Hard to Score by K. Bromberg

Author:K. Bromberg [Bromberg, K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Book Three
Publisher: JKB Publishing, LLC
Published: 2021-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

BREXTON

“YOU WERE AT THE RAPTORS’ offices today.” Drew’s voice comes loud and clear through the phone line. My body has a visceral reaction to the sound of it.

Unfortunately, my heart does too.

“I was. I had a meeting with Neil about some things.”

“You could have dropped me a text. We could have met up afterward.”

“I had another meeting I had to run to right after.”

“I see,” he murmurs and then silence eats the line. “You didn’t return my calls yesterday.”

“Again, busy with work.” I move to the door of my office and close it. It was so hard not to pick up yesterday when he called, so hard not to call him back after he’d asked if he could see me later, but I had to prove to myself that I could take a step back, for my own well-being. “Did everything end up being okay?”

“Okay? What do you mean?” he asks.

“We were supposed to meet up when you got home from your flight. You canceled. Said something came up.”

He sighs heavily and I try not to read into it. “Right. Yes. Sorry. That feels like forever ago already.”

But he says nothing more.

“But everything went well?” I ask, needing to know I wasn’t stood up for something trivial like the guys wanting to hit a bar for some beers. Not that I care if he did, but just not when he’d previously made plans with me.

“As well as things can be.”

“Meaning?”

He chuckles. “Meaning some things are just better left alone, Brexton.” And he silently drives a dagger into my heart.

I’m good enough for him to text yesterday to ask if he can come over, or call me and ask why we can’t meet up, but I’m not good enough for him to open up to.

“Got it.” I nod and hate that I’m hurt by it. But isn’t this what I expected after my epiphany the other night? I feel closer to Drew because of our past, the shared history. I feel like I know him when with anyone else at this stage of the game I would be keeping them more at arm’s length.

And even knowing all this, I have to acknowledge that our time together hasn’t exactly been get to know you. It’s been more along the lines of get to know your body.

So while our chemistry is intensely crazy and I truly like him, right now we’re simply sleeping together.

There’s been nothing more than that.

And I deserve more than that.

“What’s wrong, Brex?” he asks.

“I just have a lot on my mind.”

There’s a shift in the conversation. In the realization that I’m not sitting here waiting for him.

“Okay. Well, I’ll let you go then. I’d love to see you again.”

I hate that those words cause an ache and burn within. A bittersweet one that knows I’ll give in at some point.

“We’ll figure it out.” I fake a smile even though he can’t see it.

It’s a fine line to walk. Not coming off like a bitch—or feeling like I’m being one.

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