Breaking the Silence (Hard Drive Book 2) by Tricia Andersen

Author:Tricia Andersen [Andersen, Tricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: MMA Romance, contemporary romance
Publisher: Hartwood Publishing
Published: 2016-07-06T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Fight week finally arrived, and Rico had never felt better. His combos were smooth. His rolling was excellent. Max was ready too. It was great to see all the hard work they had put in come to completion. He couldn’t wait to step into the cage and go to war.

He cringed to himself. The only thing he dreaded was facing Avery. He spent every moment he could with her, and he loved it. However, by noon on Thursday, he would be completely devoted to his fight. He wanted her there with him so bad that it hurt. But he wasn’t going to risk losing her. Someday, he would tell her about MMA and Hard Drive. Just not now.

He took her to dinner every night. On Wednesday, as they talked while waiting for their meal to arrive, Rico mustered the courage to tell her about the weekend. It had taken two days to put together a good story to cover him.

Avery winked at him from across the booth. You are sweet to take me to dinner all week.

“I love spending time with you. But I do have to talk to you.”

All right.

“I have a work meeting in the next couple of days. It starts tomorrow night and goes all day Friday. I am sorry.”

She stared at him for a while. Did she believe him, or did she suspect something? Slowly, she smiled again. That is all right. It’s nothing you can control.

“No. I’m still sorry. I wish I could be with you instead.”

We can spend all day Saturday together. And maybe a couple hours before your meeting?

“Absolutely. That sounds amazing.”

Avery giggled as she wrapped her tiny hands around his. He couldn’t believe how lucky he was to have her. It would be hard to let her go tonight.

The next morning, he raced to her house to take her to school. He needed to see her once more before he headed to the gym. As he pulled up to the curb in front of her classroom, he stepped out with her. He wrapped her in his arms and held her tight. Feeling her soft frame against him gave him the strength he needed to be without her. He kissed her one last time then reluctantly let her go. He didn’t move from where he stood until she had disappeared inside the building. Then, he climbed back into his Jeep and headed for Hard Drive.

It was the day of weigh in. Rico grabbed the package that sat beside him on the seat of the truck then picked up his bag. He would spend one last day in hard training with the guys then take a couple hours to spend with Avery.

His heart clenched in his chest as he thought of her. He couldn’t believe he had lied to her. Telling her he had a work meeting the next day had turned his stomach. He loved Avery and never wanted to be dishonest with her. But she would end them if she really knew what he was doing Friday night.

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