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*** I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in so long guys, the last few weeks of college really kept me busy and I hardly had any time to myself then my computer broke and I never got around to getting it fixed until recently and by fixed I mean I bought a new one!
I worked loads through the summer too so there was that also, I'm back at college now so that's keeping me busy at the moment also.
I'll try my hardest to keep the updates coming regularly for you all, I just need to get into a balanced routine with writing, college and work.
Sorry to keep you all waiting so long and I hope everyone is still interested in the story. :) ***
Even though Finn felt terrible that she was going to be telling Dave she wouldn't be seeing him anymore she couldn't keep the smile from her face, Owen wanted her, all that time after the first kiss they had shared he still wanted her and the fact that she had agreed to give them a shot confirmed for her that she felt the same way about him, she had always wanted him too yet she let problems that weren't really problems get in the way of that and stop it from happening, however, she also got involved with a man that she was about to potentially really hurt because of the situation and that thought did remove the smile from her face.
She sighed thinking about how Dave would react when she spoke with him, she really didn't want to hurt him because he was such a lovely, sweet person.
She narrowed her eyes as she was pulling into her driveway when she noticed that there was something red on her doorstep, she turned the engine off and climbed out, she walked around her jeep and towards her porch.
Once she was at the bottom of the porch steps her shoulders instantly slumped, on her doorstep was a single red rose attached to a piece of paper.
She swallowed the lump in her throat and walked up the steps slowly, once she reached the top she halted and looked down at the rose...it was beautiful, there was no denying that, she waited a beat before she stepped towards it and then she knelt down to pick it up.
She detached the flower from the piece of paper that was folded over and admired it for a moment, it was perfect...there were no flaws with it at all, each petal was perfect.
After she'd looked over the flower she then went on to hesitantly open the piece of paper and whispered the word, "No."
The note was indeed who she'd thought it would be from...Dave, she had scanned it briefly when she opened it and then pinched the bridge of her nose whilst she shook her head.
I had a great time with a great woman tonight and I can't wait to have lot's more. Dave x
p.s. You are beautiful.
"I'm not great...I'm a terrible person." she whispered to herself before she unlocked the door to her place and headed inside.
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"Finn?" Barry said with furrowed brows as he climbed off the quad bike he had drove into the paddock.
"Morning." she replied with a smile.
She had heard him approaching the paddock whilst she was inside the office and she had stepped outside to greet him.
"Good morning, you're here early." he said as he walked towards her.
"Yeah." she agreed and headed back inside the office with him following her, "I have some work to do and I didn't want to keep you waiting for me when you and Owen did the routine with the girls again."
Barry smiled and nodded as he signed himself in for work, "Well I doubt he is even awake yet and the girls will need to have their morning feed also before that happens so you may be waiting a while."
"That's okay and will you need some help with that?" she said.
"It's fine the guys will get to it when they get here." he replied with a smile and then it faded away, "Listen...I'm sorry that I left you here alone with Owen last night when he was being an...well, with him being the way he was, I hope he wasn't too hard on you?"
"That's okay and no...he wasn't uh...he wasn't too bad." she said and then cleared her throat as a blush started to creep it's way up her neck.
"I really don't know what his problem with you recently has been about...but hey, don't let it get you down okay?" he continued and she shook her head.
"It's fine...really, I can handle him." she smiled and he returned it.
"Okay...well I'll let you get on with your work for now as I have something I have to do myself, shout if you need me yes?" he said and headed for the door.
"I will do." she said and headed for the computer chair as he left the office.
"Oh. Talk of the devil himself!" Barry called out loudly over the rumble of a motorcycle just as she was sitting down and she shot back up out of the seat.
"Morning man." she heard Owen say to Barry outside, she stepped away from the desk and towards the open doorway.
"And he's in a good mood." Barry mused, "What are you smiling about?"
Finn stepped out of the doorway timidly and moved to stand beside Barry as Owen walked forward, he was clearly surprised to see her but his smile only widened as he said, "Early bird today."
"Yeah." she agreed and averted her eyes from his, smiling at her the way he was had her stomach fluttering.
"I'm smiling because I have a feeling today is going to be a good day, maybe even great!" Owen finally answered Barry's question and then he gave Finn a wink which did not go unnoticed.
"...am I missing something here?" Barry asked and looked between them.
