Page 66 of Catching the Coach
I unlock my phone and quickly check my notifications. I set my Google alert to notify me whenever Kessler’s name comes up in the media. I have one notification from that and three texts waiting for me. I click on the group text from Marie and Kara first.
Kara
GIRL! THAT PICTURE!
Marie
It’s *fire emoji*
Kara
I think I’m pregnant from just looking at it.
What are they talking about? I hit the Google notification and see it’s the ‘Official Announcement’ Kessler’s team released about his relationship with me. I scroll down and suck in a breath. “Holy shit,” I whisper.
“What’s that dear?” Marlene asks, turning back to me.
I turn my phone towards her and show her.
She pulls her glasses down from the top of her head and takes my phone. “Oh my.” She looks at me with a mischievous smirk, then back down at the phone. “Well, there’s no mistaking you two are in a relationship now, is there?” She scrolls down then hands me back my phone and adds, “I’ll have to ask Kessler to get me a copy of both of those to add to our wall of family photos.”
I take back my phone and look at it again, noticing the second picture. The picture I originally thought was going to be in the release. It’s of the three of us, posing like a happy family. Kessler and I have a hand each on Hudson’s shoulders and our other arms are behind each other’s back. But that first photo.
Shit.
Kessler has me in an embrace and is looking at me like he wants to devour me. I shift in my seat and cross my legs, trying to ease the ache that’s formed. Kessler’s not even near me and he’s doing things to my body I’ve only ever read in books.
I click over to my text thread with the girls.
Me
I didn’t even know they were taking pictures yet when that photo was taken.
Kara
Well there’s definitely no question about who you belong to.
I laugh. No there is not. I couldn’t deny it even if I wanted to. The more I think about it, the less it scares me.
Marie
I never took Kessler as the possessive type…
I think back to what he told me on home plate. About Hudson and I being his.
Me
I’m learning when it comes to the people he loves… he’s very protective.
My phone rings not even 20 seconds after I send that text. Kara. I excuse myself and walk down away from Kessler’s parents.
“Hello?”
“Don’thellome. Did you just say LOVE!” Kara shouts through the phone.
I pull the phone back from my ear a bit and chuckle. “Hi to you too, Kara.”
“Shut up and answer my question.”
