Fumbled (Vegas Aces: The Playbook Book 1) by Lisa Suzanne

Author:Lisa Suzanne [Suzanne, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Books by LS, LLC
Published: 2023-07-19T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 18: VICTORIA

“Oh, Victoria?” Edna says a little absently.

She’s a sweet old lady who has been the receptionist here at Stratford Elementary for the last thirty-one years, and she’s always asking me little favors since my schedule has a little more flexibility than the teachers who need to be in their classrooms ready to teach in eight minutes.

Thursday is the only day I don’t have a morning duty, and if I’m being honest, I was on my way to the breakroom to fill up my coffee jug.

Yes…jug. I need more than a cup, especially after another fight with Owen that kept me up late last night.

I don’t even remember what we were arguing about this time, but this morning I’m feeling like it’s not worth the effort anymore.

It leaves me feeling like I have a cloud over my head, but I push it away and force on a smile as I stop at Edna’s desk to see what I can do for her. “Yes?”

“We have a new student here, Harper, and she is registered for Ms. Miller’s class. Can you show her and her father where to go?” Edna says.

“Happy to.” I glance over at the student, a pretty little girl with long, dark hair and bright blue eyes, and then my eyes flick up to her father.

And then said eyes widen as my jaw drops.

Like, really. What are the flippin’ chances I’d run into an NFL star not once but twice in one lifetime…let alone in a one-week period?

“Oh my goodness,” I murmur, and then I clear my throat as my senses seem to kick back in. “Welcome to Stratford Elementary, Harper,” I say brightly, ignoring her father and his clenched teeth and that sexy jaw working back and forth with a bit of anger. “I’m Ms. Hartley, and I’ll show you around on our way to Ms. Miller’s class. Sound good?”

I vaguely recall a nasty comment about his sex life and perhaps the team he plays for.

And…he’s a father?

Why does that make him even hotter?

Is he a single father?

It doesn’t matter. I’m not single.

Are those rumors I mentioned about his sex life actually false?

“Are you excited for your first day?” I ask Harper as we walk down the hallway. I wonder what brings a little girl to a new school in the middle of March, but I’ve learned it’s better not to ask just in case it’s something they don’t want to discuss.

“Not really,” she mumbles, and I offer a laugh.

“Stratford is amazing,” I say. We walk outside and I point to some of the buildings. “That’s the cafeteria, and over there is the library.” We walk toward the fourth and fifth-grade building, and I point out some other stuff along the way. Eventually we walk down the fifth-grade hallway, and I pause inside Mandy’s door.

“Ms. Miller, your new student and her dad are here,” I say, and she glances up from her desk where she’s sitting as she marks up some papers.

“Oh great!” She stands, and she walks over to one of the student desks.

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