The Playmaker (A Big Play Novel Book 1) by Jordan Ford

Author:Jordan Ford [Ford, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-03-16T18:30:00+00:00

#19:

The Letdown

Tori

I spend the rest of the day by Colt’s side, helping him through the assignment. He knows more about the history of football than he realized, and it’s fun seeing his face light with recognition when I point this out to him.

I take notes while he does the talking. It solves the whole handwriting/spelling issue, and he seems more relaxed that way. As the hours tick by, the assignment starts coming together. We break it up into three sections for him to tackle, and by five o’clock I’m confident he can do the rest of it on his own. He still has to type up the whole thing, but big sections are written word for word so it’ll only be a matter of copying.

“Thank you so much.” Colt’s earnest expression makes my heart squeeze.

He’s so gorgeous, and his eyes when he’s looking at me like that… I want to lurch forward and kiss him.

Pressing my lips together, I shift away from him and nearly topple off the step. He moves fast and grabs my arm, steadying me so I don’t fall on my butt. His hand is strong and sure as he holds me steady, and once again I wonder what it’d feel like gliding around my back.

Oh man, I want to know so bad!

I swallow, then murmur, “Thanks.”

“I’ll see you tomorrow.” His smile is sweet, showing off the dimple in his right cheek.

“Okay.” I nod and grip the strap of my bag as I walk away from him. It takes everything in me to resist the urge to skip. I just spent the whole day with Colt Burgess. I sat beside him, so close I could smell his deodorant and the fresh scent of his shampooed hair. He didn’t notice, but a couple of times while he was talking I lost the ability to breathe. Everything about him is so perfect to look at and when he talks about football, his face is so animated.

When he falls in love with a girl, she’s going to be the luckiest human on the planet, because if he looks like that when he’s talking about a game, imagine what he’ll look like talking about the woman of his dreams.

I want it to be me, but I don’t know if it’ll ever happen.

How can it?

How can I possibly put my desire over Colt’s need to graduate?

With a short sigh, I turn the corner onto my street and lope to my house. Stopping at the mailbox, I check it, even though I know it’ll be empty—force of habit. Clicking the lid shut, I start up the path and stop short when I notice Amy on my front steps.

“Ames.” The second I say her name, realization hits me like a tire iron. “Oh, no.”

I was supposed to meet her after lunch today. We were going to take a walk down by the river, then do each other’s nails. I glance at my chipped polish and wince.

“Where have you been? I texted you like multiple times.

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