Love Is a Rush by Larissa Hommes

Author:Larissa Hommes [Hommes, Larissa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-02T16:00:00+00:00

8

Scarlet

Standing on the doorstep of my mom and Ian's house, I pounded on the door.

Olivia and I had left early this morning to drive the several hours home. I'd told her all about my night with Rush, the kissing in the hot tub and the talking afterwards in the hotel room. She hadn't known either that my stepdad had told the entire team that they were to stay away from me or get benched. Wilder hadn't said anything to her about it, and I could tell she'd been frustrated he'd kept that from her.

Thinking of what Rush had told me last night had me both elated and mad.

I was ecstatic that Rush wanted to be with me as much as I wanted to be with him, that he only stayed away because he had to.

I was furious at my stepdad. How dare he tell the whole football team that I was off limits? He had no right to decide whom I dated and whom I didn't. If I wanted to date a football player, that was my decision.

Being with Rush last night had been amazing. Finally talking about what had happened between us so long ago and clearing the air had been like a weight lifting off my shoulders. I hadn't realized until then that it had been such a heavy thing I'd been carrying around with me.

Hearing the remorse and longing in his voice had had me instantly caving. He'd never truly meant to hurt me. He had been caught between keeping a rule so he could continue playing football to make his own dreams, as well as his family's dreams, come true, and wanting to be with me. How could I stay mad at him for that?

I hadn't planned on crawling in bed next to him, but my body had acted on its own and I hadn't minded. I'd wanted to be close to him, to let him know that I forgave him, and to enjoy a moment of the two of us alone without the fear of being seen together.

I'd slipped out early this morning before he woke up. I hadn't been ready to face him yet, especially since I didn't know where we stood now. We couldn’t be together in a couple sense, but were we going to try and be friends? Or would that be too hard? I planned on giving him some space to see what he wanted. It wasn't my future that would be affected if we dated. I didn't have a coach breathing down my neck or a family counting on me.

My mom opened the door with a surprised look on her face upon seeing it was me. Her blonde hair was in a French twist, her long-sleeved floral dress pushed up to her elbows, and an apron was tied around her waist. She looked like she'd stepped out of a Southern cooking magazine. "Oh, hi, sweetheart. I wasn't expecting to see you tonight. Everything okay?"

I pushed past her and barreled into the entryway.

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