Perfect Game by Katie Kenyhercz

Author:Katie Kenyhercz
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, contemporary
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2012-01-21T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER NINE

Sunlight streamed through the lace curtains, warming Lizzie’s face. Another part of her warmed as she remembered making love to James the night before. He’d been soft and demanding all at once. She grinned. JR should sleep another hour if her clock was right. She rolled over to wake James in order to take advantage of the few private minutes they had left, but the other side of her bed was empty.

Lizzie touched the spot where she was sure James had slept at least a few hours last night. It was cold. “Typical.” She pulled the covers closer up, reminding herself that she’d gone into this with her eyes open. “Hit and run James.”

Her mom’s warning to her when she’d wanted to find James and tell him about JR echoed in her brain. “That boy will never be more than a tagalong, Elizabeth. He’ll break your heart, mind my words.”

Instantly tears threatened and she sat up straight. Damn it, mom, get out of my head! For all Lizzie knew, James could be downstairs or in the bathroom. Maybe she was overreacting to him thoughtfully letting her sleep a few more minutes. Besides, what had really happened last night? Did a few hours together make them a couple again? Or was it just sex, like she’d said?

“Just sex. Great idea, Liz.” She threw off the covers and slipped on her favorite at home sweats and a tee. Spring mountain mornings were chilly. She ran her fingers through her pixie cut and remembered slipping them through James’s hair last night. She loved his hair long. He’d only gotten away with growing it out during their last summer together. Liz didn’t know if his dad had even noticed he had any sons by then, let alone the length of James’s hair.

Her stomach lurched as she faced the door. What if James was downstairs? What would she say to him? Her face paled when the other side of the coin slapped her into reality. What if he wasn’t downstairs? Lizzie didn’t know which outcome scared her more.

She pushed herself out the door. Time to face the music, one way or another. She’d go down stairs, start the coffee —

“Mom!” JR’s arms surrounded her legs. “You’re awake. We were trying to be quiet so you could sleep. But I had to get my rock collection.”

“It’s okay, buddy. I needed to get up anyway.” She finger combed his hair into some sort of order. James’s hair.

“Good. Now we can get breakfast. I’m starving.” JR headed downstairs. He carried a shoebox decorated with pictures of mountains cut out of old magazines. His rock collection.

She called after him, “Who’s downstairs?”

“Gramma Angie. She was here when I woke up.”

Disappointed, Lizzie leaned against the wall. Damn you, James. But of course if Angie was here, he was gone because he couldn’t deal. Why-oh-why had she let him in again? Why couldn’t she just … .

Let him go? She closed her eyes and let heartache roll over her.

What did you expect, a diamond ring? Fairytales are for kids and you were the one who said it was just sex.

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