After the Blitz: A Clean Sports Romance (The Inman Brothers Book 1) by Savannah Adams

Author:Savannah Adams [Adams, Savannah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sweet Romance, Sports Romance
Publisher: Lililoom Publishing
Published: 2020-02-19T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Chip

It’d been three days since my life was forever altered. Three days since I fell in love with Greta Griffin.

The moment we shared in the restaurant was bigger than anything I’d ever experienced. Bigger than any football accolade, bigger than any sports team, even bigger than my concussion.

All I could think about was how I could get Greta to love me back. Surely she felt what I did when we stared into each other’s eyes. It was electrifying.

Trouble was, I had the Roxanne business hanging over my head, and I had no idea how I was going to resolve it. I still couldn’t even remember ever talking to her.

I’d spent the last few days helping Pop Pop on the farm because Greta’s boss had come back to town early and decided to open up the salon again before Christmas, so Greta had to work. Working on the farm helped me get my mind off my worries. Nothing seemed to bother me when I was on the farm under the Carolina blue sky breathing clean air and getting my hands dirty. I had a hard time believing playing football ever made me feel that way.

I’d planned on sleeping in that Saturday morning, but Pop Pop called and asked me to come help him round up a couple of cows that had wandered over from the Hembree Ranch.

When I got there, Grant Hembree had already arrived. He was sitting on top of his horse holding two ropes that were lassoed around each of the cows’ necks. Mr. Hembree was the real deal with his cowboy boots, leather work gloves, and felt Stetson.

“Grant, this here is my grandson, Chip,” Pop Pop introduced me.

“The famous quarterback,” he said with a nod.

My eyes fell toward the ground. “I don’t know about that.”

“Well, if you ever get tired of tossing the ole pigskin, I’m always looking for strong, able-bodied ranch hands. Nothin’ like working in the great outdoors, isn’t that right, Charles?”

“True. Nothing like it,” Pop Pop replied.

“Sorry the girls here troubled you,” Mr. Hembree said, gesturing to the two cows. “I’ll get that fence mended today.”

“No problem, Grant. Good to see you. Give Carla my best,” Pop Pop said.

Mr. Hembree tipped his hat, turned his horse around, and led the cows off the property.

Was he serious about me being a farmhand? The thought was more appealing than I wanted to admit.

As I walked back to the house with Pop Pop, I asked, “Do you have enough help out here on the farm?”

“Seasonal workers have always done well for me.”

“Do you ever wish you had more permanent help like Mr. Hembree has on his ranch?”

“Well, I’m no spring chicken. It’s something I’d consider when the time’s right.”

Dad was waiting for us at Pop Pop’s house. “I tried calling you, son.”

“I forgot my phone.” Truth was, I left my phone at home on purpose because I didn’t want to deal with anymore text messages from Roxanne telling me how much fun she was having shopping and skiing in Colorado.

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