Penalty Box by Kayla Tirrell

Author:Kayla Tirrell [Tirrell, Kayla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-19T16:00:00+00:00

Miriam

The only person who was able to show up to Silas’ grand idea of reading in schools was Silas—not that Miriam was completely broken up about it.

She’d heard through the grapevine—okay, through Finn—that Silas had been called out in the locker room for flirting with her. Allie had accused Miriam of the same thing. Being solo with Silas would give her an opportunity to clear the air with Silas without an audience.

Miriam would explain that she didn’t mean anything with her comment about the game. As a fan and employee of the Storm, she was allowed to be invested. How many times had she gushed about Finn blocking an onslaught of shots from another team? She cheered loudly with everyone else when Barros made that goal with a bicycle kick. It didn’t mean that she was secretly in love with either of those players.

Of course, she’d never dated any of the other players.

And none of them looked nearly as good making those plays as Silas.

Miriam shook her head. Nope, she was not going to think about the way Silas’ butt looked in his kits, and she wasn’t going to admit that she kept sneaking glances at him while he was sitting in the home bench area, wishing she could find an excuse to touch him again.

She wiped her hands on the front of her Storm-green dress as she waited in the school’s front office for Silas to arrive. He wasn’t technically late, but every minute spent waiting made Miriam more anxious about seeing him again. The more she tried to calm her heart, the more it wanted to burst from her chest.

The bell on the front door chimed, and Miriam turned to see Silas standing in front of her carrying a small stack of picture books. He smiled as his eyes traveled over her dress and back to her face. He took a step forward and leaned in so that his mouth was only inches from her ear. “You look gorgeous.”

Miriam ducked her head to hide her blush. Did he know the effect he still had on her?

“So do you,” she said quietly before they signed in with the administration.

And man, did he look good. Silas was wearing a Storm polo and a pair of khakis. His hair was wet and there wasn’t even a hint of a five o’clock shadow on his face. She forced her mind to ignore the fact that he’d just showered, and instead focused on the fact that he was taking this outreach event seriously by dressing up and bringing his own books.

The two got their passes to be on school grounds, and one of the secretaries walked them to a second grade classroom. Silas held the door open for the two women, and once he followed them into the hall, he took his place next to Miriam.

Walking next to him, she could smell his woodsy aftershave. The scent mixed with his strong form next to her, made the scene feel all too familiar. She had to ball her hands in fists beside her to keep them from reaching out to grab him.

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