When the others arrive, Bree starts the meeting. “Thank you for coming. First order of business is the charity event. Bark at the Park is coming together. Taylor has been coordinating everything, and the communications team has reached out to media, other athletes, and celebrities around town to raise awareness, and the events team is partnering with the local pet rescues.”
She’s so hot in work mode. I don’t hear anything else because I can’t stop looking at her.
ME
Why are you so hot right now?
Picking up her phone, she peers up at me through her lashes and types a quick response.
BREE
You’re staring.
ME
I’ve been staring at you since I first saw you. Haven’t stopped. Don’t plan to stop.
BREE
Pay attention!
ME
Hard to focus on anything but you right now.
She blushes and puts her phone down to focus back on the meeting. An hour later, she walks me out and whispers, “Have a good game.”
“Have fun tonight.” Leaning in, I lower my voice and loop my pinky finger through hers. “I’ll come over and give you a good morning.”
“Before work? Scandalous.” She glances behind us to make sure we’re alone.
Walking down the hall to the stairwell that will take me to the stadium, I wink as I say, “That’s me, baby. One big scandal.”
“Gabbadoodledoo, I’ve missed you!” Miller bounds through the door, using his key and letting himself in per usual.
“You literally just saw me.” I laugh as he helps himself to the drinks in my fridge. It’s barely been an hour since I left the stadium and he was headed to shower.
“You know what I meant. Also, impressed with your door locking skills tonight, well done.” He claps while holding a soda can in one hand.
“Oh my god, can y’all lay off me about the doors.” I groan and let my head fall to the back of the couch.
“Um, who is y’all?” He steps up and looks down at me.
“Chase said something about my door being unlocked earlier.”
“How would dear old Rookie McGee know that your door was unlocked, Gab-BREE-elle?” He bats his eyelashes at me from his place above me. The upside-down angle only makes him look funnier.
Shit. This is why I can’t be in a secret relationship.
“You know, don’t you?” Of course, he knows.
“What? That the rookie has the hots for you? Or that he was trying to subtly ask about you and was very interested in what was going on with you at work.” Miller walks around and sits beside me on the couch.
“Really?” I sit up, surprised he tried to talk to Miller about me. Bold move.
“Oh yeah, he was digging. That reminds me.” He leans over and frogs me in the leg.
“Ouch! What was that for?”
