Full Count (Westland University) by Stevens Lynn

Author:Stevens, Lynn
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: new adult; romance; Entangled; Embrace; Lynn Stevens; college; coming of age; baseball; sports; athlete; shy girl; opposites attract
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-06-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Thanksgiving at my house was not a small affair. It was the only time the entire family sat around the same table. My aunts and uncles, along with my younger cousins, drifted back to Chicago and Cedar Rapids for Christmas, but Thanksgiving we’re always together. The grandmas liked to race to our house first thing in the morning to see what they could do. Grandpas Len and Vincent long ago gave up trying to convince Grandma Eddie and Grandma Jean that Mom didn’t need their help. Never stopped their competitive spirit. Neither did the annual pumpkin pie debate. Both grandmas would bring three pies apiece, and nothing was ever left over.

I spread out on my bed, like I did every year to avoid the overcrowding situation. Our house wasn’t small until Thanksgiving. Then it was microscopic. Thank God nobody tried to spend the night. The local hotel with indoor pool was too inviting.

“Hiding, boy?” Dad leaned against my doorframe, smirking like he just ate one of Grandma Eddie’s pies all by himself.

“You know it, old man.”

Dad stepped into my room and glanced at my trophy shelf. He stepped over to them, touching the plaques I’d gotten for being team MVP my sophomore, junior, and senior years. “How’s the knee?”

“Good.” I sat up and bent my knee a few times to show him. My brace was still necessary, but the pain was nothing more than a mild discomfort now. Seth was a genius.

“Doc seemed mighty concerned about it last time we spoke.” He refused to look at me, and my stomach turned into a whirlpool filled with boulders. “Didn’t think you were healing quite right.”

“Yeah.” My palms were slicker than oil. “It wasn’t going well, but I took another week off putting pressure on it and started being more careful. Followed my PT routine, took all my meds. You know, giving myself more time to get to class and making sure I didn’t do anything stupid like running.”

“You were running?” His head snapped toward me, and a blaze of anger flashed through his normally calm eyes.

I held up my hands in surrender. “Once. Not on purpose, but I was going to be late for Monroe’s class, and he’d dock me for sure. I strained it pretty bad.”

The fire dissipated as fast as it flared. “But you’re doing better now?”

“Great. I may even be ready for the season.” I tried to smile, but this entire conversation set me on edge. Did he know something? I didn’t bring anything with me, so there was no way. But Dad tended to know things without knowing things. It was some kind of weird sixth sense or something.

“Don’t do anything stupid, Aaron.” He sighed, and the weight of life pushed him beneath his six-foot frame. “Nothing’s worth sacrificing your health or your education. The scouts look at your integrity, too. See if who you are will fit in with the organization.” He bent his knee, and it crackled like a fresh log on a fire. “Trust me on this.

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