The Quarterback Sneak by Liz Matis

Author:Liz Matis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: celebrity, romantic comedy, arranged marriage, sports romance, celebrity romance, football fantasies, engagementofconvenience, heiress romance

Chapter 10

Hayden surveyed her father’s decorated yacht with dread. She loved a good party, but the impromptu engagement soiree her father was throwing tonight—a black and white cocktail party—had her stomach in knots. The fake engagement was becoming all too real. So were her feelings for Liam.

Liam squeezed her hand. “Nervous?”

“No,” she lied. She looked up at him, her heart stopping at the sparkle in his chocolate diamond eyes. They said diamonds are a girl’s best friend, and Hayden did love her diamonds. That must explain why his eyes fascinated her so much. But she didn’t want Liam as a best friend—she wanted the sexy quarterback as her lover.

And in truth, much more. Somehow, she had let him sneak into her heart.

She smoothed her white satin dress and linked her arm through his. Dressed in a black suit and white silk tie, he looked like a powerful CEO. His slicked-back hair, while chic, made her fingers itch to mess it up. The breeze off the river carried his scent of earth and mint. She wet her lips, longing for the cool freshness of his kisses.

“Hayden, if you don’t stop looking at me like that, I’m going to throw you in the river to cool off.”

Damn. He’d caught her staring.

“You wouldn’t dare.” She laughed it off and defaulted to her best defense. “Why don’t we ditch this party and have one of our own?”

“I’m waiting for my wedding night.” He swatted her on the butt. “Now, behave.”

“You are obsessed with my ass.”

“Hayden, the whole world is obsessed with your ass,” he said as if stating a fact.

She laughed with her whole heart, something only Liam seemed to be able to accomplish. He was right, though. There were probably more photos out there of her going than coming.

They stepped onto the gangway. Why did she feel like she was walking the gangplank instead? It wasn’t even going to be a large gathering. She’d texted a group of her old friends, but none had responded. Not surprising. Even before good-guy Liam entered her life, she hadn’t heard much from them. Once she traded in her cocktail dresses for pajamas because of her probation, her friends had disappeared one by one. They’d either deserted her for the wilder parties around New York, or they just didn’t care.

At the time she couldn’t blame them. If she were honest, she would have done the same thing to them. Who wanted to go to the movies or to dinner, when they could choose a party or club instead?

Except Hayden had discovered she kind of liked quieter evenings. That night at Martini Madness had been her brother Harry’s idea. Then, he hadn’t shown up, and Franko had pulled a gun. Now, Liam was stuck with her until her probation ended.

“What’s your judge doing here?” he asked as they entered the yacht’s interior space. “Did your father invite him?”

“Well, I certainly didn’t.” Hayden eyed the imposing figure of Judge Mayer chatting with her father in the corner. Why were

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