Page 89 of Risky Play

She laughed. “Douche deserved it.”

“I know, but I have a huge problem.”

She gave me a concerned look. “What’s up?”

“How bad was it when your brother found out you were dating his teammate?”

Ally laughed. “Umm…it was bad, but then they did some stupid alpha male shit where they got drunk together, and it sorted itself out. Why…” she trailed off, and her eyes got big. “Oh no. Are you secretly dating one of his teammates?”

I nodded. “And I think my sister-in-law figured it out.”

“Just tell him. What’s he gonna do? Forbid you from dating him?” Ally asked with a roll of her eyes.

“It gets worse.”

“How?”

I sighed. “He’s the rookie who lives with them. You know, the one I told you about?”

Her eyes widened. “Okay, so it’s a little more complicated, but…Noah likes him, right?”

I nodded. “Yeah, he’s like Matt’s mentor. That’s what makes this so hard.”

She chewed on her lip. “Okay, well, he’ll be pissed at first. He might punch him in the face.”

“Ally!” I cried. “Not helping!”

“But he’ll get over it, okay? Noah’s seen all the shitty guys you date, but if he already likes this one, it will be a little easier.”

I let her words pour over me. I wanted to believe her, but I wasn’t so sure. Of course, Noah liked Matt. He was so sweet and a gentleman, like my brother was with Dinah. Maybe he would see reason since he already knew Matt was a good guy.

“You’re such a bitch for not telling me about this,” Ally cut into my thoughts.

I grimaced. “I’m sorry. It’s been a lot. But I really like him.”

“I could tell from your posts. Did he seriously buy you all those books?”

My lips tipped up into a smile at the memory. Matt was such a wonderful boyfriend, and I knew it was weighing him down not to tell my brother.

“So, did you…do the deed?” she asked and waggled her eyebrows.

That made me howl with laughter and miss my best friend. I was a shitty friend for not checking in with her sooner. It had been hard to keep up since I moved to the States, and I’d been busy with my workload.

“I definitely did,” I admitted with a grin.

“Get it, girl!”

“Oh, I do.”

Then it was her turn to laugh.

“Fucking finally!”

I laughed. “That’s what I said.”

“I think you gotta tell Noah sooner rather than later. Rip off that band aid. Your sister-in-law will go to bat for you, so what are you afraid of?”

I rubbed my temples. Why didn't anyone understand how complicated this was? “He lives with them. What if Noah tries to get him kicked off the team?”