Hard & Deep: A Football Romance by Krista Lakes

Author:Krista Lakes [Lakes, Krista]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pub Yourself Press
Published: 2016-12-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 25

Elsie

Two days later...

It was early in the morning. Elsie had hardly left her hotel room since the run in with Oliver in the hallway. She practically locked herself in there and only opened the door to allow room service in. It wasn't because she was suddenly afraid of the outside world, it was just that she didn't want to deal with it right then. She didn't want to have to fake a smile when ordering at a cafe, or really even talk to anyone.

Most of her time had been spent in bed, eating junk food and crying. She had tried watching an old movie, but it only depressed her. Everything seemed to remind her of Ollie. It didn't help that he had continually tried to call her and had left a bunch of messages, all of which she had ignored.

Why is this eating me up so bad? It's not like I've known Oliver for that long. She thought, as she packed the rest of her belongings into her suitcase. But this hurts. This hurts a lot.

There was only about ten minutes before she needed to leave for her flight. It was time. It was time to move on and forget about everything to do with Oliver Lance. Elsie got out her cell phone and ordered up a ride from Uber. Then she gathered her bags, threw her purse over her shoulder and stepped out of her room. She went straight down to the lobby and then outside to wait for her ride.

The sun was shining and the birds were chirping, but she didn't feel like she could relate to their excitement. All that sounded good was curling up into a ball on the floor of her apartment and sleeping for a full day. She figured that would be all she'd need, or at least all that she'd allow herself to have in order to get over this.

I can't let this take any more time away from my life than it already has, she thought.

As the minutes ticked by, Elsie noticed many people walking in and out of the hotel. Most of them were wearing Bandit's jerseys and hats, or at the very least they were sporting the team colors. It was the beginning of football season. Oliver would be playing his first game today.

Dammit, Elsie, she told herself. Don't even think about him.

Within a few minutes, her ride pulled up in a large black SUV. She got into the back seat with her luggage and was greeted by a young man with dark hair and a wide smile.

“Good morning!” he said, sounding way too cheery for how early it was. “Looks like you're headed to the airport. Elizabeth? Is that right?”

“Yes, please,” she replied, looking out the window.

“You got it,” the driver said, pulling away from the curb.

Elsie watched as the hotel panned out of view. A single tear fell down her cheek, but she quickly wiped it away. She'd had break ups before and she knew it would hurt for a while, but eventually it would be okay.

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