Homecoming (A Boys of Fall Novel) by Shannon Stacey

Author:Shannon Stacey [Stacey, Shannon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2016-08-29T18:00:00+00:00

12

The sound of his cell phone chiming woke Sam and he rolled toward it. But instead of flinging his hand onto his nightstand to fumble for the phone, his arm landed on a warm lump. He opened his eyes in time to see Jen pull the covers up over her head with a groan.

He hadn’t meant to fall asleep. Spending the night with her and waking up in her bed hadn’t been part of the plan at all.

His phone chimed again and now he was awake enough to realize it was farther away than a bedside table. It had been in his coat pocket, which he’d draped over a chair. When he pushed back his share of the comforter and Jen immediately pulled it into her nest, he smiled. So she wasn’t one of those chipper morning people.

He pulled on his boxer briefs before making his way to the kitchen. After hitting the power button on the coffee brewer, he grabbed his coat and pulled his phone out. The text was from Cody Dodge, which surprised him, even though it wasn’t as early as he’d first thought. They’d slept until almost nine.

Hey, Coach Leavitt. Do you have any free time for a talk today?

Just the fact the kid hadn’t opened with hey, dude was cause for concern. I’m free. When and where?

Can I come to your place? At 10? I have to work at noon.

That left him time to get dressed and drink a cup of coffee before he’d have to leave, but at least he and Jen wouldn’t have to dance around whether or not to have breakfast together. That was always followed by the awkwardness of spending the day together or parting ways. And it really didn’t matter. Cody obviously needed a shoulder.

Sounds great. See you at 10.

He was setting two mugs of fresh coffee on the table when Jen walked into the kitchen. She’d thrown on a long T-shirt over a pair of stretchy pants that clung to her legs. And she wasn’t wearing a bra, so he did his best to keep his eyes on her face. He had to go soon.

“Good morning,” he said. “I hope you don’t mind, but I helped myself.”

“I smelled the coffee. Thanks.”

There was nothing in her voice or her expression to give him a clue how she felt about him still being there. She hadn’t thrown him out last night, but he remembered how limp she’d been against him, with her soft breathing, and guessed she’d nodded off as quickly as he had. And maybe he should have gotten dressed and left before she woke up fully, but that didn’t seem right, either.

“I’m going to get dressed before I sit down,” he said, and she nodded before pulling out a chair.

It only took him a few minutes to get dressed. He made a quick trip through her bathroom, borrowing her mouthwash, before going back to the kitchen. Jen set down her mug and smiled as he sat across from her.

“Sleep well?” she asked.

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