“Her and Aiden hooking up in the bedroom,” Liv answered.
“I thought you guys have already hooked up?” He looked confused.
“Yeah, we had sexonce,” I said. “But I’m wondering if we will have sex again.” For some reason, my voice grew louder and as I spoke, I realized that the field was silent and there were a few people looking at me.
“Are you ready, Alice?” Aiden said sarcastically as he stared at me. “Or would you like us to wait while you discuss your sex life?”
“Please go ahead,” I squeaked out and glared at him.Insufferable pig. I looked away from him, angry that I had somehow turned back to my teenage self around him. I was older now. More confident. More capable. I wasn’t some immaturelittle teenager anymore. I was an adult, and I wasn’t going to allow Aiden to make me feel like some naughty little kid. At least, not outside of the bedroom.
“I’m glad you’re on my team.” Henry smiled at me as we stood at the end of the field, panting.
“Me too.” I smiled and took a deep breath. My heart was racing from all the running, and I just wanted to collapse onto the ground.
“The other team seems to be way too serious.” He laughed and we watched as Aiden and Xander kept throwing the ball back and forth.
“I don’t know how Aiden and Xander wound up on the same team.” I laughed. “It almost seems unfair. Though I’m glad because that means I’m not paired with either of them.”
“Poor Liv.” Henry grinned and we watched as she kept yelling at the two men to pass her the ball.
“I know.” I laughed. “Do you think we should run down there and try and grab the flags?”
“Nah, not yet.” He shook his head. “Our teammates can handle the defense for now. Seems like you still need to catch your breath.”
“Yeah.” I nodded, not feeling embarrassed that he’d noticed what bad shape I was in. “I guess that’s what I get for working in an office.”
“What do you do?” he asked curiously.
“Nothing fun.” I laughed. “I’m an assistant, secretary, receptionist for a real estate company.” I made a face. “It’s boring, but it pays the bills until I can do what I want to do.”
“What do you want to do?”
“I’d love to be an actress.” I smiled at him. “Isn’t that what everyone says that works as an assistant?”
“No, I think that’s what baristas normally say.”
“True,” I agreed and sighed. “Okay, that was a bit of a lie. I don’t really want to be an actress.”
“Oh?” He looked confused. “That’s a weird lie.”
“I know.” I shook my head. “I’m an idiot. It just sounded more glorious than what I really want to do.”
“What’s that, then?” He scratched his forehead. “Let me guess.”
“Okay, then, guess.” I smiled.
“You want to be a preservationist and preserve insects?”
“Eww, no.” I giggled.
“Okay, let me guess again.” He pursed his lips and looked thoughtful, his green eyes alive with humor as he gazed at me. “You want to model lingerie at Victoria’s Secret?”
“No!” I said emphatically, and he laughed.
“A man can hope.” He winked at me and I could feel myself blushing. Was he flirting with me?
“That’s never going to happen. That would be my worst nightmare.”
“What would be your worst nightmare?” Liv came running towards me, her face a deep red and her eyes looking crazy and wild from all the exercise.