"No." Finn answered quickly before Owen could say anything and headed back to the office, "I'm going to get on with that work I started as it may take me a while but let me know when you're ready to start with the girls."
She didn't hang around to hear the reply from Barry, she stepped into the office and closed the door gently behind her, she exhaled a deep breath before she moved towards the fan that was on the edge of the desk.
Just as she was pressing the fan on to get some cool air circulating in the stuffy office the door opened and in walked Owen with a grin on his face.
She turned around and watched in suspense as he closed the door behind him, he then moved in her direction with determination, she found herself halfheartedly trying to take a step back but she had nowhere to go as she was against the desk.
He reached her seconds later and wound his arms tightly around her body where he then proceeded to lift her off of her feet off the ground so her head was level with his own and he wasted no time after that in putting his lips on hers and giving her a long kiss.
She initially felt as if she ought to have tried to separate herself from him but having his lips against her own was a delight, he tasted like spearmint toothpaste and smelled recently showered, she couldn't help herself from placing her hands on his face and shutting her eyes, she felt him instantly begin to deepen the kiss at her movements and she reciprocated.
As their mouths moved together he turned their bodies around so he was now against the desk instead of her and eventually after that their lips parted and he smiled brightly at her, "Morning beautiful."
"Morning." she replied with a blush and accepted the gentle, intimate peck that he placed upon her lips.
"I've missed you." he said with a sigh and touched his forehead to hers, she smiled and closed her eyes briefly.
"You saw me less than 12 hours ago." she stated as she moved her arms to wrap around his neck.
"That's still too long." he replied as he moved his head so he could nuzzle his face in her neck, it tickled and caused her to giggle.
Upon hearing her laugh he lifted his head so he was looking at her once more, he smiled and tucked a piece of her hair tenderly behind her ear which caused her to sigh in content when his fingertips brushed against the soft skin of her ear and then she returned his smile.
"How did he take it?" he asked after a beat of silence and her smile disappeared.
"...not too great." she replied and looked down but Owen's hand caught her chin and he lifter her head back up gently to look at him.
"Hey...don't go feeling bad about it okay, he'll get over it and I know it seams like it but I'm really not saying that to be an asshole towards him." he said in a soft voice.
"Really?" she asked after a beat with a weak smile and he responded by grinning at her.
"Well...maybe I'm a little bit smug that you're my girl and not his." he said and she nodded her head with her own grin, "But he WILL get over it."
"He told me that he was going to ask me to go home with him at Christmas...to meet his family." she said in a quiet voice and Owen looked at her with a frown.
He seamed to be thinking of what to say in response and stopped himself before he said whatever it was that was on his mind and then eventually asked her, "Are you disappointed?"
"No...no of course not I just...it was the look on his face, I think...I think I might have...really hurt his feelings." she replied and Owen made a face, "I'm serious...I feel terrible."
"So what are you saying...do you regret...us?" he asked, his question sounding almost fearful.
"No. Owen...there is no way I could regret us, you...you mean a lot to me." she confessed and looked down when she blushed, Owen's face moved with her so she could see him and she saw he had a smile on his face.
"I do do I?" he asked and she nodded, he made an amused sound and then set her on her feet so he could hug her and he hugged her like he would never be able to do it again, "I'm grateful that you've given me a chance Finn."
His amusement was gone as he said that and was replaced with a deadly serious tone, Finn closed her eyes and hugged him back tightly, "Me too."
She felt him move a hand and place it on her head and the happiness she felt from being in his arms with him holding her as tenderly as he was overwhelmed her, she tucked her head in as if to somehow get closer to him than what she already was, she inhaled the scent of him and it caused her stomach to do a little backflip because even though he had obviously showered that morning his clothes still smelled the same way he had the first time they had hugged and she realized she really liked it.
A knock on the door startled her and she tried to pull away but Owen held onto her, she looked up at him and he brushed his knuckles down her cheek softly with a smile, "Come in." he called out and Finn's eyes darted towards the door as Barry then walked in.
"Sorry to bother you Finn but-" he began to speak but the words died away in his mouth as he took in the sight of her and Owen holding each other, "Uh...what?"
"Finn and I are together Barry." Owen said simply and then shrugged his shoulders.
"Together? What...but...since when, you...last night you were-" Barry spoke but Owen cut him off.
"Yeah I was being an asshole last night but...that's old news." he said and waved his hand.
