Page 68 of Home Field Advantage
No. I’m hurt, and my feelings are valid. Coach moves to a middle-of-nowhere town where there’s probably nothing to do and forgets aboutus.
Mitch
Leave him be.
Tyler
Fine. I’ll leave him be the same way he left us hanging.
I’m sorry I haven’t checked in. *eye roll* I’ve been mildly preoccupied.
Tyler
Ugh. Fine. I’ll let it slide because Sage is also number one in my book.
Yes. Because of Sage…
Tyler
That sounds very vague. I’m no longer mad at you, so you can continue to explain that part.
Mitch
Normally, I’m not one to egg on our golden retriever friend here, but I also need to know more.
She’s unlike any woman I’ve ever met before.
Tyler
I…didn’t expect that update.
Mitch
Wow.
I sigh, staring at my phone in my hands.
He’s right. This is a big deal. After everything, I said I was going to be more focused on being present with Sage. My priority is supposed to beherbecause I was never there the way I should have been after the divorce, because baseball was everything to me.
But I can’t help myself anymore when Poppy is around.
I can’t help but become wrapped up in her, too.
Since the dinner at Griffin’s, it’s been a struggle to hear Sage come home from school all week and hear her talk about the fun things she did in class, and how much she loves her teacher. Orhow they laughed and danced in class to an alphabet song they found online.
I want to see Poppy laugh.
I want to dance with her to anything and everything.
When she was here last week, reading Sage a bedtime story, I held back because I didn’t want to move too fast for her. I didn’t want to come off too strong. I’ve been pissed off that I held back, even though it was probably the right thing to do.
There’s no denying that I wanted to press my lips to hers and see if she tastes as good as I think she does.
Something I wanted to do the night she was here.
Something I can’t help but feel like Ishouldhave done.
Would it be the worst thing in the world if I allowed myself to act on the thoughts I have about Poppy? To explore these feelings that I can’t seem to deny when she’s around?
