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“Starving.”
“What do you feel like?”
“Hmmm…” She thought about it. “What if we just grab some burgers and shakes? That is, if you can handle one night of greasy food?”
“Trust me. I can handle it just fine.”
“All right. Head out to Main Street. We’ll grab the food, and I’ll take you down to my favorite spot on the cove. You’ve probably never been there. It’s a secret locals’ place.”
“All right. That sounds good.”
And that was exactly what we did.
She took off her boots and walked barefoot through the sand, leading me to a spot that had the perfect view of the water and the sky.
“This is pretty amazing,” I said after I popped a few fries into my mouth.
“I love it out here.”
“I can see why. It’s so quiet.” The crickets were chirping, and it almost sounded musical in the background.
“Did you like growing up in a small town? Or do you prefer city life?” she asked before taking a bite of her burger and watching me.
I didn’t feel the need to remind her that this was off the record. I knew it was, and I felt comfortable that she knew it, too.
“The town I grew up in was a little larger than Cottonwood Cove, but not a city by any stretch. I liked it back then, and being here has reminded me that I like it more now than I thought I would.”
“And you don’t have any siblings, right?”
“Nope. It was just me and my mom.”
“I always wondered what it would be like to be an only child,” she said before laughing and shaking her head. “Don’t get me wrong. I love my siblings to death. But when I was young, I used to wonder what it would be like to get all the attention.”
Now it was my turn to laugh. “Somehow, I imagine you got plenty of attention, sweetheart.”
“Why? Because I’m so hot?” A wide grin spread across her face, and my fucking chest squeezed.
I needed to tread carefully before I got in over my head.
I didn’t know where I was playing next year.
My life was up in the air.
I did not need complications.
And Brinkley Reynolds was becoming a huge complication.
“You’re hot. It’s no secret. Don’t read into it.”
She shrugged. “I think that’s the first compliment you’ve ever given me.”
“Yeah? Well, we don’t want your head to get too big.” I tried to make light of it.
“Don’t worry about me getting the wrong idea. You’re not my type either.” She raised a brow. “I have a hard and fast rule about not dating professional athletes.”
We were both posturing and clearly, we were completely full of shit.
I wanted her.
