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speaking of my mother like she’s some gold digger trying to sink her claws into his dad? Nah. That’s when the gloves come off and shit gets real.
avoid stirring it back to life. “Left or right?” “I’m a switch,” I reply instantly. Having been asked that question more times than I can count, the answer comes out on autopilot now. But he already knows that, so why— He stifles a laugh, and when I glance up, he motions toward the bed. “I meant for sleeping, not in the batter’s box, Hastings.”
SIR HAHAHA
“Don’t worry, Theo. The only guy ending up in my bed tonight is you.”
“Play with fire, and you’re gonna get burned, Teddy Bear,”
Yeah, it led me right back to him. To finally admitting Phoenix was right: Denial is not just a river in Egypt, and I drown in it every time I look at Madden.
“You call him stepbro a single time while he’s here, and I will make your life a living hell,” I promise the three of them before I open the front door.
My lips twitch, and I can’t keep the amusement from my voice when I utter, “Did you just smell me?” “Can you blame me? You always smell so good,” he murmurs before pressing a kiss to the side of my head.
“When it’s your forever on the line, all the codes and rules go right out the damn window.” Every obstacle or circumstance that stands in our way—our history, our parents, the rivalry—none of it matters. Not if it keeps me from having him. So even though my teammates will kill me for what I’m about to do, I don’t care. Because I love him, and I’d rather have him a thousand times over than win some damn rivalry game.