"Old news? Have you two been together this whole time and keeping it a secret?" Barry asked confused.
"No." Finn replied.
"I was jealous of Dave." Owen explained and rolled his eyes at the mention of the name.
Barry rolled his own eyes and muttered something in French that made Owen laugh, Finn looked up at him questioningly and he shook his head in a way that said, 'never mind'.
"That's why I've been acting the way I have with her." Owen continued and then looked at Finn with an apologetic look on his face.
Barry stared at them both for a long moment and then he said, "I hope you made him grovel Finn."
Finn smiled and looked up at Owen, "Not yet...but don't worry, I will."
Owen raised his eyebrows with a smirk and then Finn looked at Barry who seamed amused, "Well...congratulations? Or I don't know...what do you say to people that are in new relationships?" Barry said and Owen and Finn both shrugged then laughed at him, "Actually I know...it's about time. That's what they say...at least in your case it is." he continued and gestured to them both.
"You're right would be the appropriate response...I think." Owen replied and looked at Finn in a way that said, 'don't you agree?'
She smiled and nodded her head at him, Barry then smiled at them both and said, "Anyway I came in here to let you know, some of the guys are arriving so the girls will be getting their morning feed then I think we should try the routine out as soon as possible."
"Yeah." Owen agreed and Finn began to remove herself from his hold, he frowned but let her go.
"I should get ready to do the report then." she said and cleared her throat as she moved towards the computer chair, she looked at Owen and added, "You should...focus on the test and don't let anything distract you."
She made sure to add extra emphasis on 'anything' so he would understand what she was telling him, he did and Barry did also, Owen looked from her to Barry and a silence fell upon the office.
"I'll meet you out there." he said to Barry in a tone that told him he wanted to talk with Finn alone, Barry nodded his head in understanding and left the office, closing the door quietly behind him.
"I hope this isn't what I think it is." he said after a beat of silence had passed by.
"What do you mean?" Finn replied.
"Come on Finn, don't give me it...not again." he said and leaned on his hands on the desk across from her.
"I'm not-" She began to speak but he cut her off.
"You are. You're letting this idea that we can't be together because we work together creep it's way back into your head." he said and she shook her head as she said no and he nodded his own, "Yes you are, as soon as Barry mentioned the boys were here you were pulling out of my arms."
"This is different." she said.
"It's exactly the same." he said firmly with a frown.
She stared at him for a long moment before she frowned herself and got up from the chair she was sat in, she walked around the desk to where he stood, he turned and straightened to his full height infront of her so she had to look up at him, "This is different Owen...I've not changed my mind, I still want to be with you, of course I do...but we are at work here and we have a job to do, an important one."
Owen had attempted to speak at points as she spoke but she'd held a palm up to silence him and he listened to what she had to say.
"At the end of the day when we are finished here we can be...distracted...by one another." she finished and looked at her feet briefly as she felt her face heat up at her words.
"Distracted by one another huh?" Owen asked after a beat and she looked up at him and bit her lip when she found him grinning at her.
"Yes...we should keep things professional at work...that's all I'm saying." she replied and then placed a hand loosely around the wrist of his arm that was hung by his side.
She slowly ran her hand up his bare skin loosening her hold as she did so only her fingertips were brushing him until she reached his elbow where his shirt sleeve was rolled up to, his eyes darted from where she was touching him to her face, "Because if we do things like this to one another when we are supposed to be working...we won't get any work done." she continued, whispering the last few words.
Owen responded to this by immediately cupping her face and pressing his lips to hers whilst he backed her towards the doorway of the office, she placed her hands on his hips and let him kiss her until they were breathless.
"See what I mean?" she asked through breaths after their lips parted, he had his forehead against hers and his chest heaved rapidly with heavy panting.
"Yeah...I see your point." he replied and she nodded, "But...the point is, you don't want us to tell anyone,do you?"
"...well, do we really need to?" she asked after a beat, "Since we'll be keeping things professional between us then...there's no need for us to tell them, they may figure it out themselves eventually anyway."
"So...it's a secret." he said and she could hear the disappointment in his voice.
"No...Owen, it's not a secret it's just...I'm not ready for everyone to know about us just yet...I want to, have you to myself for a while first...if they all knew I was the boss's girl then they'd treat me differently." she replied with a sigh.
