Wicked Promises by L. A. Cotton

Author:L. A. Cotton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: new adult, college romance, football romance, young adult romance, second chance
Publisher: Delesty Books
Published: 2019-07-16T16:00:00+00:00

GETTING ICE CREAM WAS the worst idea I could have had. Watching Summer lick and tease her strawberry and chocolate wafer was torture. But apparently, I was a sucker for punishment because I couldn’t look away.

“You have some right,” I swiped my thumb over the corner of her mouth, “there.” Bringing it to my lips, I sucked the melted ice cream off, only to be rewarded with her sexy-as-fuck flushed cheeks.

“Thanks,” she murmured, as she settled the gaze back over the ocean. The beachfront was still a hive of activity, the lights of the port twinkling like stars in the distance. The lingering smell of barbecue and seafood and a hundred other smells I couldn’t define filling the air.

I finished my wafer and took her hand in mine, needing her close. Needing to touch her.

Needing anything to calm the storm raging inside me.

Back at the restaurant Summer had asked about college, about the team, and all I could think was ‘in three weeks I have to leave you’.

I was so far gone over this girl, but what, if any future did we really have together? Even if I was redshirted for the season, I would be back at SDU and Summer would be in Wicked Bay. I hadn’t been in the market for a relationship full stop, let alone, a long-distance relationship with me in college and my girl at home worrying about what—or who—I was doing.

Yet, the idea of giving her up, giving this up, well it hurt something fierce.

We stopped at a bench, sitting side by side, watching the gentle waves roll onto the shore.

“Have you given any thought to what you might do now you’re not going to USC?”

Summer shrugged. “I haven’t really thought about it. It’s too soon, you know?”

“Yeah, I guess.”

“I still want to study Education and get my degree, but USC is not an option now.”

“Kyle goes there though, doesn’t he?”

“And his girlfriend, Laurie.” She confirmed. “But in some ways, that would only make it worse. Having them both fussing over me. And I don’t want to be around to watch Kyle try to refrain from beating the crap out of Nick.”

“Maybe he deserves it,” I said, rolling my fist against my thigh.

Summer looked over at me. “You think violence solves anything?”

It was my turn to shrug. “I think it depends on the situation.”

“Nick hurt me but me breaking it off with him is punishment enough. I hate him, but I don’t want to see him get physically hurt.” There was a strength in her voice I admired. If some guy had pulled that shit on my sister, Caitlin would have dreamed up the worst kind of revenge possible. But not Summer. She wasn’t like my sister, or hers for that matter. She was better. Different.

She was in her own fucking league.

“But USC, that part of my life, is over. Before Nick, I’d always wanted to attend UCLA, so perhaps I’ll apply there next year. Anyway, I don’t want to talk about all that. I just want to enjoy being here.

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