For the Win (Playing for Keeps Book 1) by Garza Amber

Author:Garza, Amber [Garza, Amber]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-11-12T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

London

Warm wind feathered over my skin as I pedaled quickly around the corner. My tires spun with ease along the trail. Trees lined both sides of the path, their branches leaning down over me as if they were arms reaching out. I was grateful for the shade since the sun was already warm this morning. Cooper rode next to me, our tires in sync.

I was pleased when he invited me on a bike ride today. Usually I spent my Saturdays curled up on the couch with a novel. For the first time in my life I had something else I’d rather do. I suppose I was realizing that living a romance was more exciting than reading about one. And no one was more surprised by this than me. Okay, well, maybe Dad.

He was literally in shock when I told him my plans for the weekend. I mean, he knew about Cooper. Ever since the night Cooper randomly showed up at our house, I’d been open with Dad about the situation. But things were progressing pretty rapidly. Our relationship felt a lot like a bike ride, like when you reached a steep hill and glided down so fast you knew you should hit the brakes, but you didn’t want to because you enjoyed the rush of it. That’s how it was with Cooper and me. It was like we both got on that hill and neither of us wanted to press on the brakes or pull over to the side.

He’d been driving me to school every day. Usually I had to ride home with Skyler, though, since Cooper had baseball. And he’d been walking me to my locker and classes. Lunchtime was the only awkward part. It was clear that I’d never fit in with his group. Nate was cool, but the rest of them stared at me as if I was one of those pictures where you pick out the thing that doesn’t belong. And Calista’s hatred of me seemed to be growing every day. A part of me felt nervous about how that would escalate. Cooper wasn’t going to be able to be with me all the time. He couldn’t protect me every second of everyday. And I’d witnessed how mean Calista could be. Therefore, I wasn’t putting anything past her.

When the trail wound to the right, the lake came into view. It shimmered in the sunlight, its surface like glass. Ducks glided along the surface, their white feathers turning brown at the edges from the water. Kayakers rowed past us in their brightly colored boats. Algae hugged the rocks that dotted the shore, water splashing against the sides.

No matter how many times I saw the lake, it always took my breath away. “So beautiful,” I breathed.

“Why don’t we stop here,” Cooper suggested. “Get a drink of water.”

We hadn’t been riding very long, and the trail we were on was easy, mostly flat surfaces. Still, I was getting winded. Much more so than usual. I told myself it was Cooper’s proximity that was causing it.

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