Baller's Surprise Baby by Lola Dean

Author:Lola Dean [Dean, Lola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-02-23T00:00:00+00:00

17

Ryder

“Hello, Everly. We’re here to help.”

I can see the confusion on her face, so I step to the side and nod my head at three of the guys from the team. I’ve brought Daryl, Johnson, and Bills with me, and they’re standing in the drive near the moving truck. All three give a wave and greeting, but Everly turns back to me and shakes her head.

“Look, you don’t owe me anything, okay? Aunt Sharon and I have this well under control, and we’re fine.” I stare grimly at her and then nod my head.

“Yes, yes, you’re fine. I know that… but Rachel’s in town and will be here in fifteen minutes with Starbucks orders, and I told her we’d be ready to help.” Everly is staring at me, nonplussed.

“So, you’re here for Starbucks?” she asks. I hold in a stupid grin. Obviously, I could have gotten drinks much closer to home.

“What about practice today?” she asks. It’s broad daylight and as professional athletes our schedules are always packed, but I’ve got it covered and I answer casually.

“Well, about that. I thought, and Coach agreed, that a non-traditional team building activity would be fitting. We’re all cleared on a certain understanding that we’ll use our time off and that he doesn’t want to know anything about it. So, yeah, we’d really appreciate it if you’d let us do some moving here…for the sake of the team. What do you think? Wanna help out the Mavs today?”

“Oh my God.” She rolls her eyes at me and doesn’t even dignify my request with an answer. Turning back into the house, she calls out, “Aunt Sharon! Ryder’s here with a few teammates. He says they want to help us move.”

We hear an answering call from the back and footsteps as Aunt Sharon makes her way to the front of the house. Everly turns back to me, sceptical green eyes gleaming and her arms crossed over her magnificent bosom.

“Why do I get the feeling there’s no getting away from you?” And I can’t help the grin that spreads across my face at that. Oh, she’s about to find out.

When Rachel arrives and delivers the drinks, she and Everly head inside and we spend most of the next two hours letting Aunt Sharon direct us as we fill the rental truck with furniture. It’s like working a life size 3-D Candy Crush, and by the time we’re done, there are only a few inches of space at the very top, while the vehicle is packed full from front to back.

Everly and Rachel have been herding items from inside to the porch, and when I head back in the house for a last look around, I find them in the kitchen scrubbing down backsplash and mopping out the corners. Everly pulls off her cleaning gloves when she spots me.

“Is the truck ready? I’ll just grab the keys.”

“No worries,” I hold a hand up. “Bills offered to drive it over, and the boys are going to help with the unloading.

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