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Of course he did.“He’s at the camp?” After Hannah moved closer to me, thanks to my harsher tone, I mouthed, “Everything is fine.”
“Yeah. That’s never happened before. Said he wanted to talk to me about possibly heading to Colorado after I graduate. I think he’s friends with one of the coaches here or something.”
“What did you tell him?”
“I told him I was busy. I wasn’t sure what to do.”
Dropping my head forward in relief, I let out a breath. “I’ll take care of it. You concentrate on playing ball. How are you doing?”
“Really well. I won all the skills challenges, came in second in batting, and my speed is in the top five of the fifty kids here at camp.”
That’s my boy.“I’m proud of you.”
“Thanks. I need to go. Tell Mom I said hi.”
“You got it. Love you, son. When you come home, I have something to show you.”
“Okay. Cool. Love you too.”
He loved me. The exchange was so effortless I’d almost missed it. Before doing anything else, I tapped out a text to Jake once I found his name in my contacts.
Heard you met my son.
Jake:Great kid. Amazing player.
He’s there for camp. Leave him alone.
Jake:Calm down. You’re not the only scout in the game.
No. But I’m the only one who’s his father. Don’t fuck with me, Jake.
Those little dots bounced, then went away a few times, and no other texts came through.
“What’s going on?” Hannah asked.
“First, he wanted me to tell you hi.” Her bright smile quickly faded when I then said, “A scout for the Colorado Bears is there. Wanted to talk to Jimmy.”
“What?”
“Don’t worry. Jimmy told him he was busy, and I just sent Jake a text telling him to back off.”
“Do you think he’ll listen?”
Did I? Something told me he wouldn’t, but I didn’t want to freak her out, so I nodded. “Yeah. If he knows what’s good for him.”
Hannah let out a sigh of relief. “I guess we’ll need to talk to him when he gets home.”
“Probably. Everything will be fine, I promise.” I kissed the top of her head.
“I trust you.”
That was all I needed to hear. Shortly afterward, Cal, Thor, and I went to my place. He was wiped out from traveling, and my blood was still simmering about Jake. I needed to come up with a plan. While Cal snored on the couch, I grabbed my laptop and got to work.
Chapter26
Hannah
I was so excited to surprise Cash today. When I was out with Mia yesterday, I picked up a couple of things for him. One of them was under the dress I had on, and the other was tucked away in a gift bag. I wanted to give it to him for Father’s Day when Jimmy was still home, but it wasn’t ready in time. Mainly because I didn’t know what to get until the last minute ... but it was fabulous, and I knew he’d appreciate it. If not, I’d strip, and once he saw the little lacy number, he’d forget about everything else.
