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My stomach dropped “What?”

“Yeah It’s not uncommon for a torn rotator cuff to end a career, but I’d hoped I’d be a few years older before I had that particular conversation withnearby His job is to try and change those odds up” His eyes never leftto pin my entire life on a twenty-five-percent chance when I know I’ll never be the same player I was before It’s not like it’s a pulled muscle where you’re fine after a couple of weeks”

“Are you giving up?”

“No” He laughed quietly “I did not work this hard to give up, but I’ain, that’s fine It’s nobody’s fault I’ll just teach it instead”

I smiled

“I’ on the road, and that’s okay But either way, no matter what happens, I just knoant you to be a part of it However it works out” He tilted his head to the side “So what do you say? Will you give it—us—a chance?”

“Can I organize your kitchen? And the boxes in the garage?”

“Is that really your criteria for this?”

“Perspective: you’re rich and faanize your kitchen”

“When you put it like that…” A grin slowly broke out over his face “Fine, you can organize e I’ll hold for later”

“Oh, so mean” I pouted

He took that as a cue and kissed ainst hiainst his firainst mine, I was completely lost to this moment

And to him

And I had no idea what to do about it except roll with itCHAPTER TWENTY – HOLLEYrule twenty: really, as a bookworoes“Well, thank God for that,” Saylor said, swinging her legs fro really fed up of all your lollygagging”

“Lollygagging?” Kinsley raised her eyebrows

Say picked up her book “Grandma wanted me to read this”

At That explained it It was a historical romance

I squinted at the cover “That’s book… four? Right?”

Kinsley took it from her “Yeah It’s book four of the Potters Why are you reading book four?”