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“oOoOO,” comes from behind us.
I turn to find the entire team, including Ace, with their backs to us, pretending to make out with themselves.
“Oh my God.” Riley laughs before burying her face in my chest.
“For fuck’s sake. There might be one less in attendance tonight because I might end up burying that jackass behind the field house.”
“Let me know if you need any help. I’ll grab my shovel.”
I let out a loud laugh. “God, I love you.”
“Love you, too, but you should probably get back.”
With one last quick kiss, I walk backward, putting space between us before I decide to take her out behind the field house and bury myself in her.
As I approach the team, they’re all laughing at their shenanigans.
“Grow up,” I tease. “I’m surrounded by a bunch of immature assholes, led by the leader of immature assholes.” I poke Ace in the chest as I pass him. “Since y’all are clearly warming up your mouths instead of your muscles, how about laps around the diamond?”
They all groan, but no one puts up a fight as they take off.
“What the fuck, man.” I smack Ace upside the head, knocking his hat to the ground once the boys are out of range for this conversation. “You’re supposed to be a good influence on the kids, not—” I pause. “—well, your regular self.”
“Hey.” He holds his hands up innocently. “You knew you were getting when you asked for my help, man. Hate to break it to ya, but you only have yourself to blame.”
I groan, running my hands over my face. “You’re right.”
“I’m sorry. What was that?” He cups his ear as if hard of hearing.
Instead of repeating myself, I flip him off.
“Now who’s being a bad influence?”
“Fuck off, Sullivan. Why don’t you join the boys in a lap or two to run your legs instead of your mouth?”
“Ouch.” He clutches his heart. Ace throws his arm over my shoulder. “You know, Cooper Augustus, I have to say I am quite disappointed in your manners. I can’t wait to tell your mama that you didn’t even introduce me back there.”
“You know that’s not my middle name, right?” I don’t know why Ace does this. It’s almost like he has a plethora of names in his brain and purposely wants to annoy you, or maybe it’s to put a smile on folks’ faces because some of the middle names I’ve heard him give people over the year are a little out-there like Octavius, Templeton, and the one he just used—Augustus.
He shrugs as I push him off me. “Meh, tomato, tomahto.”
“You’ll be able to meet Riley and her sister tonight at dinner.”
It’s like there’s a damn record scratch. Slowly, he turns with a quirked brow. “A sister, you say? Is she single?”
I nod. “Yeah, she showed up unannounced to visit.” I head towards home plate to wait for the boys to finish their laps. Suddenly, I’m thrust forward.What the fuck?Ace clings to my back like a goddamn spider monkey.
“I promise to do whatever you say, man, especially if her sister looks anything like her.”
I groan and pull him off me, grabbing my fallen hat from the ground. “Maybe just don’t open your mouth tonight.”
Chapter 31
Riley
“Sowhydotheycall you Ass?” I ask, perched in Cooper’s lap. The man has some serious separation issues because he wasn’t happy with me sitting in the open seat next to him when we got to the Pint earlier this evening. I don’t honestly mind; I just really love giving him shit for it.
Cooper chuckles, and his body vibrates against my back. “Oh boy, here we go,” he mutters against the beer bottle before taking a long pull of his drink.
