“No I’m not.”
“Sure.” Reece nodded, bending over to change out his cleats for his tennis shoes. “Coulda fooled me.”
“Hey. I’m good,” I reassured him. “I just didn’t sleep well last night.”
“You’re pining for my sister, huh?”
I gave Reece the side-eye. “Pining? What, does she have you readingPride and Prejudicetoo? No one says ‘pining’ anymore.”
“Longing. You’re looooooonging,” Reece dragged out the word like he’d heard someone else do it before and was copying them.
“I’m not longing, either. I’m just—focusing on the game this Saturday.”
“First game of the season.” Reece slapped my shoulder. “We got this.”
“Yeah, we do.” I agreed.
“Brielle will be there.” Reece offered up that piece of information like it was candy.
“Cool,” I said.
“She’ll be watching thegame,” he added.
“No duh.”
“She’ll be watchingyou.”
“Knock it off, Walters.” He was starting to annoy me.
“When are you going to be honest about stuff and just tell my sister you actuallydohave a thing for her?”
“What?” I frowned. There was no way Reece was going to get me to admit that out loud. I wasn’t going to put Brielle through any more unnecessary drama.
Reece’s eyebrow winged upward. “You’re going to deny it?”
“I’m going to say ‘no comment,’ and leave it there.” I stood up and grabbed my duffel bag.
“Ooookay,” Reece said.
I left him behind then. I mean, he was becoming a good pal, but the whole bringing-up-his-sister thing? Not cool. Not cool at all.
It was time to let it die.
I had a game to play on Saturday. That was my focus. It should have always been my focus.
Chapter 31
Brielle
Today was the first game for Reece’s baseball team. I got ready in my room and spent more time on my hair than I usually did.
Lia peeked into her camera as she stole a glance at me while she was busy cleaning for her parents. “Oh. You’re wearing your hair down?”
“I shouldn’t wear it down?” I asked, suddenly self-conscious.
“Oh, go ahead!” She assured me. “It’s super pretty that way. I just thought that’s how Brooks preferred it, so I figured—”
I felt my neck and cheeks heat. “I’ll put it in a ponytail.”
