Charming the Shortstop by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary romance, christian romance, clean and wholesome romance, Women's Fiction, romantic comedy, Sports Romance
Publisher: Mirror Press
Published: 2019-04-02T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

“Or... instead of partying with a bunch of baseball players,” Axel said, “I’m sitting across from a beautiful woman who has no problem kicking me.” He didn’t want Brighton to think she was second best to anything. She’d already had enough of that in her life, first from her mom and then from her ex-fiancé, and who knew who else?

Brighton laughed. “You’re a charmer, Mr. Shortstop.”

He winked, then took another bite of his hamburger. It was loaded, no onions, just how he liked it. The nice thing about Gerald’s Diner was that Axel was never bothered here by baseball fans. He could relax and eat. But Brighton wasn’t eating anymore.

“Both times we’ve had dinner together, you haven’t eaten much,” he said. “Do I need to do some sort of intervention? Or are you going to order a pizza when I take you back home?”

“First of all, no to pizza—no dairy, remember?” she said. “And second of all, I’ve had quite a bit of dairy-free soy ice cream over the past two days, so my calorie count is just fine.”

Axel raised his brows. “Dairy-free soy what?”

“Ice cream.”

“I don’t think that could be considered ice cream,” he said. “Sort of defeats the ‘cream’ part.”

Brighton smirked. “Don’t knock it until you try it.”

Axel pushed his plate away. He’d finished his hamburger. “I’m in. Should we go back to your place?”

Her cheeks flushed pink, the color spreading to her neck. A neck he remembered kissing a week ago in Belltown. He wouldn’t remind a repeat.

“I’m all out,” she said in a pointed tone, but then she redeemed herself. “Any grocery store has it if you want to make a stop.”

“Any grocery store?” Axel asked. “Not some sort of gourmet health-nut grocery store?”

Brighton shook her head. “Dairy-free isn’t a diet choice for those who are allergic. Maybe if you expanded your circle of friends, you’d find that there are a lot more people like me.”

Axel frowned good-naturedly. “Did you just insult me?”

Brighton smiled like a cat. “Never.”

“So what happens if you have dairy?” he said. “Surely you can’t always know what’s in every bit of food you eat.”

“Hives.”

“Hives?”

“Lots of them,” she said. “Big red bumps all over.”

Axel blinked. Then he stood and put two fifty-dollar bills on the table. “No dairy for you. Come on; let’s go find some soy ice cream.” He held out his hand.

She smirked but put her hand in his and let him help her out of the booth. He didn’t let go, and she didn’t pull away.

“Thanks, Gerald,” he called out. “See you next week.”

Gerald pushed open the swinging kitchen door. “Take care, Axe.” He nodded at Brighton. “Come back, with or without him.”

“Okay,” Brighton said with a laugh.

“We’ll both be back.” Axel linked his fingers with Brighton. As they walked outside, he leaned close and said, “You didn’t need to be so graphic about your dairy problem.”

She bumped him with her shoulder. “You asked.”

“Yeah, you’re right.” He opened the truck door and looked down at her. “You’re right about a lot of stuff.

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