The Grumpy Player Next Door (Copper Valley Fireballs Book 3) by Pippa Grant
Author:Pippa Grant [Grant, Pippa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Bang Laugh Love LLC
Published: 2021-07-08T04:00:00+00:00
18
Tillie Jean
Sloane and I walk into The Grog like two cowboys swinging into an old west saloon, except for the part where my ass hurts a little every time I step with my left foot, thereâs no saloon music, and if I called out Giddyup, cowboy!, my grandfatherâs parrot, whoâs flitting around the room from perch to perch, would probably laugh at me and tell me to fuck off because this is a pirate town.
But weâre still trying for swagger.
âOh my gosh, sheâs even more adorable in person than on the picture on her website,â Sloane breathes.
It takes me a minute to remember who she is, since my eyes have immediately gone to the pool table, where Max and Trevor are engaged in a game that has both of them appearing relaxed and happy, which is dangerous territory.
Theyâre both drinking out of traditional Grog steins, though Iâd bet hard money Maxâs drink is plain tea. And then I wonder if heâs having a hamburger tonight. Iâve heard through the grapevine that he stops by once a week and orders one. His one indulgence after eating clean and working out hard all week to stay in top shape the other six and two-thirds days of the week.
I canât do one indulgence a week.
I need one of Gradyâs donuts at least two mornings a week, plus Korean barbecue any opportunity I get, and Iâm no slouch in the kitchen or on the grill.
Itâs why I have to do aerobics at the senior center and participate in the townâs 5k runs.
And now Iâm wondering if Max would ever do aerobics at the senior center like Cooper does on occasion.
âI canât do it, TJ,â Sloane whispers.
âWhat? You stop by boot camp all the time.â
She gives me a weird look.
I give her a weird look right back, realize I was lost in my head and boot camp has nothing to do with what sheâs talking about, and straighten with a hot-cheeked smile. âOh. Right. Henri. Câmon. Sheâs awesome, and youâll make her night if you ask her to sign your autograph book.â
One eye crinkles. âWhy were you thinking about boot camp?â
âThe brain works in mysterious ways. And right now, my brain says you need to meet Henri.â
âCan we do it in the ladiesâ room though? I donât want the rest of the team to see.â
âSo long as I give her a heads-up first. If itâs a planned bathroom ambush, thatâs okay. If itâs unplanned, itâs awkward.â
âTillie Jean!â Marisol rises and waves at me, and the group bent over a card game at the end of the pushed-together tables all look up too. âCome show Emilio the picture of your painting that you showed me earlier.â
And now Iâm blushing even worse.
I shoot one last unintentional look at the pool table, catch Max watching me, and duck my head and cross the bar to the group, waving at other friends as I go.
Sloaneâs previously met a bunch of the team here tonight, since Cooperâs teammates arenât usually strangers to Shipwreck.
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