Page 99 of On Her Team
Otis leads us toward Gage but he’s surrounded by a bunch of women. I slow. Witnessing the man I love flirting with other women is not on my agenda for the day.
Gage glances up and notices me. He shoves his way through the throng of women without paying them any attention.
“Songbird.” He smiles and his dimple pops out. A dimple I’ve traced with my tongue numerous times. He kisses my forehead before grasping my hand.
“You remember my mom.”
“Nora.” He kisses her cheek. “Lovely to see you.”
She giggles. “Such a charmer.”
“Hold up.” He whistles and motions for his friends to join us. “Tanner, Nolan, Brock, Corbin. Meet Addy’s family.”
Tanner bows to Mom. “Ms. Price. Are you certain you aren’t Addy’s sister?”
“You must be the troublemaker of the bunch.”
“You are not kidding,” Nolan mutters before extending his hand.
Otis gasps. “You’re Nolan Allen, Brock Porter, Tanner Long, and Corbin Cox.”
Nolan slaps his back. “A football fan, eh?”
“Otis is actually a player himself. He’s good.”
Otis’s chest puffs out at Gage’s praise.
“What position do you play?” Tanner asks.
“Running back.”
Tanner rolls his eyes. “I was hoping you’d say wide receiver. It is the best position after all.”
“You’re about my son’s age,” Brock says. “He’s here if you want to meet him.”
“Cool!” Otis clears his throat. “I mean sure, okay.”
“We’ll be right back, Addy,” Brock says before ambling off with Otis.
Mom stares after him. “I don’t know about this. Football is violent. I was hoping Otis would stop playing when he goes to college.”
“We use precautions to keep safe, Ms. Price,” Corbin says.
“Nora, please. My mom was Ms. Price. Not me.”
“There are cheerleaders!” Mila scampers off.
Penelope sighs. “I’ll go with her.”
“We should probably hit the showers. It was nice meeting you.” Nolan grins before motioning for Corbin and Tanner to follow him.
When Gage doesn’t join them, I urge him forward. “Go. Shower. I’ll see you later.”
“Are you saying I stink?”
I wrinkle my nose. “I wasn’t going to say anything.”
“Be right back,” he says to Mom before grasping my hand and pulling me away. He wraps his arms around me. “So, our families have met.”
