Page 171 of My Fake Dating with the Grumpiest Highlander
“Mary, are you even listening?”
I jump slightly.
Keira is staring at me with an amused little smile.
“Sorry. What were you saying?”
“I asked how your day with Jamie went.”
“Oh. Good. Really good, actually. It felt like old times, you know?”
Emma and Keira exchange another mysterious look.
“What now?” I ask, irritated.
“Nothing,” Emma says. “It’s just… Jamie always had a thing for you, didn’t he?”
I frown.
“What? No! He’s a childhood friend. That’s all.”
“If you say so,” Keira murmurs before biting into a potato.
Dinner finally ends.
My plate is still half full. Apparently exhaustion kills appetite after all.
Maggie rises again to announce that musicians are setting up and the evening is only getting started. Excited cheers ripple across the tables.
I use the movement as an excuse to stand and search for Finn.
Maybe he arrived during dinner and sat at another table?
But after circling the entire lawn, I have to admit he isn’t here.
Worry starts creeping in.
It’s strange that he didn’t come.
Unless he fell asleep back at the cottage. Honestly, that would make sense. He’s been awake since dawn too.
That must be it.
I left my phone in my room after the battery died, and I haven’t had time to go get it.
I return to my cousins just as someone suddenly yells:
“Everyone to the bonfire!”
The idea spreads instantly.
Within minutes, everyone is excited again. Nobody wants to go to bed yet. There’s too much energy, too much anticipation for tomorrow’s Games.
Cameron turns toward me, eyes sparkling.
“Mary! You coming?”
How am I supposed to say no?
