Worth the Trade by Kristina Mathews

Author:Kristina Mathews
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2014-07-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Marco sat in front of his locker after another Goliaths’ win. He was starting to feel like his dream was within reach. He’d always been on teams that were good, but not good enough. But this one was different. The vibe in the clubhouse was different. Almost electric.

They were winning. Everyone was a part of it, too. There wasn’t one guy who couldn’t be counted on when the game was on the line. From the manager on down to the clubhouse attendant, there wasn’t one single person who wasn’t giving it their best. Every. Single. Day.

The clubhouse doors opened and Marco didn’t need to look up to know Hunter had entered the room. He felt it, deep down in his every nerve ending.

Javier was joking with the catcher when he stopped laughing, looked up, and smiled at Hunter.

An unwelcome, and completely uncalled for, jolt of jealousy hit Marco in the chest. He reminded himself that none of them would be in this position if it wasn’t for the work she’d done to get them there.

His manager looked a little too happy to see her.

“Finally.” Javier strode toward her. “She’s come out of it.”

Marco made a noise, something of a grunt, and Javier stopped in front of him.

“She was in mourning far too long. But look at her.” He nodded and Marco dared glance in her direction.

She looked fantastic. Radiant, even. A look he’d become accustomed to, but only in the privacy of the bedroom. Tonight she looked like herself. Her true self, with her hair down, pulled back into a simple barrette at the base of her neck. It took every ounce of his control for Marco to resist going up to her, in front of everyone, and running his hands through those silky strands.

Her skin glowed, with color on her cheeks and lips, and he realized she was wearing makeup. Eye shadow and a dark liner that accentuated her deep amber eyes. And lip gloss, pink and shiny, that drew his attention to her lips. Not to mention everyone else’s.

“She looks like she’s here on a mission.” Marco recognized the determined look in her eyes and he hoped her mission was to drag him out of here and have her way with him.

“Yeah. She’s got her list.”

“Her list?” Marco wasn’t sure what kind of list his manager was talking about.

“September call-ups. She said she wanted to meet with me, make sure we’re on the same page.” It took him a while, but Marco finally realized it was admiration in Javier’s voice, nothing more. “I’ll bet we have very similar lists. But she’ll have a surprise or two. She was right about you, wasn’t she?”

“I hope so.”

“You know, a lot of people counted her out. Thought she wasn’t up to the job.” Javier didn’t always have a lot to say, but when he got on a roll, the man could talk your ear off. “They figured this season would be somewhat of a wash. We’d be lucky if we didn’t finish in the cellar with all the distractions.

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