Ball Peen Hammer by Lauren Rowe

Author:Lauren Rowe [Rowe, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SoCoRo Publishing
Published: 2016-07-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Maddy

“Okay, I have another question about Shoot Like a Girl,” Keane says after we’ve been driving on the freeway in silence for about twenty minutes. “Did any of the guys on the basketball team hit on you during filming?”

I open my mouth to reply but shut it again, my cheeks rising with heat.

“I knew it!” Keane says. “Which ones?”

“Not ones. Just one.”

“Freddie?”

“How’d you know?”

Keane chuckles. “Because whenever Freddie talked directly to the camera, he was obviously digging whoever was behind the camera asking him questions—which I’m assuming was you.”

“Oh, please,” I say, rolling my eyes. “Freddie would flirt with a house plant. He’s got a huge personality, no matter who he’s talking to.”

“Maddy, are you choosing to be stupid? Freddie might have a huge personality, but he was turning on the charm especially for the girl behind the camera. You couldn’t see that?”

“Not at all. When Freddie hit on me, I was shocked.”

“Oh my God, you’re hopeless. Deaf, dumb, and blind to guys’ signals. No wonder you’re a born-again virgin.” He shakes his head. “Well, don’t you worry, Helen Keller. I’ll help you figure your shit out so you can bag yourself a hottie any time you please.”

“Gosh, thanks.”

Keane motions to my chest. “Trust me, now that you’re showing your girls off a bit, you’re gonna need a two-by-four to fend off all the dudes coming at you twenty-four-seven.”

“That’s a lot of numbers in that sentence.”

“Hey, that tank top inspires numerical superlatives.”

I laugh.

“Now if I can just get you to waggle those beauties, we’ll really be in bid-nass.”

Rolling my eyes, I turn on the radio to full blast. “Dream on, dude.”

“Maddy Milliken, Professional Eye-Roller.”

The song on the radio is Hozier’s “Like Real People Do.”

“Is this song following us?” I say. “I feel like we keep hearing this one.”

“Seems that way,” Keane says.

As Keane drives, we sit and listen to the beautiful song in silence. But when Hozier’s lyrics about kissing make me think about kissing Keane, I abruptly change the station. “Good song,” I say. “Just need a break from it.”

We drive without speaking for a long moment.

“So did you give poor Freddie a shot or what?” Keane asks, breaking the silence between us.

“No. I told him it would be best if we remained friends.”

“What the...?” Keane blurts. “Jesus Christ, woman, are you actively trying not to get boned ever again?”

“No. I’d love to ‘get boned,’ believe me. I’m just a relationship-girl, that’s all. If I don’t see the potential for more than one night, I don’t feel the need to pursue anything at all. It’s just a waste of everyone’s time.”

Keane rolls his eyes. “You’re too young to be thinking that way.”

“I can’t help it. It’s just the way I am.”

“Okay, even so. Don’t you think you should maybe widen the net a bit? I mean, how the hell are you so sure you can tell if someone’s ‘relationship material’ if you haven’t even gone on a single date with them?”

I twist my mouth, considering that.

“You should have said yes to my man Freddie.

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