Page 60 of Out of Play
Emmeline
Em’s lipsstill tingled as the announcer called the players out to the field one-by-one for that night’s game.
She wasn’t sure how long she and Grant had been kissing before Miriam had come out onto the field and told them they needed to break it up and clean up the evidence of their date before the civic center started allowing fans to enter the arena.
Even the embarrassment of having Miriam walk in on them making out wasn’t enough to make her want to stop. Their time on the field hadn’t felt like nearly enough.
It would never be enough.
Now that she’d officially thrown herself into a relationship with Grant, she didn’t want to spend a minute apart. There was too much lost time to make up for, and if Em had her way, much of that time would be spent kissing.
For now, she’d have to settle for fangirling over him from the sidelines.
“On defense, number seventy-seven, Vinny Nelson.”
Assuming the announcer ever called him out. Em clapped her hands for Vinny as he made his way out to midfield.
“Team captain and keeper, number one, Finn O’Brien!”
Em cheered but kept her eyes on her hands as her brother ran out. Even though he’d helped Grant with the secret date, she was afraid that he would take one look at her and know just how that date was spent. He might be okay with Grant and Em dating, but that might be too much too fast.
“Number seven, Grant Vaughn.”
Em’s heart raced as Grant came into view. When his eyes met hers, her cheeks flamed.
Miriam jabbed her in the ribs with her elbow. “Are you still going to pretend like you don’t have a crush on him?”
“I don’t.”
Miriam laughed. “You don’t have to lie about it.”
“I’m not lying,” she said, her eyes still fixed on Grant. He looked so handsome standing out there. She wanted to jump over the boards and rush to him. She smiled wide at Miriam. “It’s not a crush. It’s much more than that.”
