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The roar out the crowd sounds out from behind me, forcing us to return to our seats.
“Would you like a drink?” I ask once she’s settled.
“Uh…” Hadley looks down to where the teams are getting ready. “I don’t want you to miss anything.”
“I won’t. Soda?”
“Please. Thank you,” she says softly.
I walk away but stop when I’m just out of sight. Sure as shit, the first thing she does is pull her cell from her purse.
A fire that I’m all too used to begins to crackle inside me.
Who’s she texting, and why is she hiding it from me?
I run through a handful of names, including Hayden and that douchebag who was interested from our game the other week. One thing I know for sure is it’s not Remi.
“Here,” I say, handing over her drink once I rejoin her.
“Thanks. You’ve been ages, I started to think you weren’t coming back,” she says with a laugh.
“The line was long,” I lie. In truth, I ended up pacing up and down in front of the stall as I willed the anger crackling within me to die the fuck down. The last thing we need is to have this out here.
I want to enjoy this weekend, but I fear I’m not going to be able to keep a lid on this long enough for us to return to the Bay.
My eyes remain on the game, but when the final whistle blows, I realize that I didn’t really see any of it. I do, however, know that Hadley’s cell went off twice. I also know that she’s desperate to check it.
“That was incredible. The roar of the crowd… can you imagine being one of those players down there?” Hadley asks excitedly as we make our way out of the stadium.
The Colts won by a mile and the crowd around were on fire as they cheered on their team.
“I really can’t. It must be mind-blowing to know that so many sets of eyes are on y
ou.”
“I guess you’ll soon get used to it. Hopefully you’ll get to find out this time next year.”
A little excitement pushes my dread aside from a few moments ago. Could that really be me down there next year, playing in white and black?
“What about you? How do you feel about this place?” I ask as we make our way back to the hotel.
“I like it. You were right earlier, it does feel like it could be home.”
“So you think you could raise our baby here?”
“I really do,” she says with a wide smile. “It’s mind-boggling, isn’t it? This time next year you could be a Colt and I could be watching you with our baby.”
“Jesus,” I mutter, panicking slightly at the picture she paints. “Do you think we’re actually capable of looking after a baby?” I ask with a laugh, only half joking. I barely feel like I can look after myself most days.
“I’m sure it’ll be like riding a bike.”
“Hmm… I’m not sure about a bike, but I know something I want to ride,” I say, dropping my face to her neck and breathing her in.
“I guess it’s a good thing we’re here then,” she says, nodding to the building before us.
“Perfect timing.”
I drag her inside, and in seconds we’re alone in the elevator.
