Fair Play by Cathryn Fox

Author:Cathryn Fox [Fox, Cathryn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cathryn Fox

14

Landon

I stare at my phone, waiting to see if Ella is going to text me. She was definitely upset about something, and now she’s up at the front of the bus texting away, and I can only assume it’s with Cameron. He might be the star pitcher, but I know firsthand baseball isn’t his number one game. No, hitting on innocent girls is his game, and I never should have brought Ella into our world.

The bus finally comes to a stop on campus, and Ella hurries off before I can get to her. She disappears inside the recreation building, and I lose sight of her as we all head to the locker rooms. Coach chats with us all, goes over a few plays that Ella recorded, with no extra conversation anywhere on the recording, and once he’s done, we head to the Growler to celebrate. I’m just not in the mood to party. But I don’t want the guys worried about me, so I decide to go for one beer.

The place is alive with music and laughter and everyone is celebrating our win when we get there. I glance around, hoping to find Ella, but knowing I won’t. Peyton is behind the bar, and I take a seat.

“Hey,” I say.

“Beer?” she asks with a raised brow.

“Only if you’re not going to spill it on me,” I joke. She grins and slides a beer across the counter to me. “Where’s Ella tonight?”

“Probably home studying. Why are you asking?”

“No reason. Just wondering. She uh, just took off so fast after we got back from the game.”

I pick up my drink and turn to face the crowd. My heart jumps when I spot Ella, but then quickly realize it’s Ivy. From a distance they really do look alike. In the dark they do, too. But you know what? I’m sick of this. I need to know if Ella was in my bed that night. Maybe it was Ivy. I guess she could have been on her period. I take a big drink of beer, set it down, and dodge Ivy as she comes my way.

Deciding it’s well past time to get to the bottom of the matter, I head outside. Darkness falls over me, and the night air is warm as I walk to Ella’s place. I knock hard, and my body goes stiff when I hear voices inside. A male voice in particular. Jesus Christ, she’s in there with Cameron.

Ella opens the door, and her cheeks are a soft shade of pink, like she’s been ‘exercising’ or engaging in some other strenuous activity.

“Landon,” she says as my phone pings, a million texts coming in. “What are you doing here?”

“Yeah, Landon, what are you doing here?” Cameron asks, as he comes sauntering down the hall behind Ella, standing so close to her I want to punch that smirk right off his face.

“I wanted to talk to you,” I say, and take a deep breath to control the rage welling up inside me as Cameron hovers close.

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