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“Nope. Not attached to anyone,” she teases, her full flirty personality coming forth. “You have something to offer?” she asks, wrapping her arm around his waist.
“I might,” he says, leaning down, getting closer and closer to her mouth. “Care to join me while I stretch?”
Mel shrugs and walks away with his arm still around her shoulders. I roll my eyes because I know this can’t lead to anything good for either of them.
“Harper, what the fuck was that?” Will accuses, pointing at the two of them walking away and down the field.
“Seriously, dude?” Josh interrupts. “Do not talk to my girl like that.” Putting his arm around my waist, he kisses my hair.
God, I love it when he calls me his girl.
“Calm down, caveman,” I say, turning to Josh, kissing his neck softly. “And you” —I point at Will— “there is nothing wrong with what she did.”
Mel sits on the grass as King gets down and starts to stretch out his legs. She giggles at something he says, and Will starts to spiral into a pit of jealousy.
“What do you mean there’s nothing wrong! She just walked away… with King!” he yells, getting angrier the longer he watches them.
Just what Mel wanted. I have got to give her props because her plan is fucking working like a charm.
“Yes, I know. I saw what happened.” I turn to Will and divert his focus away from Mel and King. “But there is nothing wrong with them hanging out.”
“Well, I think there is…” he admits, crossing his arms as if he just lost his favorite toy.
“And why is that?” I ask, knowing the answer, but wanting him to say it. “She’s not seeing anyone right now, am I right?”
“No,” he grumbles. “But I still don’t like it.”
Now we’re getting somewhere. I pat Will on the arm because he has so much work ahead of him. Poor guy.
“You might want to think about why it bothers you so much and I suggest you do it quickly before she really moves on and you’re too late.” I take Josh’s hand in mine and walk away, hoping the man takes the hint.
“What was that about?” Josh asks as we make our way over to the batting cage.
“Nothing, just trying to get those two over their respective hurdles so they’ll realize they’re perfect for each other.” I love the idea of the two of them together.
“Will and Mel?”
I nod.
“I thought since nothing happened after they spent most of the studio reno together that there wasn’t anything there…” he admits and I’m honestly surprised that he noticed at all.
“I know there’s something there. They both just refuse to admit it.”
Josh peers down at me as if I have two heads.
“That’s why I just gave him a little nudge. I will admit that he has his work cut out for him. Mel looks pissed at him so that in and of itself won’t make his climb easier.” I can’t help but feel a thrill at watching what Mel will put Will through.
“Pour guy,” he mutters as we both watch Will seethe as King helps Mel up from the ground and hugs her close.
“Josh! You’re up,” the hitting coach yells from the other side of the plate. Josh’s eyes meet mine while taking my face in his hands.
“I’ll be right back.” He kisses me lightly, something I wasn’t expecting, and I get lightheaded for a second. I take a second to glance up and down his body as he walks away from me, and a new fantasy starts to develop in my mind. And it involves Josh in his uniform and a whole lot of alone time.
6
Josh
I didn’t know how much I would love having Harper at my games until she was here, watching me play, and even better, watching me kick ass.
