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I nodded

“Shit,” he said, surveying the dae “I saw you fall You ruined your dress”

I looked down and moaned “This was my favorite dress”

“It’s your only dress,” Alana supplied

I flipped her off with hed

“I have one dress because this is my favorite, and I don’t like the way any of the other ones feel,” I countered

My dress was ruined

There’s no way that ray dress…

“No, don’t!” I cried, trying to stop him

But before I could getit around e

Ito come out of the jersey…”

Rhys grinned “We have a guy that gets out blood, grass, and dirt stains like it’s nothing Trust me when I say, he can handle this”

Then, without another word, he hopped back over the barricade

But before I could tell him thank you, or even ad that oing with hiout

“Rhys!” I whispered fiercely “What are you doing?”

He grunted “I’ you to the trainer so she can fix your wrist”

Then, he proved that fact as he carried ht of stairs, and into a wide-open roo

“Whatcha got there, Rhys?” a tall man called out

“None ya business, Manny,” Rhys grumbled as he passed

“Hey, do you think you can stay a little late and talk to that reporter about your comeback?” someone called

“Not right now, Coach Siggy”

I whispered fiercely to Rhys, “That’s your coach You really shouldn’t talk to him like that And it won’t hurt for you to talk to the reporters”

Rhys’ eyes tilted down to catch aze “They’ll wait”

I bit my lip, and his eyes watched

So flashed in them, and I had a moment of surprise before he banked whatever had just crossed the you It was like you just tipped forward”

I held up my feet and showed him my heels “I’m better in tennis shoes”

He snorted “I think everyone would be better in tennis shoes, to be honest I’ve never understood os”

I didn’t, eitherChapter 19When the beast went huains, bro!’