Page 79 of Hart Breaker

“That’s offensive,” Boones states.

Riley opens her door as I pull up to the curb. “I have to pee.”

Before I can even unbuckle, she’s heading into the hotel.

The fact I wanna follow her in, and not because we had a hot moment in a bathroom that I can’t remember, just because it fucks with me a little, but I think of Jillian and how she’d say “I’m a grown-ass woman” or some shit and wonder if Riley would say the same thing.

That’s one of those things we need to talk about.

“You fucked that opportunity up,” Boone points out as he opens the passenger door and climbs out.

I do the same.

I meet him at the back and pop the hatch so he can grab his bag.

“Right on time,” a voice booms from behind us.

I turn and see a man with a little curly, blonde-haired girl on his hip.

The woman with them runs up and hugs Boone. “You fuck this chance with Lindsey up, I’m going to bust your knee.”

“Nice to see you, too, Mila.” He laughs as she steps back. He nods to me. “This is Hudson Hart. Mila, Max, and Saylor Steel.”

Max reaches out to shake my hand. “Nice seeing you again. That last play was insane.”

“Thanks, but I couldn’t have gotten there if not for the team, you know.”

“He doesn’t know. He owns part of a baseball team, and his sport was surfing.” Realizing I already know them, Boone laughs. “I just introduced you like you don’t know them.”

Max lifts a shoulder. “We were gonna let it slide, but yeah, you did that.”

Boone holds out his hands. “Come here, little Saylor.”

“S-U-C-K it, Boone.” Max smirks.

“I’m five,” she says, holding up her hand and showing him five digits. “I know what that says.”

“Nice job, Daddy.” Mila rolls her eyes.

“S-P-E-L-L-S.” Max winks at Saylor.

“What?” Saylor shakes her little head.

“What did I spell?” Max asks her.

She laughs a little belly laugh. “How am I supposed to remember?”

“Exactly.”

She pulls Boone’s shades off and sees his black eye. “Football?”

He nods.

“You should play for the Jags.”

I glance at the door for the hundredth time in three minutes, still thinking I should go in there.

“Maybe one day.” He winks at her.

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