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“Fix me,” I echo my daughter and raise my brow at her. “I think what you mean is if she was here, you could talk to her more.” I know how Lizzy’s mind works.
“We’d both have perks. Yeah.” She grins. “Just please think about it. Don’t say no yet.”
I’m at least glad Lizzy is clueless about how much I want Trix here. Maybe I’m a better actor than I thought. Because I’m not about to say no to the idea. I’m too busy thinking of ways I can convince Trix.
“I won’t say no,” I reassure her.
“How’s the power in her hotel room anyway? Do they have a new room for her?”
“I don’t know. She was in a hurry to get to her appointment. I have to check in with her after work.” At which point I fully intend to convince her to come stay with us now that I’ve been given the Lizzy stamp of approval without even trying.
When I enter the locker room after practice, Quentin is the only one left, taking his time packing everything up. He and Easton are still moving around each other like they’re trying to decide who the alpha of this pack will be, and I can see the tension still riding in his shoulders as he tosses gear into his bag.
“So you know how I talked to you about Trix before? Wishing I had more time with her? I’m thinking of asking her to move in,” I say when I figure it’s better to distract him than ask about what Westfield problem he has today.
“Oh yeah?” He smirks. One of our post-practice dinners had involved him confessing his past with Madison and me admitting I’ve got my own issues when it comes to Trix.
“I figure it could help everyone involved. Gonna go talk to her when I’m done here.”
“You got the speech figured out, or are you just gonna wing it?” Quentin raises a brow in question.
“Wing it. Why? You writing speeches at night for Madison?”
“Fuck no. She’d see through that shit so fast. I’m just doing what she tells me to do when she tells me to do it.” He grins, and I can tell—despite the vice grip she has on his balls right now—he’s happy.
“Oh yeah?” It’s my turn to smirk.
“Yeah. I like seeing the way she lights up when she gets what she wants.”
I let out a choked laugh. “I bet.”
“I know Bea. She’s not quite Madison, but you’ll still be on a short leash if you go down that road. You sure that’s what you want?”
“I’ve never had a leash before, so I don’t know what I want yet.”
He lets out a low whistle. “I feel sorry for her then. She had enough trouble with your brother. She’s a good one, you know. Deserves someone good for her. You better decide what you want before you go too far down that road.”
“She’s been pretty clear that she doesn’t want a relationship. That she’s just looking for fun and a hookup here or there.” I have zero intention of doing anything to hurt her.
“She told you that?” Quentin seems as surprised as I was when she told me at the fair.
“She told me enough.” I lean against the locker. If anyone gets hurt, it’ll probably be me for making the mistake of wanting more from a woman who might only ever see me as a friend.
“So what, you’re just planning to be in the right place at the right time when she needs a little help on that front?”
“Figured it couldn’t hurt.” I grin.
“Well… Good luck. You’ll need all you can get with her.” Quentin grins at me before he nods and takes off out of the locker room, and I ponder if I really know what I’m getting myself into with this girl.
Not that it’s going to stop me from trying.
10
Beatrix
I’m walking out of the office when I hear someone call my name. I look up, and Cooper’s just down the hall, so I pause and wait for him to catch up.
“You headed out for the day?” he asks.
