“What?”
“You’re nice, have manners, have the tendency to say the right thing at the right time.”
“Plus, I have a sexy body.”
She laughs. “And you have a sexy body. Yet, you’re single.” She narrows her eyes. “You’re not hiding a wife and children somewhere, are you?”
“One thing you’ll learn about me is how impossible it is to have secrets when you’re an NFL player on a winning team.”
“Do you want to keep us a secret?”
I kiss her forehead. “Quite the contrary. I want to post on social media about how I met the most incredible woman who can sing and write songs and takes care of her siblings and doesn’t give a shit about my fame.”
Her nose wrinkles. “Have I met this woman? Is she my competition?”
“You’re the only one for me, songbird. There’s a reason I haven’t had any long-term relationships in the past.”
“There is?”
“I haven’t found anyone worth making the effort for before. You’re worth all the effort.”
She relaxes in my arms and I pull her closer. “What do you say, songbird? You want to go out on a date with me? I promise to be romanticand woo you.”
She rests her head against my shoulder. “You’re going to woo me?”
“Yep. I already borrowed Penelope’s dictionary to figure out what woo means.”
She giggles. “Okay.”
My breath hitches. “Okay?” I pinch her chin and lift her face to meet my gaze. “You’ll go out on a date with me?”
“Don’t make me regret this, Run It Gage.”
“You won’t. I promise.”
I press my lips to hers. Her lips are soft and sweet but I want more. “Open for me,” I demand.
She sighs and I sink my tongue into her sweet mouth. I crave her taste. I won’t ever stop craving it. Addy is it for me. The end zone. The end game. Everything.
“Stop kissing my sister!” Otis yells and I wrench my mouth away from Addy’s.
I bury my face in her shoulder. “Did I say I like your family? I was wrong.”
She bursts into laughter. She can laugh at me every single day for eternity. I don’t care. As long as I’m holding her tight.
My phone vibrates in my pocket. As much as I want to stay exactly where I am, I need to go.
I kiss Addy’s forehead before climbing into my SUV and driving away. The second Addy’s house is out of view, I accept the call.
“Where the hell are you, Gage?” Coach Knox asks before I have a chance to say hello.
“I told you I had a family emergency.”
“I don’t care what kind of emergency you had. Get your ass to training right now or you’re benched. And not just for today.”
“You wouldn’t bench me for missing one training because of an emergency. Tanner’s in trouble all the time, and he never gets benched.”
“We’re not discussing Tanner. We’re discussing you. Get your head out of your ass or this season won’t start the way you think it will.”
