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My hand still rested beneath her chin, my gaze searching hers. Flickers of gold and copper bounced around those dark, gorgeous eyes. “I see you now, sweetheart.”
“It’s about damn time,” she whispered and then chuckled.
“Agreed. So how about today, we change things up?”
“How so?” she asked.
“We’ll finish the workout back at my place, and then I’m going to shadowyoutoday. I want to spend a day in the life of Brinkley Reynolds.”
She smiled. “What? Why?”
“Because I’ve let you into my life, and I want to see what yours is like.”
“Well, I shadow you most of the day, so that may not be very exciting for you.”
I barked out a laugh. “I want you to do what you’d do if you weren’t working with me.”
“Really?”
“Yes. We’re friends, right? That’s what friends do.”
She nodded. “Okay. Prepare yourself. My days can be very exciting. I don’t know if you can handle it.”
I let my hand drop from her face because the urge to kiss her was too fucking strong. I stepped back and reached for the kayak and helped her climb back in. Then I jumped in myself, tipping us over two more times before we finally figured out how to both get in without falling. I’d laughed my ass off as she’d sputtered water every time we’d tipped over.
We were both soaked by the time we made our way back to my place.
I finished my weight workout and took a quick shower. Brinkley left to catch a shower herself, and then I was on my way over to meet her at her house.
Was I nervous?
I spent every day with this woman.
Why was spending a day in her life any different from what we did every other day?
My phone rang just as I pulled in front of her place, letting me know it was Drew.
“What’s up, brother?”
“Have you been on the internet today? Seen a newspaper?”
“No. I’m in Cottonwood Cove. Nobody here gives a shit about what’s happening out in the real world.” I laughed. I knew Brinkley’s story about where I was going to play wasn’t going to break until the end of the week. She’d made a deal withSports Todaythat she would break the story in their magazine, and they’d made it clear they’d like to bring her on full time in the future, as they hoped they would get the complete story that she was writing about me.
He chuckled. “Brinkley Reynolds’ picture is splashed everywhere, dude. That pap caught a photo of her jumping in front of you and telling him to step the fuck off.”
I scrubbed a hand down my face. “That fucker. It’ll blow over.”
“Not sure. People on the internet seem to be loving it. I mean, she’s this hot-as-hell woman jumping in to rescue the big, bad Lincoln Hendrix.”
“Are you drunk?” I asked dryly.
“Fuck off. I’m telling you, it’s a big fucking deal. People are running with it. It’ll work out nicely with her announcement, though. Everyone will know you’re working together, not dating. Right now, everyone wants to know who she is. But this has definitely drowned out Jaqueline’s interviews.”
“Never a dull moment.”
“Where are you?”
“I’m picking her up. She’s going to show me around town. I’m shadowing her today instead of the other way around.”
