Page 16 of His Team

“Your twin, right?”

“Yeah, you checking up on me?”

His smile changes to that cocky one I know him for. It says he knows he’s gorgeous and could charm his way out of a paper bag. I don’t miss the way his gaze takes me in.

My belly drops and starts doing all sorts of weird things. It dawns on me how gross I must look. I begin to shift from foot to foot.

For the third time, I’m standing in front of this guy looking like a hot mess. He probably thinks I’m so slob. I’ve got to start coming out of the house looking better. This is insane.

“Dude, I didn’t know who you were until last night. My friend told me about you and your brother.”

“What about my brother?” he bites out.

I shrug. “You guys play baseball. Supposedly you’re both a big deal. Look, I should go. You have a good one, okay?”

“Wait, I’m sorry. That came out wrong. You have time for coffee or a quick bite?”

I war with whether coffee would be a good idea. He seems like he could use someone to talk to. I’ve been there, needed that.

However, my situation is complicated, and I don’t think hanging out with this guy is going to help with that any. Cam is … yeah, I’m not going there. This guy is a problem waiting to happen.

“Sorry, I need to get this shopping done and head home. I need to get cleaned up from my run.”

He stares at me for a moment. It’s like he’s looking through me. His blue-gray eyes are so intense. I don’t realize I’m holding my breath until he speaks.

“Some other time then,” he says. He then goes to walk by me and leans into my ear. “You know it’s meant to be. We keep running into each other. The next time, I’m not taking no for an answer.”

With that, he walks off, leaving me standing with my cheeks warm and my mouth hanging open. All kinds of butterflies are swarming in my belly. My skin tingles where his breath fanned.

I noticed last night that a tingle ran up my arm when I shook his hand. I tried to ignore it. But there is no ignoring him today. I turn to look after him and find him staring at me with a smile on his lips.

He shakes his head and turns to disappear. I stand, not having a clue why I came up this aisle in the first place. This guy has fried my brain.

“What the entire fuck?” I breathe.

I need to stay away from him. Another guy isn’t my solution to my Dez problem. I don’t want to drag anyone into my mess.

Shaking my head clear, I get back to my shopping. Cameron Perry is the last thing I need on my mind. What I need is to keep my focus.

I snort at that thought as I have to move on to start my shopping in another aisle until I can remember what I need from this one. My phone rings, startling me from my thoughts. I pull it out to see it’s my dad.

Rolling my eyes, I ignore the call and continue with my shopping. I’m not in the mood for any of the drama back home. Once the phone stops ringing, it begins to buzz.

This time, when I glance at the screen, I see it’s a text from Taylor. She’s inviting me out to a party tonight with Joelle and her brother Joey.

Joey is her twin, which makes me think of Cam. I wonder why he became so defensive when I mentioned his brother. I probably could have found out if I had taken him up on his offer for coffee.

I sigh at my wayward thoughts before texting Taylor that I’m in. A few hours of dancing and forgetting about everything else might be fun. Lord knows I need to unwind.

I have some reading to do for class next week, but a few hours to let my hair down isn’t going to hurt. Heck, if I don’t figure something out, I’m going to be a wife in four years. I might as well have some fun now.

But you’re not getting married. Don’t even entertain the thought.

Cameron

How does a girl I’ve never seen in more than workout gear or loungewear have my mind in such a chokehold? I haven’t been able to get her off my mind since seeing her this morning.

“God knows I’ve tried,” I mumble to myself under my breath.

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