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“Three beers,” I said.
“I’ll need to see ID.”
“Are you kidding me? I’m on the team with the rest of these assholes.”
“Sorry, kid. No ID, no beer.” His eyes dropped to my chest and I realized my error. Everyone else was in their jersey. Everyone except me and my guys.
“I guess I’ll take a soda then, or do you need to see some ID for that?” He rolled his eyes before getting my drink. The second I turned around I saw her.
Lily.
Surrounded by her friends, she looked as uncomfortable as fuck. Nothing like Lindsey and her cheer friends lapping up the attention and a good time.
Someone like Lily Ford wasn’t supposed to stand out, but in a room full of people, I only saw her.
“What are you doing?” Gav came over, leaving Bryan with a couple of our other guys. Before I could answer, he spotted what had my attention. “You like her.”
“It doesn’t matter.” I turned around and leaned on the bar.
“I think it does.”
“She’s LilyFord.” A thin breath escaped my lips. “And I’m—what the fuck?” My eyes bugged at the sight of my dad standing in amongst all the Raider blue and white.
“Shit, man, is that—”
“Yeah.” I slammed my glass down on the bar and made my way over to him. “What the hell?”
“Is that anyway to greet your old man?” He sneered, glancing around the room, looking for something. Or someone.
“You need to leave,” I hissed, vaguely aware that we were already drawing an audience.
“Leave? I only just got here. It’s a party for the team and since my son plays for the team, I figured I should be here.” His brows drew together, and I smelled the overpowering scent of whiskey on his breath. “I mean, you do play on the team, don’t you?”
“Mom told you.” My shoulders sagged with defeat. I’d asked her not to mention anything to him, but she’d sold me out. Or worse, he’d made her tell him.
“You think I let you transfer to Rixon High so you can spend game night sitting on the bench? You can think again.” He barreled past me, but I managed to grab his arm and yank him back.
“Don’t do this,” I pleaded, feeling shame burn through me.
But he took off, melting into the crowd.
And my life was about to get a whole lot harder.
Chapter Eleven
Lily
Something was wrong.
I’d seen Kaiden arguing with an older man. It looked serious. Then the man had pulled away from Kaiden and disappeared into the crowd while he stood there, completely paralyzed.
“What’s wrong?” Ashleigh whispered. We were standing with Peyton, Poppy, and Sofia while they watched Aaron and Cole play pool. We always came to support the team and Dad.
“Nothing,” I said, glancing back at where Kaiden stood, only he wasn’t there anymore. “Can you see my dad?” I asked her.
“The last time I saw him, he was talking to Jenson and his dad over by the buffet table. Why?”
“No reason.” Except I had a sense of dread sitting heavy in my stomach.
