Accidentally in Love by Laura Drewry

Author:Laura Drewry [Drewry, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101886663
Google: Si6iBQAAQBAJ
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Goodreads: 23636585
Publisher: Loveswept
Published: 2014-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Sorry, Hans, wrong guess. Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy, where the scores can really change?”

—Detective John McClane, Die Hard

Brett wasn’t surprised by the ribbing he and Ellie took at the next practice; what did surprise him was the way she handled it. He expected her to be nervous and tense, to fumble her answers and be unable to look anyone in the eye, but she came through it like a champ, and it didn’t take him long to figure out why.

She didn’t lie outright. She never said she was dating Brett; she simply agreed that, yes, they were seeing a lot of each other, which was true. Yes, it was kind of sudden; no, neither of them had expected it; and yes, she was still pissed that he’d taken her license, but she smiled at him when she said it.

When practice ended and everyone was gathering their gear, she took him by the elbow and walked him over to the far dugout amid catcalls from her friends and a long whistle from Carter. She blushed, but she also turned around and flipped Carter the bird, which was exactly what he would’ve expected.

The second they were out of sight, she leaned back against the side of dugout and expelled the longest breath Brett had ever heard.

“How’m I doin’?” she asked. “Too much?”

“Are you kidding?” he choked. “They’re loving this.”

“I know, that’s what I hate.” Bent at the waist, she grabbed her knees and took a few deep breaths. “Just because I’m not saying it out loud doesn’t mean I’m not lying.”

“They’ll understand.”

“No, they won’t.” Still bent over, she had to tip her head way up to see past the brim of her cap. “Jayne thinks you’re going to give up your transfer for me, and I’d bet my left kidney Maya’s already planning my wedding bouquet.”

“Oh, come on, it can’t be that bad.”

Her eyes didn’t sparkle even a little bit when she looked at him like that. Guess it really was that bad.

“They’re my best friends, and when they find out I’ve been lying to them…” Shoving off the wall, she cursed under her breath. “God, I hate this.”

“I know, but we’re going to get him—I need you to trust me on that. And when it’s over, I’ll take the heat from everyone. It wasn’t your idea, and you were sort of pushed into it.”

“I don’t think they’re going to care whose idea it was.”

He gave her a couple of seconds, then thumbed over his shoulder. “You ready to go back?”

“I guess,” she sighed. “But before we go, you need a little…”

He had no idea what was going through her mind when she looked at him like that, with her head shaking, a tiny smile pulling up those lips, and a faint spark deep in her eyes. The next thing he knew, she’d tugged off his cap, slid both her hands through his hair, and ruffled it up. Or tried to.

“This’d be a hell of a lot easier if it wasn’t so short,” she said, rolling her eyes.

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