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It's beautiful and romantic. I think I'm about to get kissed.
8
Brady
As much as I don’t want to admit it, I’m drawn to Natalie Sinclair. I can’t explain it, but there is a pull I don’t think I want to fight. She’s sweet and funny, sassy and sarcastic, and fucking beautiful. My fingers reach for hers, and I spin her around like the ballerina she is.
Her pale blue dress is the same shade as her eyes. It’s strapless and ties in a knot at her chest with a small open hole under the knot. Cooper would fucking kill me if he knew how much time I spent tonight thinking about how easy it would be to untie that knot. Untie her like she was my favorite birthday present. She may have been showing less skin than most of the girls at the party, but she was sexier than all of them.
Nat spent the night laughing and talking with my sister, and for an unexplainable reason, that made me happy. I can’t figure out why she feels right when the idea of a girlfriend feels like a complication I don’t need.
She stops spinning in front of me. Her hair is soft and framing her gorgeous face. Flushed cheeks and a beautiful smile are lighting up her eyes...
At that moment, something settles in me, knowing that I put that smile on her face. I want to be the man that earns that smile every day. I run my hands up her arms, feeling the goosebumps I’m leaving in my tracks, and Natalie shivers. Resting my hands under the hair at the back of her head, I’m about to kiss Natalie Sinclair. Until I see fucking headlights coming our way.
“Brady?” Nat’s looking up at me now. She’s doesn’t know it yet but will realize any second that Cooper’s Rubicon is approaching us.
Cooper pulls up next to us and lowers the windows. I’ve already moved my hands, so he hasn’t jumped out of the car and started throwing the punches he would have thrown if he caught me kissing his sister. “Hey, Nattie. I’m sorry. Hop in, guys. I’ll drop Brady off then drive us home.”
“I’m good, man. I’ll walk.”
I open the door for Natalie, watching her get settled before closing it behind her. Nat leans on the open window. “Thanks for walking me home, Brady.”
“Yeah, man, thanks for walking her home. Sorry I was otherwise occupied.”
“Eww! Man Whore! I do not even want to KNOW how exactly you were occupied! Just take me home. I’m exhausted.”
“I can’t help I, the ladies can’t get enough. See you later, QB.”
I call back, “Don’t be a douche, Sinclair.” Then hear Nat making fake gagging noises as she rolls the window up.
I watch them drive away and wonder what the fuck I was thinking. I was so close to kissing this girl. She’s the good girl you introduce to your mom, not the girl you let suck your dick and then toss aside. She is fucking incredible, but am I going to break my own rule and potentially fuck up my final season playing for the Kroydon Knights and possibly the friendship I’ve got going with her brother on and off the field?
I don’t know if I can throw away what I feel like I have worked my whole life toward for a girl that I’ve just met. I’ve signed my letter of intent, but my offer and scholarship can still be rescinded. So why can’t I stop thinking about her lips on mine. Natalie Sinclair might be worth the risk.
Walking into my house a few minutes later, I kick my flip flops under the bench in the mudroom and lock the door behind me. There is a lone light on in the kitchen, and I can see my sister sitting on one of the barstools at the counter. Chloe has a cold piece of pizza in front of her mouth and a glass of iced tea next to her.
She’s changed into a grey pair of Kroydon Prep sweats and fuzzy socks, like it’s the middle of winter. Tilting her head to the side, my sister squints her eyes like she is thinking hard about something. “Well, damn, Brady. I was hoping it would take you longer to get home.”
“Why would you want me to take longer? What are you up to?” I lean down and take a bite out of her pizza before she can, then settle myself on the stool next to her.
“Fucker! You might as well take the slice now. Gross.” She grumbles as she hands me the pizza and walks back over to the refrigerator. She gets herself another slice and pushes the pizza box across the counter to me. “I was hoping you’d take longer getting home because I was hoping you and Natalie would take a long way.” She waggles her eyebrows at me exaggeratedly, and I groan.
“Lay off. That’s not happening.”
“Well, why not? She is one of the first cool chicks to come to town in ages. She’s pretty, has a brain, and she seemed like a genuinely sweet girl. Not to mention, she obviously knows football and understands what it takes to play at your level. If I thought I had a chance, I’d go for it, but I’m pretty sure you’re more her type. So, tell me, why can’t it happen?
“I know you were watching her. You checked on us all night, and I saw the look on your face whenever other guys stopped to talk to us. You looked pissed when Darby sat down with her. Do you know he took her number and asked if she wanted to catch a movie? This one might not actually throw herself at your feet. You might have to put a little effort in here.”
Knowing he has her number and I don’t causes a punch to the gut I wasn’t prepared for.
“I was not watching Natalie all night. I was looking out for my little sister. Gotta keep you safe.”
Chloe rolls her eyes at me. She has a black belt in Judo and started studying Muay Thai last year. My sister could probably kick my ass with her eyes closed. But there is no way that I will tell my sister she’s right, and that I couldn’t keep my eyes off Natalie tonight.
That would be giving her too much ammunition, and I am not in the mood to deal with it now.
“What the fuck ever, Brady. Don’t be a pussy. Go for the girl before someone else does. You’re a good guy. Cooper will get over it. You already signed your letter of intent, so you don’t have to stress out about college, and you’re the best player on the team, so enjoy your last season with your own personal cheerleader in the stands. Stop overanalyzing this the way that I know you are doing right now. Get out of your head for once.”
