She makes a face. “I know he can be…” “A grumpy, insufferable, paranoid asshole?” Her eyes widen at something over my shoulder. My neck prickles before I turn my head and look back at the man staring me down like I’m the bane of his existence. “Don’t stop on my account,” Rafael says. “I feel like you were just getting started.” All the blood in my body rises to my face. “You know what? I just realized I need to use the bathroom before the game begins. See you out on the field!” Lily gives my arm a quick squeeze before she rushes toward the other team’s dugout,
