Love's a Game: A Popstar x Football Player Romance by Kaiden Howell

Author:Kaiden Howell [Howell, Kaiden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2023-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Nic

The smile that appeared on Kenzie’s red lips relieved some of the nerves knotted inside me, but I still wasn’t entirely convinced she wouldn’t kick me out of her dressing room. At least she hadn’t started yelling for security; that was reassuring.

“You brought me flowers,” she said, dropping her gaze to the bouquet in her lap. She gently traced one of the rose petals between her fingers. “That was sweet.”

“Does it make up for showing up unannounced?” I joked.

She rolled her gorgeous eyes and smirked up at me. “I guess. It helps that I kind of like surprises.”

I exhaled a tiny sigh of relief. She wasn’t kicking me out. If anything, she was happy I’d shown up. “That’s good to know. I was a little worried you’d throw me out.” I chuckled nervously.

“Not yet, anyway.” She shook her head and brought the flowers to her nose, inhaling the floral perfume. “But I could always change my mind.”

It was an empty threat, more flirtatious banter, and it didn’t scare me. If anything, it made me want to scoop her up in my arms and kiss her until neither of us could breathe. She looked so stunning, even covered in sweat with her hair a mess, and I let my gaze slowly fall over the rest of her.

“What happened to your boots?” I asked, glancing at her bare feet.

“Well, one broke,” she sighed, “and I hurt my ankle. Hence why I’m hiding out here rather than my trailer or catching a ride to my hotel.”

My stomach dropped violently.

“You’re hurt?” I asked, looking her over again. How had I not realized sooner? She didn’t act like she was in pain, but shouldn’t I have known somehow? “Do you want me to get someone to look at it? Or get you some ice?”

She waved a hand at me. “No, I’m not that hurt. In fact, it feels a lot better now. I’ll ice it when I get back to the hotel.”

I narrowed my eyes at her stubbornness. Either she was lying because she was afraid to look weak, or she really was fine. If she was lying, I’d make it a point to ice her ankle myself, regardless of how much she argued.

“Let’s see you walk on it then,” I said, taking the bouquet from her and placing it on the vanity. I offered her my hand, which she eyed skeptically for a moment, and when she slid hers into it, I helped her to her feet.

She moved gracefully, standing in front of me with ease, but I didn’t miss the way her face pinched with pain.

“You’re a bold-faced liar, Miss Tyler,” I said, slipping an arm around her to help keep her weight off the foot. She melted into me, as if this had been her plan all along, and stared up at me with those blue gray eyes I’d come to memorize from watching her concert on repeat.

For a moment, time stood still, the way it did in those romcom movies when the main characters finally met.

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