Page 88 of Secret Love

My cheeks flush. I lay back in my bed and grin at the phone.

Yeah?

Henley

I’ve been able to think of little else all day long. It’s a good thing it’s the offseason or I’d be a mess.

Well, we’re gonna have to figure that out before you start playing again. When is that again anyway?

Henley

Things are about to start picking up with more regulated workouts. But the mandatory minicamp isn’t until June, so there’s a little leeway until then for me. Coach Evans goes easier on me than a lot of the other players, but I still try not to miss.

I’m excited to see you play.

Henley

You are?

Yes! I hear you’re kinda all that.

Henley

Tiny dancer, on the field, I am definitely all that.

I shiver and laugh out loud, feeling the heat of his words like he’s in bed saying them in my ear.

I just might pass out from lust, seeing you in those tights.

Henley

LOL. You make me sound like Robin Hood. They’re pants though.

Mm-hmm, those things are leggings at most.

Henley

I guess this brings up that age-old question: Are leggings pants?

On females, yes. Especially if they’re dark enough to hide underwear, otherwise they just seem like tights. But on men…I’m not so sure.

Henley

Maybe it’ll take you seeing me on the field to believe.

I cannot wait.

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

WATERING THE BUSHES

HENLEY

I walk into Luminary to meet the guys and am surprised to see Tru with a woman whohasto be her mom. They favor each other so much, it’s easy to see what Tru will look like in the future.

Tru must’ve had the day off.

They’re at a table near the front, and Clara and Lane are standing there talking with them. Tru says something and theyall laugh, which causes Marv and Walter, sitting at the table next to them, to pause their grumbling to see what’s so funny.

---