Third and Ten: A Novel (Camellia Rom-Com Series Book 1) by Marie Veillon

Author:Marie Veillon [Veillon, Marie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798988965701
Publisher: Homegrown Publishing LLC
Published: 2023-10-01T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 23

JD

“You came prepared, Coach.” Mrs. T smirks at me when I hand her a small bouquet of flowers and lets me into the house.

“I need all the help I can get.”

She chuckles and leans in for one of her signature cheek kisses. “She’s in her room, probably still fussing over what to wear.”

I smile and think back to our text exchange earlier this week, when I asked Tenley out on an official date and she finally accepted. But then she threatened to take back her “yes” once I told her our destination would be a surprise.

“You’d better go reassure her that she’s dressed for the right occasion, or you might never leave,” she says, gesturing toward the door I always presumed led to Tenley’s bedroom. “Ethan’s at Caidence’s, and Jude’s asleep, so don’t worry about having to suck up to either of them tonight.”

I laugh before knocking. “Hey, it’s me. Your mom said you—”

The door swings open, and Tenley stands before me dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, one hand resting on her hip. “How the heck am I supposed to know what to wear if you won’t even tell me where we’re going?”

I blink at her a few times, trying to force my brain to catch up. “Uh, these are for you.” I hold out another, slightly bigger, bouquet.

“Thanks,” she mutters, hesitating for a second before taking the flowers. She brings them over to the nightstand beside her bed.

“You’re welcome. And you’re already dressed just fine. Let’s go.”

She rolls her eyes and turns to her closet without addressing me again, so I step inside. There’s a growing pile of clothes on her bed, and suddenly, the fact that she’s worried about wearing the right thing is making me nervous all over again.

“I’m obviously not wearing this. What kind of activities are there on our itinerary?”

My eyebrows shoot up. There are plenty of activities I want to do with Tenley, but most of them don’t require that she be dressed.

I clear my throat. “Just dinner for tonight. I suspect we’re both too competitive to risk the batting cages or mini golf before the third date.”

“Hmm,” is all she says from her closet. Then she turns and glares at me, her eyes roaming over my body and making me want to suggest we ditch the whole idea of going out and wearing clothes in lieu of finding something else better to do. “I’m guessing we aren’t just hitting up a Walk-On’s, either, or you’d be wearing a polo instead of that dress shirt.”

Oh. Yeah.

She’s checking out my outfit and not necessarily me. I sniff, slightly offended by her tone. I guess it’s a good thing I planned to take her somewhere nicer than a sports bar.

“Right.”

She returns to her task, and I take a second to inventory the room. It’s mostly neat, with the exception of the clothes and shoes she’s been digging through, and not quite as girly as I expected. I walk around, spotting some fan gear and taking note of the simple curtains and bedding.

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