Taming Beckett: A Bad Boy Sports Romance (The Playmakers Series Hockey Romances Book 1) by G.K. Brady

Author:G.K. Brady [Brady, G.K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Trefoil Publishing
Published: 2019-08-19T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 17

Danger Zone

They hurried along icy sidewalks, glancing in store windows decked out with holiday decorations. Beckett had been looking forward to this trip since he’d asked Andie to join him, and he’d been on pins and needles from the moment his eyelids had snapped open that morning. Unable to eat, he’d swallowed toast to soak up some of the acid churning in his gut. But now he was borderline hangry, his stomach roaring, and the smell of grilling onions from a local joint was too enticing to resist, so he pulled her in.

“Can I ask you something?” Beckett said after they’d placed their orders.

“Of course.”

“When we were talking before, back at the suite, you laid out some unsettling differences between us.”

“I didn’t mean to upset you.”

“That’s not it. I just … sometimes I think to myself, ‘Andie is a special person, and she likes you’—I think—‘so you must be likeable on some level.’ So tell me why someone like you invests time in someone like me.”

“Because I’m nuts?” she quipped. He didn’t smile.

“You probably are nuts, Andie. I know why I like spending time with you—and it’s not only because you’re beautiful, smart, successful, funny. I’m comfortable talking to you; I can be myself. I can be goofy.” He paused to wink. “You don’t like me just because I’m a hockey player. Hell, it’s the rare time that’s worked against me. I don’t have shit—the money, the cars, they’re all gone—and you’ve seen my warts and then some. So why do you stick around? For which I’m very grateful, by the way.”

As she leaned across the table and grasped his hand, her eyes filled with—what? Patience? “First of all, I was only kidding about being nuts. You are likeable, Beck. On many levels. I enjoy being with you too. It’s comfortable, like you said. I love how you just say what’s on your mind. You’re intense, but you’re always smiling, and you make me laugh. You’re not above poking fun at yourself.”

“I only do that with you, you know.” He squeezed her fingers.

“You’re intelligent, easy to talk to, and you’re so random that you’re never boring. Your mind is either zigging or zagging. All. The. Time.” She paused a beat. “I’m amazed by what you’ve achieved in only thirty-some years, Beck. It’s admirable.”

“Not all admirable,” he chuffed. Even to his own ears, he sounded like a petulant child.

She rolled her eyes. “Fishing for more compliments? Okay. My grandma, who was a very wise woman, once said, ‘You don’t see a person’s true character when life is sunny; it only shows up when the storms roll in.’ You messed up, Beck. Big time. But you owned it. That takes courage. You’re trying to fix it, and I admire that. You have heart. Besides, you’re a gentleman, you’re supportive, and you’re stupid-dumb loyal. I love that. Your biggest flaw is you’re a terminal playboy.” She patted his hand and released it.

His attention caught on “I love that.”

She lowered an eyebrow at him.

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