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My throat worked with the sudden emotion. “Yeah,” I said, a little hoarse. “Yeah, I’m okay.”
“That’s good. And just so you know, Rinkin is dismissed.”
I shot up, eyes wide. “He’s off the team?”
“He’s out of Westbrook entirely.”
I spun, looking at Max. I knew he could hear everything Coach said. The man had one volume: extra loud.
Without a word, Max took the cell and pressed it to his ear. “Resch,” he intoned, making me gape. “You sure that asshat won’t be around on campus, causing trouble?”
“Navarro, I can assure you that Miles Rinkin is banned from campus. He won’t be bothering your charge ever again. I’ll make sure of it.”
My brows drew down.His charge?
Max didn’t seem to think it was odd because he just grunted. “Good.” Then he said, “And by the way, he’s not my charge anymore. He’s my boyfriend.”
“Guess I’m never getting rid of you,” Coach muttered.
My mouth dropped open.
Max seemed amused. “Guess not.”
“Tell Sinclair I’ll see him bright and early tomorrow and to expect extra laps.”
Max grunted in agreement and disconnected the call, tossing the phone to the end of the bed.
“Your charge?” I asked, raising a brow.
“He’s a weird man, Nemo.”
“Max.”
He sighed. “You were just shy of eighteen when you got into Westbrook and tried out for Elite.” He shrugged. “I went and introduced myself to your coach. Signed some papers.”
I made a strangled sound. “You mean you went and told him you were the boss of me?”
He made a face as if he tasted something sour. “I merely let him know I was your legal guardian and I would appreciate being kept in the loop about team things.”
And that was why Coach automatically handed the papers to Max at the hospital. It was why he knew Max and never seemed surprised to see him around.
“How often did you talk to my coach without me knowing?”
He gave me a hard look. “It’s not like I did it in secret. And not much. Just a few times.”
“The reason I got a solo dorm room wasn’t because of Win, was it?” I asked, wondering what else he did for me that I didn’t know about or had assumed was because of Win.
He shrugged.
“Maxi.”
“Don’t Maxi me,” he snapped. “It doesn’t matter. You insisted on staying at that damn dorm, and I wasn’t having some stranger around you at all times. Especially when you were sleeping.”
“I love you.”
All the stubborn fight drained out of him. His onyx eyes rose to mine.
I smiled. “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me. Even if it was controlling, sneaky, and high-handed.”
