Thorn by Savina Joyce

Author:Savina Joyce [Joyce, Savina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Savina Joyce

Chapter Nine

Thorn

Thorn hadn’t been able to get their smoothie date out of his mind. At first, he told himself that it wasn’t a date. Even he didn’t believe that lie. The very next night he was at her office door asking her to go out for ice cream and she accepted. This time, when he walked her to her car, he kissed her goodbye. It was a chaste kiss, but Thorn could feel the sizzle of their attraction on his tongue.

Their one night together seemed to open the floodgates. Thorn and Gabriella couldn't get enough of each other. One night together turned into two. Then three.

Soon, they had settled into a routine. They would meet at the gym and do their best to one up each other during their workouts, then head out for a smoothie or a light snack. Over the course of the month they were seeing each other almost every day.

Every minute outside of work, and some during, Thorn spent thinking about Gabriella. Thorn tried to keep his business and personal life separate by adjusting his behavior. If football taught him one thing, it was to keep his game face on. At the office, that meant keeping an icy disposition, even with Gabriella.

Keep your friends close and all of that. When Thorn left the NFL, he lost a lot of his football playing friends too. A few tried to keep in touch, but they quickly found they didn’t have much in common. It hurt him, but there was nothing that he could do about it. He wasn’t going to make the same mistake at the stadium. Gabriella was a bit of an exception, but he didn’t expect things to get serious even if they were spending a lot of time together.

He didn’t want anyone to get the idea that he was pursuing Gabriella to get ahead or get special treatment at work. Not that he was really pursuing her. They were dating now, but women could be fickle. For all he knew she was just seeing him as a ploy to get him to straighten up at work. She might even be dating other people..

The thought hit him like a punch to the gut. It hadn’t been long, but he had to admit that he felt something for her. He wasn’t sure what exactly he felt. Obviously, he was attracted to her, but he didn’t know if he was falling for her. They hadn’t gotten around to discussing what either of them was looking for. For now, they were passing time.

Looking back now he could see where he might've been overdoing it with the beer. He just didn't think he had a problem. He never felt like he was an alcoholic. Alcoholics went to meetings. Thorn had never been to a single one. Plus, it wasn’t like he was drinking hard liquor. It was only beer. Now that he thought about it, eight beers a night every night was excessive.

Whatever doubts he had about Gabriella and their situation Thorn worked them out in the gym.

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