A few moments of silence passed before Owen stepped back from her and placed his hands on his hips, he was looking at her but he seamed to be deep in thought.
"Also...if Claire found out, she would move me to another paddock or probably fire me." Finn said after she couldn't take the silence any longer.
"I won't let that happen." he replied firmly, almost angrily, "And I'm not your boss."
"...you know what I mean." she said in a quiet voice with a shrug.
After a long moment passed by Owen let out a defeated sigh, "This really sucks you know...I finally have you and you're telling me I need to keep my hands off."
He gestured up and down her body with his hand and shook his head in annoyance before looking away from her, she opened her mouth to speak but closed it and waited a beat before she finally said in a quiet voice, "Only during working hours."
Owen's eyes moved back to her face once more and slowly the frown he wore disappeared and was replaced by a satisfied smile, "Then to hell with professional."
Finn's face beamed red at his words and she immediately cast her eyes down, shrugged, then began to fiddle with the hem of her shirt.
"Look at me." Owen said and she could hear the smile in his voice, she shook her head and an amused sound left his mouth, "Yes."
He didn't wait for her to look at him, he gripped her chin in his hand gently and lifted her head up, her face began to heat up once more when she saw him grin at her and she tried to look away but he didn't let her.
"I understand the point you're making and I can't say that I'm happy about it but it is a good point, you're right...we should keep things on the down low when we are working...but man, that's going to be hard." he said to her and she found herself nodding in agreement at the last part.
"It won't be for long just-" she began to say but stopped when his other hand suddenly gripped her waist.
She watched as he then pulled himself into her more so she was flat against the door once more, his head moved into hers slowly and she held her breath as she waited for him to make his next move but he tilted his head and placed his lips on her jaw instead of her mouth, she blinked rapidly in surprise and then let out a satisfied sigh before she continued with what she had been about to say, "A while...a little while...to show that we can...you know...work together still."
Owen 'mhm'd' as she spoke whilst continuing his painfully slowly, tender assault on jaw and the hand he had holding onto her chin moved to curl around the back of her neck.
"This is...working hours." she breathed out and then bit her lip.
"I don't care." he replied and moved his lips to her neck where she shuddered in response when his lips touched her skin, she shook her head and grabbed onto his shirt covered shoulder.
"You can't Owen, that's tender!" she whisper shouted and his head moved back to look at her, he was very amused and wasn't bothering to hide it.
"It's tender?" he asked with a raised brow and she gazed back at him with an 'O' shape formed on her mouth, unable to reply, "Then I'll be more gentle."
"No! I can't bear it." she almost growled back at him as he made a move to continue what he had just been doing.
"Why not?" he asked after a beat with a knowing smile on his face.
"Because it feels too good." she said through gritted teeth as her hands both moved to grip his vest and then she leaned into him.
"Oh I know darlin'." he replied with a wink and copied her movements.
"Dude we have to sign in first." a voice came from the other side of the office door bringing Finn back to reality and she practically ran into Owen's now open arms to get out of the way, he wrapped those arms around her with a grin and pressed his lips against hers.
"Man how long have you worked here? You forget all the time." the voice from the other side of the door was louder now and Finn's eyes darted to the handle as it was pushed down.
"Owen." she mumbled against his lips as she pushed at his chest, he let her go just as the door opened and in walked three workers of the paddock, Finn didn't know them by name but she'd seen them.
Owen looked at her with an amused smile and she glared back at him before she walked back towards the chair behind the computer desk.
"Oh sorry boss, we didn't know you were in here...or yourself Miss." the guy who had spoken said as he and the other two men stood in the doorway looking at Owen and Finn curiously.
"Don't worry about it, I've been here for a while doing some work." Finn replied with a smile hoping she sounded nonchalant.
"I just arrived not long ago myself...once you guys get the feeding out the way we are going to jump right into training, now get signed in and get to it." Owen said in a authoritative voice, all amusement gone.
Then men responded to him with nods of their heads and a chorus of 'right boss'.
Owen looked Finn's way as the men were signing themselves in on the tablet, "Myself or Barry will come and get you when we are starting the training Finn."
"Okay." she replied with a nod and started to type away on the computer and once the men were signed in they each acknowledged her in some way before they left the office, Owen was the last person to leave and he gave her a wink and a smile before he himself walked out of the open door.
Finn watched the spot where he had just been with a smile on her face before she shook her head, sighed and went back to typing.