False Start (Mavericks #1) by Julianna Marley

Author:Julianna Marley [Marley, Julianna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-03-21T04:00:00+00:00

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Running late, Alivia showed her blue ticket to the unconcerned volunteer father standing in the theatre entrance of the local high school. Pointing to her row, she took long, quick strides for her seat. It was the girls’ annual dance recital and she had been so busy back stage spraying buns tighter, tying ballet slippers more securely and taking more pictures than was necessary, that she hadn’t even realized that the show had already began. Much like the past week, the entire morning seemed like a blur. Between Ross still not speaking to her and feeling the aftereffect of insisting Whitney cut down her hours, she could just about find the time to shave her legs. She did however, manage to make it home on time to have dinner with Jax and the girls all week, but not much of anything else. If she hadn’t been in her office making calls, then she was on her laptop returning emails in bed with Jax. She did have to admit, that for as busy as she was, she felt at peace coming home to him every night. It warmed her heart when he had peeled the laptop out of her hands every night, insisting that she relax as to not get overwhelmed. But her heart wasn’t the only thing he was warming. He was still the same sexy, attentive, protective man he had always been, yet different. Better.

Catching sight of the back of Jax’s head above the crowd, she excused herself squeezing through some other parents and past Chelsea and Jax sitting down in the empty seat between him and Ross.

“Hi.” She smiled at Jax, slipping off her jacket and putting her pocketbook on the ground.

“Hi.” He returned her smile, a small splash of stage light grazing his face, drawing attention to his dimples. Claiming her hand inside his giant palm, he kissed the back of her hand, placing it in his lap. A few months ago she didn’t think she’d ever have him beside her again; holding her hand and filling up her heart with just a sideways grin; the level of perfection making her pulse speed up.

Watching Ross pretend to listen to the dance school director go on and on about the company, she took his hand. Breaking his gaze from the speaker, he looked down at their hands resting in her lap. She hated that they weren’t speaking and it had been the longest they had ever gone without talking to one another. She appreciated that he was only coming from a place of concern, but they all needed to get past this.

“We good?” she asked above a whisper, hoping like hell that he wasn’t going to make her grovel. And although she would never admit it to him, she would beg if it meant having her best friend back.

The side of his mouth lifting, he nodded slowly. “Yeah. We’re good, bitch.”

Leaning forward, Ross looked past her at Jax, his expression hardening. Sharing a long stare without a word, Jax nodded firmly, before both men leaned back into their seats.

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