Playmaker by Deanna Faison

Author:Deanna Faison
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wattpad Webtoon Studios, Inc.
Published: 2024-07-31T21:27:02+00:00

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How long has he been standing there?

Long enough, judging by the redness of the tips of his ears.

My father moves his gaze from me to Maddie, almost in disbelief.

“Mr. Holden, I can—”

“Out,” he replies sharply. “Now.”

His clipped tone has my spine straightening, and the sudden urge to protect her makes me take a step toward him. “Anything you have to say to me can be said in front of her.”

“Oh?” He crosses his arms over his chest, ready for a fight. “Then I suppose she won’t mind if I call her parents right now to tell them what I just witnessed?”

Finding us making out shouldn’t be a big deal. We’re grown adults who make our own decisions now, but I know Maddie wants to keep this a secret, and if her parents find out, Ethan is bound to find out, too, and it’s a conversation I don’t want to have yet. Especially when so much was already left unsaid between us.

As it is, I don’t even know if there’s anything to tell anymore.

Judging from our previous conversation, she’s going on a date with Mark, and what we had between us is over, because I don’t trust myself to tell her how I really feel.

As expected, Maddie steps around me and scurries out of the room before my father can interrogate her further, and it only causes my anger to bubble closer to the surface. What the hell is he doing here? He hasn’t seen me since Christmas.

When we’re finally alone, he releases a frustrated sigh. “Maddie? What the hell are you thinking, Cameron? She’s too young for you to be screwing around with. She’s like family.”

“Too young? Dad, she’s only two years younger than me.” I snap my mouth shut beneath his scrutinizing gaze. It’s a look I know not to mess with.

“Does Ethan know about this? How long has this been going on?”

I’ve played out a thousand scenarios in my head about how Maddie and I could possibly be discovered. Ethan coming over and walking in on us, her parents going through her phone and finding our texts, or Maya slipping up and accidentally spilling our secret. But none of those scenarios have been my father being the first one to figure this out.

“No, he doesn’t know,” I reply honestly, “and it hasn’t been long. Just since break started.”

He eyes me judgmentally, but I can’t say I blame him. All I do is fuck around with women, and he considers Maddie like his own daughter too.

“I like her, though,” I say. “I’ve liked her for years.”

“Cameron, does it look like I care about any of that? Maddie isn’t someone you should be messing around with. She’s the one girl who’s off limits. Do you think if Mary or Richard find out they’ll let this continue? Maddie is someone you’ve grown up with, son, and your track record speaks volumes. You can’t afford to break someone’s heart, or worse, get yours broken too.”

I stare at him completely dumbfounded. I haven’t

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