Undeniable Love by Samantha Chase

Author:Samantha Chase [Chase, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: epub

Chapter Nine

“How’s your shoulder feeling? Really.”

Beside her, Jax pulled her closer. “You didn’t hurt me,” he teased. “I’m pretty tough.”

Laughing softly, Lucy kissed his chest. “That’s not what I meant. I’m just concerned about your injury. Are you sure you’re really giving yourself enough time to heal? Another two weeks feels a little soon.”

“If it were my throwing arm, I definitely wouldn’t be going back yet. It was a fluke that it happened at all—the hit and then the fall. It was like the perfect storm sort of thing.”

“I guess, but won’t the opposing teams use any weakness to their advantage? Especially with the great season the Warriors are having. I would think some teams would play a little dirty when playoff season is right around the corner.”

Tugging her closer, he placed a kiss on the top of her head. “You have no idea how hot it is that you know so much about the game.”

“Hot? Seriously?” Looking up at him in the dimly lit room, she still couldn’t believe he was really there. Although, considering all the things they’d just done together, there shouldn’t be any doubt that he was real. But it still amazed her that he sought her out. After she came back from Wichita, she had convinced herself that their weekend was just a little one-time thing.

She’d never been quite so happy to be wrong.

“Yeah, seriously,” he said softly, gruffly. “And you’re not wrong about other teams. Some of them play dirty. But I think we’ve been very clear in our press releases about how this was a minor injury and I’m taking the extra time to play it safe. By the time I hit the field, I’ll be back in top shape.” Another kiss. “When it happened, I was a little freaked out that I might be out for the season, but once the MRI cleared things up with the diagnosis, I relaxed. Plus, it gave me the opportunity to come here and see you.”

“Pfft…this was a happy coincidence,” she said lightly. “You’re here for the camp.”

He shrugged. “I could have held a press conference about it back in Wichita with all the details.” Turning his head, he met her gaze. “The incentive to come here was all you.”

The soft gasp was out before she could stop it. “But…”

Caressing her cheek, he smiled. “Lucy, it would have been way more cost-effective to make the announcement back home. All the guys had to fly out here, my brothers, Lily, Juliette…they all had to take time off of work, and then there was getting the mayor and press here. And on top of all that, we then had to host the lunch. If I had just done it back in Wichita, it would have been at the stadium and no one would have had to travel. My family would have watched it online just like everyone else. The hometown angle with all of them here just made it look a little more appealing.”

“I don’t…I mean…” She let out a soft breath.

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