Love How You Love Me (Boys of Riverside Book 2) by Gracie Graham

Author:Gracie Graham [Graham, Gracie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-05-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

ATLAS

I stare out at the Riverside middle school football field as I lean against the fence, opposite the bleachers. I can’t tell one from the other with their helmets on, but the scoreboard shows thirty seconds left in a tie game. As the little Rebels take the offensive line, I watch as the quarterback snaps the ball, passing it off to the receiver—number twenty-one. He tucks it beneath his arm as his feet move like lightning over the field. Two defensive linemen come straight for him and I wince, preparing for the tackle, but he surprises me. He dodges one, then fakes right and spins left, passing him by and barreling for the end zone.

Once he makes it across the goal line, he slows to a walk and spikes the ball while the small crowd roars with excitement. Ripping his helmet off, he lifts it in the air, and my smile fades. He has dark, shaggy hair, the same color as my own, and when he turns in my direction and catches my gaze, it’s like looking in a mirror.

Storm.

His teammates rush him, slapping him on the back and bumping him with their chests, while he stands rooted to his spot on the field as he stares in my direction.

Several days have passed since I promised to take Mackenzie to see my father, and in that time, I’ve thought a lot about what she said. Despite my feelings about Cal and my mother, she’s right about one thing. Storm is innocent. He doesn’t deserve the hand he was dealt any more than I do.

For a moment, my chest swells with pride. A pride I have no right to feel. Until a couple of weeks ago, I didn’t even know he existed. But that’s my brother, and he’s a receiver just like me.

A damn good one at that.

I raise one a hand, and he returns the wave, his face instantly splitting into a boyish grin before his head whips in the direction of the bleachers. I know what I’ll find when I follow the trajectory of his gaze, but I do so anyway, homing in on my mother quickly.

Even from here, I can see her glancing between us, her hands pressed to her chest over her heart, while mine leaps into my throat.

I inhale, tearing my eyes from hers and shove them in my pockets before I take a step back, unable to take this twisting, churning feeling in the pit of my stomach. When Storm turns his attention back to mine once more, I lift my chin in a nod, acknowledging him before I turn and mount my bike, then throttle the gas.

I move around the parked cars, headed for the exit when someone darts in front of my path. “Shit!” I squeeze my brakes and prepare for impact, but I stop just shy of hitting them.

With the breath rushing from my lungs, I glance up at the person I nearly creamed when I get a good look at their face.

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