To Catch A Player: A Second Chance Romance by Sullivan Piper

Author:Sullivan, Piper
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

Reese

Despite Jackson’s best efforts to embarrass me in front of the whole damn world, I felt good. Really damn good. Even though we’d just started the long journey back to Tulip, alone in a van with a broken radio. Nothing could dampen the good mood winning first place had created. Or taking home the first-place ribbon for most unique sauce. Or the second-place ribbon for overall crowd favorite. It was almost as if I was alone in my van.

Almost.

If being alone somehow sucked all the oxygen from the air and filled it with a distinctly masculine scent that was impossible to escape, even with the window halfway down. Other than that, I was all alone savoring the win I couldn’t wait to share with Aunt Bette. Maybe she’d be in a state where we could brainstorm ideas together. Maybe.

Hopefully.

“Are you finally ready to talk?”

I had to stifle a groan and the deep, rumbly intrusion into my thoughts.

Hell no, I wasn’t ready to talk, especially not about this. But I sucked in a deep breath and summoned all my calm as I blew it out and turned to face Jackson.

“Oh, so now you care about whether I want to have such an intensely private conversation in front of a county’s worth of people? Unbelievable!” And of course, he chose to bring it up, once again, when I couldn’t escape. I’d managed to go a full year without anyone finding out and now, by the time we got back to Tulip, the whole town would know.

“I’m sorry, okay?” The more words tumbled from his mouth, the more the speedometer fell, and I braced myself for a Conversation. “You were looking so nervous as the judges got closer and closer, nibbling your lip until I thought it might bleed, and I wanted to say something. Hell, I wanted to say anything to make you smile or laugh, so you’d stop worrying. I chose wrong,” he admitted, defeated. “What else can I say?”

I looked at Jackson, really looked at him, because for the first time since I met him, I started to wonder if there were some important tidbits I might have missed. His hazel eyes were filled with concern, like he was genuinely worried that I might be mad. I mean, I was mad, but not mad mad. Just a little upset. But dammit, I couldn’t deny that his explanation was sweet as hell.

“Yes, you chose wrong. Really, really wrong.”

His broad shoulders fell at my words and I let that settle in, the fact that Jackson was disappointed that I agreed with him on this particular topic. “I know.”

“But I am willing to concede that your intentions were good. Really good.” I couldn’t remember a time in my life when anyone other than Aunt Bette had cared that much about my comfort. Then I thought about it and realized it wasn’t true—Rafe did all the time, just by threatening to maim Jackson for me. Still, I was touched by the gesture, and more so by the intent.

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