Page 45 of Floored By Love

“Where’s your family?” I asked him. I saw Cam’s expression twist and his brows furrow.

Colton answered, “They’re sightseein’ today. Takin’ advantage of our day off.”

From behind Cam, Alex piped up. “Mine too. They wanted me to come, but I told them I’d meet them later. Need to show my support for the women.”

Next to me, O laughed. “Same for me. Looks like you’re our mom for the day, Mrs. Kane.”

“Oh, please call me Heather.” She turned to Cam to ask, “Is Erika coming, sweetie?”

I saw Cam check his phone. “She should almost be here.”

I did a quick scan of the arena. It was filling up. It wasn’t surprising that the women attracted more spectators than us, though I’d be willing to bet that the team finals would be similar since the British men were competing against us.

As far as I knew, the American women had drawn China in their division. That rivalry probably added to today’s crowd. It was a little added pressure for the team, but it was probably for the best to have them in their division. It should push them to do better.

“Here she is,” I heard Cam say.

I turned to look at the stairs to see Erika smiling and on her way towards us...with a guy. Either Isaak had some work done and added extra muscle, or this was someone new.

O interrupted my admiration of his physique by whispering in my ear. “Who is that hunk with Erika?”

“No idea.” I shrugged. “Why? You interested?” I looked over at him. He was staring. He looked ready to pounce. “Easy, killer. If he swings our way, play it cool.”

“Easier said than done, Luke. You at least have some experience.”

I kept forgetting O hadn’t been with many guys. He was so confident and flirty around me. His confession surprised me when I found out, but he said he had a hard time putting himself out there, adding his hands and the internet were usually enough.

“Austin!” I heard Heather call out.

Where have I heard that name before?

Even his smile was pretty damn appealing. Cam and Heather stood up again to greet the newcomers. I saw Erika wave to some of the other parents, presumably those of her former teammates. I knew Erika was an alternate this year. Some alternates chose not to come to the events, but Erika was always a positive person, and she had Cam to cheer on as well.

“Hi, Mrs. Kane.”

His deeper voice was hypnotic.

“I’ve told all of you boys to call me Heather over and over, and you keep making me say it. Boys never listen!”

“Ain’t that the truth...Heather,” Erika added.

“At least someone’s on my side. Where’s your man?”

“He needed to stay in New York for work. I couldn’t drag him away.”

“Hi, I’m Alex.”

“Oh, I’m sorry. I guess I should’ve introduced us. I’m Erika,” she said, offering her hand. “This is my brother, Austin.”

Holy. Fuck.

“Austin, this is Alex and Orion, and you know Luke. And then that’s Colton next to Heather.”

“Howdy.”

“Hey,” was all Austin said, though he shuffled back to the stairs and hopped up to the row behind us. It was empty. He made his way behind me. My gaze followed him, curious as to what he was doing. He was wearing a tank top and his muscles were the same as mine, if not bigger.

“Hey Luke, this is awkward, but I haven’t seen you in years.” He bent down a little, so we were closer to eye level with each other.