TWIST OF FATE Excerpt

TWIST OF FATE
By Tia Louise
© TLM Productions LLC, 2021

Scout

“She’s really cute, Scout, but she can’t play with the boys.”

My brother stands beside me on the sidelines with his arms crossed, and we watch as my three-year-old runs around the field, holding up her little hands and trying to catch their easy passes.

“That’s what they told the quarterback princess.”

“Are you talking about that old Helen Hunt movie with the girl who wanted to be a quarterback?”

“Feeling threatened?”

“I’m not saying it because she’s a girl. I’m saying it because she’s three. The ball’s too big for her.”

Bobby tosses an overhand pass, and it bounces off her face, knocking her on her little butt.

“Uh oh.”

She’s immediately surrounded by our team of seven- to ten-year-olds with Jesse right up front helping her stand. J.R. and I jog to where she’s holding her hand over her nose.

My stomach drops. If her nose is bleeding or worse, Daisy’s going to kill me. “Hey, princess, you okay?” I’m on my knees beside the two cousins.

“It hit my nose, Daddy.” She puts an arm around my neck and rests her head on my shoulder.

It only took a day for her to start calling me that, and damn, it twisted me around her little finger even tighter.

“Let’s take a look.” I give her a squeeze and she steps back, holding up her head.

“It’s not bleeding!” Jesse announces to the other boys, and Melody blinks several times, watching him. My nephew turns to her again. “Hey, you didn’t even cry! Noses hurt.”

She smiles blinking even faster, and my heart clenches. I can tell my princess is struggling with all her might not to cry, even more now.

“Noses hurt,” she repeats, putting a hand on my shoulder.

“Hey, let’s play over here while the boys do their drills. Okay?” She nods, and I pick her up, carrying her off the field...

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