The Air I Breathe by Laramie Briscoe

Author:Laramie Briscoe [Briscoe, Laramie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Laramie Briscoe Books

Chapter Twenty-Six

Blake

"Heard Willa is here," Russell says as we sit in the locker room on Sunday. "They didn't make a big deal out of it, but I have a feeling when they show her on the broadcast and the big screen, your life is going to change in the blink of an eye. Are you ready for it?"

"If I weren't ready for it, I wouldn't have invited her to come to the game. I think you and I both know that."

Inside, my stomach is fluttering with nerves. They’re not the same type I usually have before a game—these are the ones you get when you go pick up a date for the first time, when you aren't sure if you two are going to hit it off or not. It's like she and I are dating all the football fans. They're going to have something to say about we, and we’re both going to have to ignore it because this is our relationship.

"I do, but I feel like I still need to tell you that, just in case. Has she met the family?"

"Yeah." I grin, thinking about the dinner at my house. "Mom and Dad both love her. They all came over and we had dinner this week. They hit it off, like she'd been a part of the family for years. It was good. I'm excited and beyond happy in how all of this is going."

“And I like her a lot too,” Bret interjects. “She’s really nice.”

"Well, I'm happy for you.” He grabs his helmet and hits his knuckles on top of it. “Let's go out there and get this win."

The entire locker room is starting to get hyped and a few of the guys are bumping into me, giving secret smiles because they know who's in the stadium and who we're going to be playing in front of. "Nashville Warriors, what time is it?" I yell loudly.

"It's time to get live. It's time to represent," the team answers, screaming as we head down the tunnel.

My heart is thumping so hard it feels as if it's going to come out of my chest, but I know it's just the adrenaline. Glancing up at the family luxury box, I wish I could see inside, but they haven't opened the blinds all the way yet. I'm almost positive that Willa's already in there.

"What do you think they're going to say?" Moose asks as we loosen up, swinging our arms and stretching out.

"Who?"

"Everyone." He laughs. "They're all going to lose their shit because Willa is here. I mean, I can hear it now, can't you?"

I've tried not to think about it. Every time I do, I get nervous—not because of what people will say, or what they'll do, but because we've been able to keep this relationship private so far. No one knows we've been hanging out—outside of the friends and family we've let into our lives. This is the part I'm worried about. As soon as those cameras pan over to her, we'll have ripped the Band-Aid off.

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