The World's Worst Boyfriend by Erika Kelly

Author:Erika Kelly [Kelly, Erika]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: EK Publishing, LLC
Published: 2018-04-02T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

What the actual fuck?

Fin sat on the edge of the coffee table, watching Traci Allen lie on national television.

“We’ve been together on and off over the years, but it was never serious. Given our careers, it couldn’t be. I’ve always understood that about him, that his career comes first. That’s just who Fin is. Everyone knows that.”

He found her word choice interesting. Been together didn’t mean dating.

The camera angle switched to Entertainment Update’s host. “But he abandoned you in a strange hospital in a foreign country. That’s…” The reporter shook his head in disbelief. “How did that make you feel?”

Fin shot to his feet. “Tell him the truth.”

“It was scary.” Traci let out a shaky breath. “Scariest thing I’ve ever gone through.”

Yeah, the accident was. But that had nothing to do with Fin.

Tell them.

With his closely cropped blonde hair and artfully groomed beard, the reporter leaned forward as if Traci was about to tell him the secret to pulling off a frontside 180. “But this time it was different, right? You’d blown out your knee—on a trip you took for him. I mean, Fin Bowie takes these risks all the time. But you’re a champion. You can’t take risks like that. You’ve got the Olympics to think about.”

You’re a champion. And Fin was what? A dilettante? He scrubbed his face with both hands. Okay, not the point.

He waited for Traci’s answer. Tell them you asked to come.

“I wanted to go. That’s on me.”

Thank you. He waited for her to fill in the rest of the story, but she just kept looking at her hands like she wanted to say something but wasn’t sure if she should. To anyone else watching, she probably looked like a woman who’d had her heart torn out by her boyfriend.

He tipped his head back in frustration. “I’m not her boyfriend.”

Callie rushed into the room. “Shh.” They’d just gotten Theo to bed.

“You really are a champion, aren’t you?” the reporter asked.

Traci’s head snapped up, obviously not sure what he meant.

“You wake up alone in a foreign country, in pain, your career on the line, wondering where your boyfriend is, only to find out he’s at a wedding. And here you sit, calm as can be, forgiving him.” The reporter shrugged. “That’s a true champion.”

Traci shifted, clearly uncomfortable. “Look, Fin’s not a bad guy.”

“That’s right,” Fin said. “I’m not.”

“Not a bad guy?” The reporter practically snorted. “You tore your ACL and your MCL. Your career might be over.” He looked disgusted. “And the man who’s supposed to love you and take care of you is just…outta there. It’s beyond callous. Even on a first date, I wouldn’t leave a woman alone in a situation like that.”

“Yeah, but you’ve got to know Fin,” Traci said. “He’s…driven. And he had a wedding to get to. He was the best man. He wasn’t going to miss it for anything.”

Fin couldn’t believe this shit. “I’d have missed it if my four other teammates hadn’t promised to stay until your coach and family showed up.

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