A Shot at Love by Natasha Sterling

Author:Natasha Sterling [Sterling, Natasha]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-03-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Oliver

After my incredible night with Jenna, I’m on cloud nine. I arrive at the stadium early, earlier than I usually do. I’m so full of energy, so hyped up now that I’ve gotten the girl of my dreams, that I just had to get in and burn off some of this steam.

What I’m not expecting when I step into the locker room is to see Jenna standing there waiting for me.

At first, I’m elated. She must already want more, and I can’t say that I’m opposed to fucking her again before practice. In fact, my dick starts to get hard at the prospect. But then, I see the look on her face and my heart drops.

“What’s wrong?” I ask, dropping my duffle bag and crossing the room to cup her face in my hands. There are tears collecting in the corners of her eyes, and her bottom lip wobbles like she’s about to lose her composure. “Is everything okay, Jenna?”

“No,” she says, her voice wavering on the single syllable. “It’s not, I–”

She stops herself, averting her eyes. My hold on her remains steady, and I stroke her cheeks gently, encouraging her to continue. After she takes a few deep breaths, she looks at me again, an indescribable sadness in her gaze. It makes me ache, and I feel all of her pain.

“I… My dad knows,” she says, looking ashamed of the admission. “I didn’t tell him or anything, I just… I forgot I had this.” She gestures to the hickey on her neck. “And he saw it.”

Somehow, my stomach sinks even further. I knew this wasn’t something we’d be able to hide from Coach White, but I hadn’t expected him to find out so soon. And, truthfully, it’s all my fault. If I could have held myself back from marking Jenna up, her father would still be none the wiser.

It’s too late to think about things like that, though. The reality is that our secret’s out, and even though Jenna hasn’t shared any of the details about her conversation with her dad, I can tell that it didn’t go well. My job now is to comfort my girl and find a way to make things okay in her eyes.

“What did he say?” I ask, deciding the best way to comfort her is to address whatever outlandish, likely insensitive things her father told her in the heat of the moment.

“He said he’d take away my financial help, which–”

“I’ll support you,” I say, leaning forward to press my lips against her forehead. “You’ll never have to worry about money, Jenna.”

She gives me a watery smile as she says, “You’re too good to me, but…”

“But what?” I prod when she doesn’t elaborate. I think I already know what she’s going to say, though.

My suspicions are confirmed when Jenna sighs and says, “He threatened to kick you off the team.”

As soon as the words leave her lips, tears cascade down her cheeks. I brush them away, my touch gentle. Softly, I shush her crying.

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