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She laughed. “I come home all the damn time. Swear. My parents just like to tell everyone that I don’t.”
Once I’d flown the coop, so to speak, my mom and dad had sold their house and started the travel life. I hadn’t come home to a place in Kilgore other than a hotel in years.
Us staying at Ash and Ford’s place in their RV with all of our kids was going to be interesting tonight. Though Banner and Perry were staying in their guest room, that still left Ari, Slone, Briley—Slone’s daughter—me, and Annabelle in Ford’s travel trailer meant for four.
Though, in the years that we’d been traveling together for football, Slone and I were more than used to spending all kinds of time together—our kids, too.
The bartender handed me the lemonade, and Rebel looked at me with raised eyebrows.
“Still obsessed with her, I see,” she mused.
I shrugged. “Not something you really shake off all that easily.”
Rebel’s eyes were mischievous as she said, “Follow me, boys.”
We did, winding our way through classmates who had done well for themselves. And some who hadn’t.
“Grab a chair,” Rebel urged.
We did, grabbing from a table that had four extras.
Chair in hand, we all walked up behind the women at the table.
Blue, Tempy, and now Rebel.
“Do you ever wonder how many houses you’ve passed in your lifetime that have people locked in their basements?” I heard Blue ask.
A chuckle rose out of my throat just as I said, “Well I do now.”
Blue whirled, and my god, my breath caught.
The ten years since our high school graduation had been good to her. Really good to her.
From across the room, she’d been breathtaking. From a few inches away from her? She was downright soul stealing.
“Hello, Blue,” I said quietly.
Like always, her face flamed, and she opened and closed her mouth a few times before squeaking out, “Titus?”
I grinned. “In the flesh.”
One thing that was definitely different about her was the way she dressed.
In high school, she’d been the queen of sweatpants and baggy t-shirts.
Now, she was in a black, back-baring dress, and black high heels.
Her beautiful hair was down, and a few blonde curls were bobbing toward and away from her face as she breathed heavily.
Before I could think better of it, she launched herself at me.
I had to lift both of my hands high in the air to avoid her knocking the drinks out of them.
Then, for a few long seconds I was stunned because never in my life had Blue actually acted like she liked me in the least.
When my brain started tracking straight again, I was wrapping my arms around her tight, drinks and all.
I buried my nose in her hair, inhaling her sweet scent, and thought about how much I’d wanted this. How much I’d wanted this since the first time I met her.
