Fight for Me by Bethany Bazile

Author:Bethany Bazile [Bazile, Bethany]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fighter
Publisher: Bethany Bazile
Published: 2014-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Alexis

“So how did you two meet?” I asked as Ryder threw one of my fries across the table at Ty. After three hours of training, Ty forbade Ryder to even look at my plate of fatty carbs. I was glad Ryder cornered me this morning and made me own up to how I felt about him. I really tried to run away and forget about my attraction to Ryder, but after taking a cab home, I realized there was no way I’d be able to stay there for another three days alone. The six hours I spent in the empty house felt like an eternity. I can’t say if my mom was home I’d have lasted longer, but I knew I would’ve eventually found my way back to Ryder.

“We actually hated each other at first until he kicked my ass. Then we were inseparable,” Ty answered with a smirk.

“I don’t get it. Shouldn’t you have hated him more after he kicked your ass?”

Ty shrugged while Ryder continued to eat his lunch. “Maybe, but I was just amazed by the skills the kid had. Back then he wasn’t the powerhouse you see now. He was pretty scrawny, and I was sure I could take him.”

“You could never take me,” Ryder said in between bites.

“Well, I thought I could take him and show Jenny Hartman that I was the better choice.”

“You guys fought over a girl?” I laughed while staring at Ryder, who was pretending to be too engrossed in his meal to listen to Ty.

“First and last time. But one of us should’ve clued Jenny in, because once the fight was over, she walked away with Marcus Young.”

I nudged my elbow into Ryder’s side, and he finally looked at me. “So you didn’t get the girl?”

He shrugged. “I don’t always get the girl. I’m still fighting to get the one I really want.”

Well, I guess that’s my cue to end the battle. He gazed at me in a way that made my panties moist, causing me to shift in my seat. His phone vibrated against the tabletop, breaking the moment. He picked it up and excused himself. Ty gave me an odd look, and the silence bothered me.

“So… after the fight, you two became close.”

“Yeah. After that, I kept bugging him to teach me how to fight, so he took me to his grandfather’s gym.”

“How old were you?”

“Twelve. That gym became my favorite hangout. We’d spend most of our free time there with Drew and David.”

“Were you any good?”

“Hell, yeah.” His smile lit up his hazel eyes.

“So why aren’t you fighting instead of training?”

His smile dimmed, and he shifted uncomfortably in his seat and gazed out the window. When he looked back my way there was sadness there. Maybe I shouldn’t have asked.

“I got into a car accident a few years ago. Broke my arm in two places, a couple ribs, and my knee got crushed under the dash. After that, my career as a fighter was over.”

Holy shit.

“I’m sorry that happened to you.

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