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Not that she’d ever admit it.
Folding my legs beneath me, I pulled the soft blanket off the back of the couch and over my body. Bryan pulled a small coffee table over and planted a tub of popcorn on it and my favorite soda.
“Milady.” He flashed me a blinding smile.
“You’re such a goofball.”
“Yeah, but you love me.”
Guilt ploughed through me. I liked him. I liked him a lot… but I didn’t… I couldn’t…
My face must have said it all, because Bryan let out a thin breath as he settled beside me, remote in hand. “It was a joke,” he said. “I was joking, babe.”
“I know.” I didn’t meet his piercing gaze.
“Are you all set for Friday?” Ashleigh asked.
“Hell, yeah.” Bryan puffed out his chest. “That championship is ours. Right, Thatch?” He glanced over at Lily and Kaiden who managed to tear their lips off one another. She buried her face into his shoulder, blushing.
“Yeah,” he said.
“Jeez, man, don’t sound too enthusiastic.”
“Bry,” Gav warned with a little shake of his head.
“You have nothing to worry about,” Bryan added. “We’re stronger than ever and we’re thirsty for it. The whole team is. Besides, the girls will be there to cheer us on, right?” He looked over at me and winked. “Our very own lucky charms.”
“He’s got a point,” Kaiden said to Lily, brushing his nose along hers. Intimately. “With you in the crowd, wearing my number…” His eyes darkened as he leaned in whispering something to her, and only her.
“Get a room,” Bryan mumbled, hitting the remote and dimming the lights. The screen lit up and the opening credits started to roll.
“Hey,” he whispered, and I mouthed, “What?”
“You are coming to the game, right? I missed you last weekend.”
“I guess.” My shoulders lifted in a small shrug. Lily and Ashleigh’s entire family would be there to support Jason and the team. I always went with them, but I’d stayed at the house for the opening game of the playoffs, too weak and upset to attend. Now I was able to go, something felt different.
And not only because I was a part of their family now.
