Page 13 of Catching the Coach
“Ladies,” the Greek God greets us.
We both stare longer than what is probably socially acceptable before greeting him with matching “hi’s”. His chest rumbles with a low chuckle and he leans out the window. “Garrett,” he says, holding out his hand. Kara takes it and gives it a shake introducing herself. He looks at me and I give his hand a shake also, noticing that while he’s absolutely stunning, I don’t feel the spark I do when I touch Kessler.
“What can I get you two lovely creatures?”
“Do you come in an ice cream flavor?” I hear the words leave my mouth before I can stop them. My eyes widen and my cheeks grow hot. I see Kara look at me from the corner of my eye. Her eyes wide and an amused look on her face. I hear Kessler clear his throat and when I make eye contact with him he has a scowl across his face.
Interesting.
“I mean, what do you recommend? There’s just so many to choose from.”
“Nice save,” Kara whispers out of the corner of her mouth.
Garrett stares at each of us for a few seconds and holds up his finger, disappearing back into the truck. Kara and I give each other questioning looks. I look at Kessler, who just rolls his eyes.
Garrett comes back to the window with mystery cones. He holds out a pink and blue swirled ice cream cone to Kara. She takes it and takes a lick. Her eyes widen. “Oh my Jesus,” she says, taking another lick. “That is delicious. What, what flavor is this?”
He gives her a sexy smirk. “I call it Unicorn Delight. It’s a mixture of strawberry and cotton candy ice cream. It’s my new flavor.”
“It’s fucking delicious,” Kara says, practically making out with her cone now.
“And for you,” Garrett says, handing me my waffle cone. I thank him and take a lick.
“Holy… how. How did you know?” I question taking another lick.
He shrugs his shoulders. “It’s a gift.” He looks at Kara and gives her a wink. “One of many.” Kara giggles. Freaking giggles and I see a blush form on her cheeks.
Interesting.
I take another lick of my almond chocolate mocha cone and look over at Kessler. His arms are still crossed but his left hand is slightly pinching his lower lip and he’s watching me intently. I clear my throat and his eyes jump back up to mine. He gives me a smirk not caring at all he was caught red-handed.
Oh boy.
I need to get away from this man before I want things I haven’t wanted in a long time.
“Hudson!” I yell turning around to find him and Kade sitting in the bleachers finishing up their cones. “Let’s grab the gear and head out bud. It’s a school night.” I take off towards them, putting distance between me and Mr. Sex Appeal. I shift my cone to my left hand and grab the gear Hudson couldn’t with my right. We make it back to my car and I see Kessler leaning up against the hatch. Looking sexy and shit.
Fuck.
I take a deep breath and close the distance to my car. Kessler reaches over and pushes the button on my hatch to open it. He grabs the bags from me and he and Hudson load up the car. For the second time today, I feel a breath catch in my throat watching them. The warning bell goes off in my head telling me I need to get out of here.
“So, thank you again for today. It really meant a lot to the boys,” I say, looking everywhere but at him.
“Just the boys?” he questions, eyes boring into me.
Hudson decides to be a savior,bless him. “Yeah, Mr. Davis! That was awesome! I wish every practice could be like that.”
“Hey! I make practice fun,” I object.
“Yeah, I know. But Mom, it’s Kessler Davis.” He shrugs his shoulders and toes the ground. “You can’t beat that.”
“Well, at least I know where I rate,” I say, elbowing Hudson in the side playfully. “Shake Mr. Davis’s hand and tell him thank you, so we can let him get on with his night.”
Hudson holds out his hand and Kessler takes it. “Thanks again Mr. Davis.”
“It’s Kessler, and anytime kid,” Kessler says, giving Hudson a firm shake.
I put my hands on Hudson’s shoulders. “Come on kid, let’s go get some dinner.”
