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I didn’t ask her to swallow.
I released over her face as she peered up at me like I was some kind of god.
I felt like it when I was with her.
“Christ,” I mutter, flooring it along the highway back to my penthouse.
How the hell am I going to survive an entire season of this? I need to either focus on the game or start dating.
A cold hard fuck is not going to fix this. Trust me, I’ve tried.
Now that we are friends, it’s going to be even harder. Pun fucking intended.
It was so much easier when I hated her. No, I never hated her...I was embarrassed and broken-hearted.
That’s the hardest pill to swallow.
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KAYLEE
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“Was that Levi?” Mom asks as I follow her into the living room.
Dad sits on the sofa, looking pale and more vulnerable than I’ve ever seen him. My heart sinks as I cross the room and throw my arms around him, sitting.
“Dad.”
He pats my arm. “I’m okay, kiddo. It was just a scare.”
“It wasnotjust a scare, Hank. You have to take the doctor’s orders seriously.” Mom growls.
“I will. Don’t nag me. I’ll...die.”
“Dad.” I chuckle while Mom loses her mind at him. “Don’t joke about that stuff.”
He smiles down at me, then a frown appears. “Did I hear your mom say that Levi dropped you off?”
Damn.
I was hoping to dodge that question.
“My car wouldn’t start.” I sink into cushions. “So, what did the doctor say?”
“What’s wrong with your car?” Dad asks, not giving up.
I shrug. “I don’t know. Levi showed up, and it was already dark, so I accepted his offer to drive me over.”
Both of them are silent.
“It’s fine.”
“Don’t you get back with that boy, Kaylee. He treated you horribly,” Dad warns me. “I don’t care how good he is with a football. He didn’t respect you.”
A part of me wants to tell them the truth. I can’t. Not with Dad’s heart the way it is. I know how he feels about people who cheat, and I definitely don’t want him to see me that way.
It would break my heart.