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I throw a piece of bacon at him.
“You throwing bacon will not stop me. If anything, it’ll egg me on more than ever.” He laughs again, eating the slice and moaning. “I fucking miss bacon,” he grumbles and grabs another piece.
Some guys, Will included, usually diet during the season. Me? I just eat what I want and work out enough that it doesn’t affect me.
“So, you like her?” he asks quietly, almost tentatively.
“I do. She’s sweet, funny, and sexy as hell. The best part? She knows baseball, and not in the cleat chaser way. She actually just loves the sport.”
“Yeah?”
“Yeah, and she has ties to the game.” I know I’m being covert about who she is, but I’m trying to figure out if it’s a good idea to actually tell him the truth.
“How so?” Will asks, taking another pancake and shoving the whole thing in his mouth. He then proceeded to pour the syrup directly into his mouth and chews.
“Her dad was Hank Stevens,” I say quietly as his back shoots off the headboard and his eyes bulge.
“Fuck me! No way! That’s insane, that dude was a legend even after his death.”
“Yeah, I know, that’s why I’m taking it slow.”
“That can get complicated,” he warns and I know he’s talking from experience.
“Yes, I know, but this feels different.”
He’s silent as he eats all of my food. I take a bite out of the last remaining pancake and groan because, no offense to my mother, but they are the best pancakes I have ever had.
“I know you know what you’re doing. Dating during the season is hard enough, but dating the daughter of a legend? You’re just asking for insane press. And with Coach on your ass all the time as it is, it’s going to be damn near impossible to sustain it.”
Shit. I never thought about it like that.
“I won’t let the fact that I’m dating her affect my game.”
Will’s eyebrows rise.
“What?”
“When did you start seeing her? Or should I say when did you start pursuing her?” he asks, chuckling, taking a piece of fruit and throwing it in the air and catching it in his mouth.
“A few weeks ago.” I have this strong feeling that I won’t like where this conversation is going.
“So, about the time your game started to go south?” I fall back against the bed and sigh.
“Yup.”
“Like I said, be careful,” he mutters as I take another bite of the pancake, knowing that if I don’t get my game back on track, all of this is going to blow up in my face.
9
Harper
My phone goes off inside my office while I’m helping Henry look over this week’s schedule. I must have a look on my face that tells him just how much I want to go and get it because he rolls his eyes and motions for me to get out of his office.
“Tell Josh I say hi.” He winks as I head into my office, smiling from ear to ear.
It’s been a month since we’ve officially become an “us” and it’s been amazing, besides the fact that he’s been on the road most of the time. I forgot how much of a toll that takes on any relationship and for the first time in a long time, I feel sympathy for my mother for all the years she did this, let alone with a kid. I miss him every day, but tonight he gets home and promised to take me out.
Josh: Hey, Sunshine.
