Darkness by Elizabeth Arroyo

Author:Elizabeth Arroyo [Arroyo, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Elizabeth Arroyo
Published: 2014-08-08T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Christian tapped her bedroom door and peeked inside. “Are you coming to the game?”

Christian had never asked Carly if she wanted to watch him play. Something in his voice made her want to reach out to him.

“I need a ride,” he added. “I left my bike up at Sarah’s last night.”

Of course.

Hunter would be there, and she wanted to see him. “Sure.”

The game against Harper High was always the most attended of the season. Harper and Fillmore had some competition going that stemmed centuries. Or at least if felt that way. Christian was already in the car when she met him.

“Are you okay?” he asked.

Nope. “Yeah.”

“Listen, I’m sorry about how I acted yesterday. We just want you to be safe.” He handed her her cell phone. “Sarah found it last night.”

She took it. “We?”

“Hunter told me what happened.”

“I’m good. Really.” She gave him a smile she wished looked real, but he shook his head. Her brother knew her too well.

Reaching the football field, Carly thought about just dropping Christian off but decided to stay. She was lost in the vast crowd until Christian wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

“Come on. I have reserved seating.”

Of course, he would. He led her right behind the cheer squad. She had great seats and saw lucky number thirteen near the sidelines in close proximity to Sarah, talking and smiling. Hunter had an older feel to him, but here in the field, he looked good. He belonged here. She blinked away the moisture that threatened to spill tears and sat down.

“Is that spot taken?” Rory asked.

A splitting image of his younger brother, she couldn’t help but to smile at him. He squeezed through as she pulled her knees inside. “I didn’t know you were a fan.”

“A football fan, yes.” He gave her a smile that reminded her of Hunter. “I didn’t know you were a Hunter fan.” He winked at her.

“I’m a Christian fan,” she lied.

“Right, your brother.” He said it as if he didn’t believe her one bit.

Hunter approached closer to them. Rory reached over and whispered into her ear. She felt his hot breath on her neck, and when she turned to him, she saw tiny specks of green in his eyes. “You want to get him wound up?” Rory whispered.

Before she could answer he laced his hands with hers, lifted them up in front of him, and rubbed her palm with his thumb. Carly’s eyes went back to Hunter, who watched them while putting on his helmet with more fervor than necessary. Was he jealous?

Carly pulled her hand away and leaned into Rory to whisper the truth to him. “He doesn’t like me that way.”

“Just watch.”

Carly did watch as four minutes into the game Hunter caught the football and slammed into number twenty-eight of the opposing team and didn’t even lose his step. Touchdown. He snapped the ball in the end zone.

Carly laughed. “It doesn’t mean anything. He’s good.”

Rory shook his head, but the smile remained on his lips.

“You like messing with him, don’t you?”

He shrugged.

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