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Wes made his way to the backyard and stopped short.
Was his daughter actually playing soccer? Without his coaching and urging and begging?
Marissa ran around the gazebo in the middle of the yard with obviously a new soccer ball and Sarah was using her cell phone to record her.
What were they doing?
He walked across the grass toward them, and Sarah turned to face him. She wasn’t in pajamas, but the yoga pants and tank top…sans bra was a close second. The thin, body-hugging fabric accentuated her hourglass shape, and the spaghetti straps of the tank top made her collarbone and sexy shoulders that much more pronounced. The nipples visible through the material had his mouth feeling like a desert.
So much for two days out on the ocean to clear his head. One sighting of her had his heart and mind a complete mess again.
She folded her arms across her chest, and he lifted his gaze quickly, embarrassed to be busted checking her out. But then, her messy ponytail and face free of makeup actually took his breath away. She was naturally pretty, and her lack of vanity was attractive as hell.
He was in trouble. “Hey,” he said, his voice slightly hoarse. “What are you two doing?”
“Testing out a new element to add to my app,” Marissa said as she kicked the ball toward him.
Wes stopped it with his foot and glanced at her. “The coaching app?”
Marissa beamed proudly as she said, “Yep. Sarah uploaded it to the app store yesterday, and there’ve been twenty-six downloads so far.”
Twenty-six downloads in a day. Wow… “That’s awesome, sweetheart.” He really had no idea, but she seemed happy about it, and that’s what mattered.
“We’re only selling it for a dollar, so I’m not rich yet, but soon, right, Sarah?”
Sarah laughed. “Absolutely. Especially if we can figure out this new feature the reviewers mentioned.”
“Reviewers?”
Sarah turned to face him, looking just as hyped about it as his daughter, and his pulse raced even faster. Her passion for this technology stuff was surprisingly turning him on even more. “Yeah, users are providing feedback, and Marissa is listening. We’re trying to upload an imaging tool that will track a player’s speed with the ball, kicking strength, that kind of thing.”
“An app can do that?”
Marissa rolled her eyes at him. “Have you been listening to me at all?”
Apparently not. Maybe he needed to start.
That feature alone could help determine player position quickly within a team. But he wasn’t quite ready to jump on board yet. “Hey, do I get a hug?”
Marissa moved closer but then crinkled her nose. “Oh my God, Dad, you stink.”
He cleared his throat, embarrassed as he glanced at Sarah, who took several steps away from him as well and covered her own nose. “I haven’t been home yet…I thought maybe you were ready to go.”
“We actually still have work to do. Right, Sarah?” Marissa asked.
Sarah nodded. “I’m happy to keep going on this.”
She was incredible. As much as the grandparents adored Marissa, after two days, they were usually exhausted and happy to hand her back. Sarah seemed to be enjoying the time as much as his daughter was.
“Okay, I’ll head home and shower and then come back… If it’s okay she stays a little longer?” His question was directed at Sarah, but Marissa answered.
“It’s fine.”
He shot her a look. “I was asking Sarah.”
Sarah nodded. “It’s fine. No rush.”
Marissa ran off with the ball again, and Wes shook his head. “Two years of trying and failing to get her to show any interest in sports, and you were able to do it in a weekend.”
