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The ride eased into a smoother glide as we rose high above the fair.
“This is better.” She nodded, slowly retracting her hands. I took advantage and snagged one, threading our fingers together. Lily smiled over at me.
“I’m sorry for being a dick today.”
“You didn’t tell me about my dad wanting to give you a chance.”
“I didn’t know how.”
“Because it changes things?”
It was my turn to nod, over the giant fucking lump in my throat.
“I guess we were always doomed, huh?” Her weak smile shredded my insides.
“I wish things were different. I do.” I ran my hand up her neck, gliding my fingers along her face. “Fuck, Lily, I—”
“Ssh, just kiss me.” She erased the sliver of space between us, brushing her lips over mine. Our tongues tangled together, slow and steady. Fuck, kissing her always took my breath away.
Her fingers tightened into my hoodie, fisting the material to anchor us together. “I don’t want this to be goodbye,” she whispered.
“Neither do I.” I touched my head to hers, breathing her in. Her sweet cherry scent overwhelmed my senses until I was drowning in nothing but Lily Ford.
“I don’t know how to do this,” I confessed.
“Do what?”
“Lead a team that doesn’t respect me.”Lie to a coach who is finally giving me a chance.
“You earn it, Kaiden,” she said with conviction, her face still pressed impossibly close to mine. “Give them time and they’ll soon all see what I see.”
“What’s that?”
“You’re a good guy, Kaiden Thatcher.” Lust blazed in her eyes, but it was more than that. It was real unfettered emotion.
I pulled back, swallowing over the lump in my throat.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” I said, slipping my arm around her and drawing her close.
We reached the top of the wheel, Rixon glittering in the distance like a sea of diamonds. It hadn’t been home to me, not in a long time. But sitting here with Lily, I saw it through new eyes. I didn’t want to stay here. I wanted to get as far away from my dad and his toxicity as possible. But the thought of leaving the girl beside me… It cut me up inside.
“It’s peaceful up here,” she said, clutching my arm in a death grip.
“Yeah.” I breathed out audibly.
“I wish we could stay longer.”
So did I.
Away from our friends. From prying eyes and stares of judgment. Away from the team and responsibility and her dad.
Away from my father.
“What happens when we go back down there?” Lily peered up at me.
“The truth?” She nodded, and I forced out, “I don’t know.”
