Page 103 of Scoring Zone

I type the caption:So grateful to be feeling better and out shopping with my boyfriend. My Sunshine. He’s the biggest score of my life.

“You ready for this?” I ask, searching his eyes.

“So ready.” He rests his head on my shoulder as I post the pic to make us internet official.

“We can get some fruit for smoothies.” I steer the cart up to the peaches.

“When’s the last time you bought your own groceries?” Grayson scoffs.

He’s not wrong. I’ve had groceries delivered for a few years. I pop into the store only if I need one or two things.

“I’ve been missing out.” I hold up a big peach. “This looks so juicy.” As I pretend to take a bite to tease him, he snatches it out of my hands.

“Do you know how many germs are on this? Not to mention it’s stealing. I can see the headline:Enforcers star forward steals fruit and blames concussion.”

I back him up so his ass hits the crate of peaches. “Then you’d better let me lick your peach later.”

“That can be arranged.” He bumps my chest to move me. “Now let’s get food so we can go home and eat.” He says the word eat with so much innuendo I get hard. “Someone took a pic of us,” he says out of the corner of his mouth.

My phone rings, and Finn’s avatar takes over my screen.

“I warned you,” Gray says smugly.

He could be calling about releasing info on my health status, so I answer.

“Would it kill you meatheads to give me a heads-up?” Finn fumes before I say a word. “I spend all my time trying to present the best version of you to the world, and you have the audacity to post a picture in some random store? The lighting was terrible. It’s a beautiful, sunny day. You could’ve used the skyline to highlight actual sunshine as a visual cue to his nickname. But no, you—”

“Finn. Finn, are you there?”

“Don’t you—”

“You’re cutting out. Finn? I—” I hang up the phone and put it on silent. “Terrible reception in the grocery store.” To see if anyone else has seen my post, I open my app. It’s only been a few minutes, but it’s been reposted hundreds of times. There are tons of likes, and the top comments are from my friends.

Lucky: Second cutest couple on the Enforcers *eggplant emoji*

Benzy: Hey, @Lucky, not funny. Glad you’re doing better @ace

Drake: @ace is in the scoring zone *fire emoji*

Brant: My heart is shattered *broken heart emoji*

Brant: Call me @King

King: @ace rest up for next season, bro

King: @brant show me what you got. I’m not that easy

Liska: @ace now I’ll teach you the handshake

“Handshake?” Gray asks as he takes out his phone and types.

“The gay handshake?” I laugh, unsure if they’re all fucking with me. Even though I’m watching him, I’m surprised he’s added to the comments.

Ward: @ace you had me at hello. Jerry Maguire

He puts his hand over my phone. “That was an answer to your note that you complete me. Now, we could laugh at these guys all day, or we can go home and practice what youpeach.” His brown eyes smolder with his pun.

“Have I told you lately that I love you?” I abandon the cart and yell over my shoulder. “I’ll get steaks, and you get dessert, and I’ll meet you at the checkout.” We need to get home as quickly as possible.

“Race you,” he calls after me.