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"Coach?" I said, tapping lightly on his door. Kova was in the middle of paperwork or something. His hand was moving quickly over the paper he was scribbling on.
Kova glanced up and did a double take. He almost looked as bad as I felt, and for a brief moment, I wondered if he'd even gone home last night.
"Why are you here so early?"
"That's why I wanted to talk to you. Tomorrow I have an appointment to see my orthopedic doc. Now before you think—"
He looked down without letting me finish and started writing again. "I am already aware."
My stomach dropped and clenched. Kova's words were clipped with underlying aggravation. I hoped he wasn't upset with me.
"How'd you know?"
Such a stupid question when I already knew the answer.
"Your father."
"Oh, yeah. What did he say?"
He glanced up again, pinning me to the spot with a riled stare. I truly didn't think my dad would go against me like that, but now I wasn't so sure.
"You tell me, Adrianna. Is there something I should know?"
My jaw bobbed wordlessly. His brashness caught me off guard. "No, I just didn't want you to think I was trying to get out early or miss practice or anything, so I had my dad make sure everything was done in one day. That’s why I came in early, so I could make up for time—obviously not the whole time because that wouldn't be possible—but as much as I can." I said the words so fast I didn't take a breath. His long, quiet stare provoked me. I propped my hands on my hips and said, "Well?"
"Well, what, Adrianna?" He enunciated each word with a bite.
I swallowed hard. "Is that okay with you?"
"Why would it not be? It would be unwise of me to say no. I may do questionable things at times, but I am not stupid enough to hinder your performance."
"But you're mad."
"No, I am not mad."
"You're mad at me?" I pressed, a little timid.
Kova was most definitely mad, I just didn't know why. His clipped tone was like little needles poking my skin.
His shoulders turned lax and his voice softened. "I could never be mad at you, Ria."
Ria. He only used Ria to get his point across.
I bobbed my head subtly and tried to fight the smile on my lips. I didn't want him to be mad at me. I wouldn't be able to handle that on top of everything else.
"Okay, well, I'm going to condition now."
I turned to leave when the sight of his sofa caught my eyes. I paused to stare at it, thinking about the night we’d spent tangled in each other's arms and the words Kova had said to me. Crazy how that felt like years ago when it had happened. My cheeks bloomed with heat remembering the positions we were in, how he’d added pressure to my throat at just the right time before I orgasmed…
"Is there something you need?" he asked, his voice taking on a huskier tone. I didn't miss the double meaning in his question.
I swallowed before replying. "No."
"I did not think so."
Nine
"You look terrible," Kova said an hour later.
