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The muscles in his jaw ticked. “You are out of line, and you’re off the team.”
“I quit anyway,” Miranda said and stormed off.
Now that the drama was over, Liz’s teammates bustled around her, and they all started to take photos and make TikToks.
Feeling uneasy about everything Miranda had said, I pulled Tanner to one side. “What did she mean about you getting fired?”
“I’m not getting fired,” he told me. “I resigned. I’ll tell you everything later.”
My heart sank. He’d resigned, and it was all my fault. He’d given up a job he loved for me.
Guilt sucker-punched my solar plexus. No way would I allow him to give up everything he’d spent years building. I would walk away from him before I allowed him to do that.Chapter Ten - BrendaAfter the meet and after the parents had picked up their kids from school, and we’d packed everything away for the day, Tanner drove me back to his place. For the rest of the day, I’d stewed over what Miranda had said and about his resignation. I’d wanted to ask him for all the details, but my thoughts were racing too much for me to make sense of anything.
“Today was a good day for the girls and the school,” he said, pulling a beer from the fridge. “They couldn’t have done it without your help. I couldn’t have done it without your help.”
I crossed my arms and stared him down. “Want to tell me what’s going on, Tanner? Why are you leaving St. Brigid’s? How can you even consider that?”
He flipped off the lid and took a deep pull from the bottle. “Miranda has been whispering lots of stuff and creating problems. Principal Santino didn’t ask for me to leave, and eventually, the whispers would have died down, but it’s time to move on.”
“You can’t leave.” I curled my hands into fists and hit them off my thighs. “I won’t allow you to give up all that you’ve worked for. Miranda is a silly kid, and everyone knows she’s a liar.”
“It’s not just Miranda,” he said and sighed. “It’s years of dealing with rumors and gossip. I’m done with it all. Coach Cutie is no more. Today at the meet, I met with the principal of a school near your college. I’m going to take the position.” He moved closer. “That means you and I can be together without having to hide what we mean to each other.”
Love for the man standing in front of me filled my heart. “You’d do that for me? You’d start over? But—”
“But nothing.” He set down his beer. “I’d do anything for you. You’re my future. I love you more than you can ever imagine, Brenda.” He fell to one knee and took one of my hands in his. “Marry me. Make me the happiest man alive. I can’t picture my life without you. Who knows, maybe one day, we’ll have our own track team together.”
Tears filled my eyes, and I grasped his hand. “Oh, my goodness. Yes. I love you so much. I’ve loved you since that day you almost kissed me. And I can think of nothing I’d love more than to have a track team with you.”
“Then we’d better get started,” he said, shuffling closer.
In a flash of movement, Tanner pulled me down to my knees and kissed me with everything he had. He then lowered me onto the floor.
“Here?” I asked, glancing around the kitchen.
“I want to christen every room in my house with my future wife.” He nuzzled his lips over mine. “I’ve never met and will never meet anyone like you. You were made for me, Brenda. You intoxicate me. I won’t ever let you go. Ever.”
I flung my arms around his neck. “And I won’t ever let you go. You’re mine forever, Coach Cutie.”
He threw his head back and laughed. “You’re going to pay for that.”
I wiggled from beneath him. “You’re going to have to catch me first.” Squealing with delight, I bolted through the kitchen, followed by the sitting room and then upstairs. He was on my heels, and when I reached the landing, he caught me and tackled me to the carpet.
“Now, you’re in big, big trouble.”
I struggled to get away, but he pinned both my hands above my head with one of his. With his other hand, he was able to drag my shorts and panties down my legs and then shoved my tank and sports bra over my boobs. My nipples were already rock hard, and my pussy soaked. He slicked a finger between my folds. “Already so wet.”
“I always am when I’m near you,” I admitted.
He pushed down his shorts and boxers.
I raised an eyebrow and glanced down. “Already so hard.”
“I always am when I’m near you,” he said with a chuckle.
In a quick motion, he released my hand and curled his fingers around my waist. Before I knew it, the rest of our clothes were off, and I was on top of him, straddling his hips.
