Page 141 of Here and Now
“I know he would.”
She reaches her hand out, gripping my wrist and squeezing. “I’m glad you came to Ember Falls.”
I cover her hand. “Me too.”
“Now, let’s go watch them lose and pretend we care.”
twenty-nine
Miles
Iwrap my arm around Penelope’s shoulder, pulling her against my sweaty chest.
“Eww, stop,” she complains with a laugh.
I kiss her temple and lower my voice. “You like when I’m sweaty.”
She ducks her head and I imagine her pink cheeks. “Not like this.”
“Oh, only when you can be sweaty too?” I tease.
Her eyes meet mine. “You’re ridiculous.”
“You’re adorable.”
“You need a shower.”
I grin. “You should come home with me and make sure I don’t miss a spot.”
Her blue eyes flash with heat, and she plays with the silver medal around my neck. “Maybe I will. You are a podium winner, after all.”
We played really well today. Much better than we have all year. I was actually quite remarkable, if I do say so myself. It was almost like the team of last year, where we were in sync and all the plays just clicked.
“That I am. We almost had the gold too,” I remind her.
“You did very well.”
I kiss her softly, and then Kai rushes to us. “Can we go to Mr.Lachlan’s house today? Rose said that she can swim in the falls, and I want to swim in the falls, too.”
Penelope shakes her head. “Not this time, buddy. You have school tomorrow, and I’m pretty sure you still have homework to do.”
He grumbles a little but then sighs heavily. “Fine.”
I chuckle and watch as he runs off. “I have homework to do too,” I tell Penny.
“Oh?”
“I need to study some anatomy.”
She laughs. “You do, huh?”
“I do and I need a live model,” I tell her.
“Wow, I hope you can find one on such short notice.”
“I was thinking a redhead with blue eyes might be open to it.”
Penelope’s smile is slow. “I wonder where you plan to find one of those?”
