The Warrior Groom_Texas Titans Romances by Lucy McConnell

Author:Lucy McConnell [McConnell, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Orchard View Publishing LLC
Published: 2018-05-12T16:00:00+00:00

“The vertex is the …”

Maia watched London’s tongue slip between his teeth as he worked to come up with the definition. They had a test in the morning and he needed to pass. Several 1A schools were after him, and he had to keep his grades up if he was going to meet their admission requirements. Which is why they were studying in his dining room with his mom within hearing distance and not in the library where they could get lost in kisses behind the encyclopedias.

“… interception point of two sides of a plane figure.”

She giggled. “Close enough. It’s intersection point.”

He shrugged. “I like to call it interception, as in the point where I steal the ball right out of the receiver’s hands.” He tickled her sides, making her laughter bounce off the bright, cream-colored walls.

Karen came in the dining room. She had a smile on her face, but her shoulders were up like she was trying to protect her earlobes. “Can you two keep it down?” She made brief eye contact with London. “Your dad just pulled in.”

London’s eyes rimmed with panic. He glanced at Maia and then back to his mom. “We’re done here anyway.” He slammed his book shut and did the same to hers.

Maia’s mouth fell open. She still had four problems to go. But she could take a hint. She slid her book and papers into her backpack and zipped it with unnecessary force.

They made it to the front door right as Reed threw it open. “You ready to ditch the homework and throw a ball?” His eyes landed on Maia, and a primal fear scraped down her spine like a jagged pizza cutter. She tried to shake it off as meeting-the-parent jitters.

“Dad, this is Maia Esposito—she’s helping me with geometry.”

Maia held out her hand, her head spinning with the fact that London hadn’t introduced her as his girlfriend. She threw a questioning glance over her shoulder at London. He kept his eyes fixated on his dad’s tie, refusing to look at her.

She tried not to worry about it since she didn’t have a father and had no idea how to handle one. “Hi, Mr. Wilder. You have a beautiful home.”

He sneered at her outstretched hand. “Esposito?”

This wasn’t the first time she’d been judged by her mom’s jaded past, but it was the first time she wished they didn’t share a last name. The way Reed looked her over made her skin prickle, and she dropped her hand, brushing thousands of invisible spiders off her arms. “Yes, sir.”

“Thank you for your help. You can go now.” He opened the door and motioned for her to leave.

Shocked at his dismissal and confused by London’s sudden statue impersonation, she tripped out the door. Reed slammed it shut behind her. “What have I told you?” His voice made the windows shake, and Maia involuntarily stepped back. “Who you associate with says a lot about you, and even more about me!”

Maia strained in the silence to hear London’s response.

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