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“Yeah. Okay. So do it.”
He laughed. A from the gut, all male sound that made her tingle all the way to her toes.
“That’s it. It’s just that simple.”
“I didn’t say that.” She picked up her fork again and scooped a piece of fish into her mouth. She chewed and swallowed before continuing. “But you know how to throw. I’ve seen…”
“You’ve seen me throw? When?”
Ooops.
Busted. She frowned and put her fork down. Time to pay the piper. “After you left the other night, when we watched a game together, I looked you up.”
“Oh, you looked me up, eh?”
His teasing tone mixed with his eyebrows lifting made her giggle.
“Yes. Yes I did. I watched you pitch.”
She’d watched him pitch for hours on her computer. Mesmerized by his talent. Every time, his mechanics were the same. His focus laser-sharp. She’d experienced that focus on her and it made her insides go gooey. The man was control personified. He homed in on what was in his sights and nothing else mattered. It thrilled her and scared her at the same time. Of course, seeing the man in baseball pants was a whole other level of attraction for her, but she would keep that little nugget to herself.
“You’re very good. You know how to throw. You need to believe in that again. You’ve lost faith in your arm. It’s time to find it again.”
The furrowed brow and tilt of his head returned. Not unlike Casey when he had something on his mind. It didn’t hit her until that moment how alike the two were. Both men of few words with something always brewing in their beautiful minds.
“I mean it. You didn’t have to think about your arm being strong enough before. That’s what you’re worried about now. But Tyler says you’re ready. So don’t think, just throw.”
He laughed again. A sound she was getting addicted to in a hurry. “You never cease to amaze me, Baylee.”
She shrugged and went back to her meal. “I call ’em like I see ’em. That’s all.”
“Yes. You do.”
They finished their meal, chatting about how Casey was doing in school, their favorite movies and music. Baylee soaked it in. Although she lived in the moment, the truth haunted her from the back of her mind that Drew was leaving soon. This couldn’t last. But could it? A tiny hammer of hope banged away at her doubts. But there were so many unknowns. What she did know was she was falling for the man who sat across from her, laughing at her jokes and looking into her eyes as if she were the only woman on the planet. Something she’d never experienced before, not even with her ex.
No. Drew was different. She prayed her heart could handle whatever was coming. She was getting dangerously close to not being able to see a day without Drew in it. She’d asked him to be honest about what he wanted. Maybe it was time she answered that question for herself.
