where he often worked on his current lego creation in progress, so she wasn't surprised to see him surrounded by piles of tiny blocks and diagrams.

"Starting a new one?"

"Yeah, found it in the post from Dad."

"I sent him a message that I would leave it in here for you."

"Thanks love. He told me when I called him. He really likes you, you know. They both keep asking when they're going to meet you."

"Um," she didn't know how to respond to that. They'd been together several months now, and she knew by this point if they were normal people they would have already met each others parents, but even though she'd spoken to them several times on the phone, the thought of meeting them made her a little apprehensive.

Most of the time she was confident in their relationship, and she was able to put any of the struggles of her past behind her and accept that Finn truly cared for her as much as she did him, but it wasn't always easy and sometimes she faltered. She was irrationally afraid that if his parents didn't like her that it would sour things between them and the thought was terrifying. She'd become far more attached than she'd planned on being in a very short period of time.

She knew it was irrational, they were good people, and even if they didn't like her, as much as Finn loved and respected his parents, he wouldn't let them dictate his choices. Still, she couldn't get the thought to go away.

"I know, they're a bit over enthusiastic. I tried to explain about our schedule, but you know how they are. We'll figure it out eventually," he said absently as he studied the diagram in front of him.

"If you're busy I'm going to head out. I've still got some errands to run," as soon as she said it he jerked his head up,

"What? No, love. I haven't seen you in weeks, your errands can't wait?"

"I wasn't expecting you back until tomorrow, I have laundry in the wash at home, and I didn't bring anything with me, besides I know you've been itching to get your hands on that set."

"I've been itching more to get my hands on you," he said as reached out and wrapped his hands over her hips, pulling her to him, "Legos and laundry can wait love, this is what I really want. I've been missing you like crazy, and if I've ever given you reason to believe that anything else is more important then let me rectify that right now."

Before she could protest that she didn't think that, he pulled her down to him, his lips were on hers, and she was lost in him again. The way he kissed her, the way he touched her, how he put his entire focus on worshiping her body, it never failed to leave her weak and wanting, and his words filled her heart until it overflowed. She'd suspected it for a while, but suddenly she knew with her entire being that she'd fallen, that she was in love with him, and it was both thrilling and terrifying.