Kick (Completion Series) by Holly S. Roberts

Author:Holly S. Roberts [Roberts, Holly S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: H.S. Roberts
Published: 2014-06-22T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

I don’t remember having a better day in my entire life. After our embrace, we walked along the beach holding hands, splashing water, and acting silly. For such a big serious guy, Joel had a soft and fun side too. I appreciated the fact that I didn’t catch him staring at my chest again. I don’t think I was quite so respectful. I suffered from a serious muscle fetish.

I awoke well rested on Monday. I called Charlie, who’d sent me a text the day before reminding me to visit the newspaper. It was a quick drive and I was there by nine. The building was larger than I expected, and a small thrill passed through me at the thought of owning a newspaper. The front had floor-to-ceiling glass windows with a large desk just inside. There was a bell, which I didn’t ring because I got caught up in the photography on the walls. Most were rugby players and holy hell there were a lot.

They were eight-by-ten autographed collectibles like Charlie told me. I recognized many of the players—action shots, stills, and a few posed. Stub was talented. I found a shirtless picture of Van, cocky grin in place while holding a rugby ball. I tore my gaze away and started looking for Joel. I found no pictures of just him, just ones with the team. I had no idea why. Maybe his man-candy shots sold like hotcakes. Crap… that made me think of pancakes and I chuckled.

“What has you in such a good mood this morning?” Charlie said over my shoulder.

“These are hot and I mean sexy hot. You’re wife’s a lucky woman,” I teased.

“I’m the lucky one. These guys spend hours building muscle, turn her on, and I don’t have to work as hard when I get her in bed.”

“You’re incorrigible and no lightweight!” I walked back over to the picture of Van and pointed to it. “Why is Van here but not Joel?”

Charlie’s smile faded slightly. “Joel won’t take a picture because of his scar. He says he doesn’t want to scare the kids away.”

I was shocked. “It bothers him that much?” He did nothing to hide it. The scar was a part of him and I only thought about it yesterday because I wanted to touch it. I couldn’t believe he worried about my boobs but he wouldn’t take a picture.

Charlie had a contemplative look on his face. “I don’t think it exactly bothers him, he’s just shy, and it’s his excuse.”

“Shy? You’re kidding me.” The last label I’d put on Joel was shy.

“He’s always been the quiet brother. Van takes over a room when he enters. Joel stays in the background. It was that way even before his mother died. Afterward it got a little worse. If he’s comfortable with you, you won’t notice it. As soon as someone comes around he doesn’t know he’ll fade into the background. The only time I see him truly carefree is on the field. He’s intense and there’s nothing shy about him when he plays.

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