Offside (Rules of the Game, #1)

by Avery Keelan

Chase tilted his head, looking at me like I was an alien. Then a grin broke out on his face. “You know what?” He shrugged. “I’ll bite.” My heart exploded. “Wait, really?” Surely, I’d misheard. “James, you just dropped more knowledge than half the guys on the team could. It makes total sense.” This may have been the moment I fell for him, but I’d never admit that out loud. “Plus,” I added, “if you take the trade and I’m right, Dallas will be extra mad that he did it to himself.” Chase grinned. “I like when you talk dirty to me.” He nodded at the phone. “There’s a lot of money riding on this pool, so if I win big because of this, I’ll buy you something nice.” “I’d settle for a hot chocolate.” “I’ll take you for that any time you want.”