Penalty: A Bad Boy Sports Romance (Alpha Second Chances Book 3) (13 page)
He probably wouldn't have missed it even if I'd been holding my hand behind my back—it's huge and extra sparkly from being cleaned.
I've probably been blinding half the people in my path with it.
"What the hell is this?" Derek asks, indicating my finger, his green eyes flashing.
His voice reminds me of the sort of calm that precedes a storm.
I know I shouldn't feel bad he didn't know—that I don't owe him anything, considering the way things went down—but I can't stop the remorse filling me.
I've disappointed him, or even worse, hurt his feelings, and the thought of that is killing me.
I don't want Derek Carter thinking poorly of me!
"Uh, I'll make myself scarce," Celeste says, her eyes darting between mine and Derek's before settling on my face with a pointed look.
She stares at me until I confirm she's fine to leave with a slight nod of my head.
What a friend—if the vibe had been different, she would have been squaring up to fight, but she knows there's some sort of history here that needs to be hashed out.
She probably assumes he's some guy I dated and never told her about, a guy who is now unpleasantly surprised by my obvious impending nuptials.
I guess that's not too far off.
"I'll meet you at the gelato place in about ten minutes," I tell her, impressed by how calm I sound while inwardly preparing for a storm.
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Sweet, curvy Nina
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Jason has been in love with his best friend's girl for a while.
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ISABELLA
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Travis is overworked and under
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Sensual Nicole is a dirty rotten tease.
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Avery's fiancé drains their financial resources, leaving them broke and depending on Chad, her fiancé's
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