My name was called but I couldn’t make out what else they were saying.
Was I having a stroke? What was wrong with me?
“Bea,” Ezra’s sharp voice echoed out. It jolted me out of the panic enough for my senses to come back.
“Are you okay?” Corvin asked.
“No,” I squeaked. I was just starting to heal from everything that asshole put me through, finally moving on and now he was here.
He came back for me.
“What can we do? Is it the baby? How can we help?” Apollo asked, voice serious now as they crowded around me.
I looked through the crowd around us, but he was nowhere in sight. It was on camera and I couldn't pinpoint the exact location.
Did I imagine it? Maybe my fucked-up brain was playing tricks on me now that I was happy.
Yes, that had to be it.
“No, no, I thought I saw someone from the past, but I didn’t. Sorry to scare you. I’m fine,” I promised. Even I didn’t believe my shaky voice.
I wasn’t fine and I was definitely planning on watching the game again to see if I was going crazy or not.
“Are you sure? You’re pale and your heart is racing,” Corvin said quietly, his fingers on my wrist now.
“Promise,” I said, giving him a little smile that they saw right through.
“I don’t believe you,” Ezra said. “But we can talk about this later.”
Thankfully, Phoenix and Dani had been cheering Cy on and hadn’t noticed the shift in my mood. I just hoped it stayed that way.
The rest of the game was a blur. I was too terrified to keep my attention on the game. Instead, I kept looking around at the crowd, expecting to spot Cameron among the fans.
Corvin held me close, his hand adding constant pressure to the back of my neck, not letting my panic take over completely.
It wasn’t until we were in the car afterwards that Phoenix finally called me out.
“What’s going on? Why are you being so weird?”
“I’m not.” I tried to play it off, but she narrowed her eyes.
“We don’t lie to each other.” It was definitely an accusation. All I could do was sigh in defeat, because she was absolutely right.
“I just thought I saw someone from my past, and it freaked me out,” I admitted. She seemed to realize that it wasn’t the kind of conversation I wanted to have right now and let it drop. “It’s not your mom, that much I can tell you.”
Phoenix let out a breath at that. I gave her hand a reassuring squeeze before letting it drop.
Corvin drove us across the city to the place we were having dinner with my friends.
Even though I wanted nothing more than to go home, I couldn’t turn down the plans now.
They chose a local Knuckleball Knockouts-themed sports bar close to the stadium. It was thankfully family friendly. They all found babysitters for the younger kids, but I didn’t want to bring Phoenix somewhere that she didn’t belong.
The moment the waiter saw that a few of the Knockouts players were with us, she moved us to a VIP room in the back. It meant that no one could walk in and see us. That was the only reason I could relax enough to settle into my chair.
A giant screen on the wall was recapping the game. It was a win so they were already hyped. After the announcers finished talking, they flipped over to the kiss cam again.
“Oh look! I’m famous,” Taryn grinned. My heart slammed in my chest as I watched them replay the kiss cam, announcers laughing about the over the top packs.
