Total pages in book: 117
Estimated words: 113934 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 570(@200wpm)___ 456(@250wpm)___ 380(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 113934 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 570(@200wpm)___ 456(@250wpm)___ 380(@300wpm)
“I’ll be home a little later tonight. After work, Wyatt and I have a study date.”
She wiggled her eyebrows, and my face burned with embarrassment.
“Oh my gosh, Mom! Did you really just go there?”
With a shrug, she said, “Well, when I was your age, I was already…”
“Ew! No, please stop there, Mom. Honestly, I don’t want to hurl.”
She laughed and went back to washing dishes. Taking another bite of the apple, I smiled as I thought about seeing Wyatt later.
I pulled out my phone and sent him a text message.
Me: Thinking about you.
When he didn’t reply back right away, my heart dropped.
Maybe he is just busy or still at school with the coach.
I closed my eyes and shook my head. I was not going to start reading into things.
He’s busy, and he will text me back when he can.
I needed to learn to control the insecurities I had.
“I’m going to go change for work,” I said to my mother. I headed out of the kitchen and up to my room.
Shutting the door to my bedroom, I leaned against it and frowned.
I had the strangest feeling that my happy world was about to be turned upside down. Just how it would happen, I had no clue. I prayed it wouldn’t have anything to do with Wyatt.
CHAPTER FOURTEEN
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Wyatt
COACH HAD ME and Jacob running pretty much all morning. It was good though. It gave us time to talk and work things out. Jacob admitted that he still had feelings for Skylar, but he understood why she had moved on.
Stepping out onto the track, Coach stopped in front of us, causing both of us to stop running. “You’re both done. The next time you decide to act like a bunch of damn fools in my locker room, you’ll be doing a lot more than running.”
“Yes, sir,” Jacob said.
“Never again, sir,” I responded. Leaning over with my hands on my knees, I tried to catch my breath from the last sprint he’d had us run.
“Now, get the hell out of here. Good game last night.”
Once he got far enough to where he couldn’t hear us, Jacob cursed. “Crazy old bastard. I thought for sure I was going to pass out from that last sprint.”
Laughing, I hit him on the back. “Truce?”
His eyes looked so sad. “You’re the better guy for her, Wyatt. I know that. You didn’t let the rumors or what people thought about you stand in your way. It’s just hard. I really loved her. Maybe that’s part of the problem, too. I loved her innocence, and he robbed that from her. There was a small part of me that felt robbed, too. I don’t even deserve to think about a second chance with her.”
I had no idea how to reply to that. I didn’t even want to think that Skylar would ever take Jacob back. I wasn’t sure how close they had been, and I didn’t want to know. The less I knew about Jacob and Skylar’s relationship, the better.
By the time I got back to my truck, I was ready to go home and take a nap. My phone was blinking, alerting me to a message. Opening it, I smiled when I saw the text.
Sky: Thinking about you.
Me: Hey! Sorry, Coach was trying to kill us by making us run sprints all morning. What time do you work?
Sky: 4 to 9. Then, I have an intense date after that.
I couldn’t help but smile. I loved that Skylar was flirting more with me.
Me: Should I be jealous?
Sky: Well…he is very handsome.
Me: Lucky bastard.
Sky: I’m the lucky one.
Hitting her number, I waited to hear that sweet voice of hers.
“Hey,” she barely spoke.
My eyes closed as I tried to remember what it’d felt like to have her lips on mine, her body pressed against mine.
“Don’t forget your calculus book.”
Skylar giggled. “I promise, I won’t. My parents will not be happy if I fail this test.”
“You won’t. I’ll make sure of it.”
“What if you’re a…distraction?”
My cheeks hurt from smiling so damn big. “Trust me, Sky, if I really wanted to distract you, I could.”
Her breathing grew heavier…so much so that I could hear it over the phone. Reaching down, I had to adjust myself since my thoughts were going where they shouldn’t.
“Um…do you want to meet at the coffee shop?” she asked.
Damn it. I hope I didn’t scare her with that comment. Slow it down, Wyatt. Shit.
“That sounds perfect. I might stop by to see you before then. I’ve been craving pizza.”
Skylar chuckled. “Okay. I’d better run. See you later.”
“See ya later, angel.”
I rushed home and took a shower. After changing, I walked downstairs and into the living room. “Hey, Mom.”
She lifted her eyes and looked me over. “You look handsome.”
“Thanks. I’m meeting Skylar after her shift to help her with calculus.”
“Don’t stay out late. We invited over a few people from church. You know, we’re trying to meet new people and get settled into the community and all of that.”