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“Right,” I answered “Thank you”

I could do this I wanted to do this

I stepped out of the car and walked up the stone steps to the front entrance The Warriors team syhtly, debating how badly I wanted to go through with this

The door whipped open and Luke smiled at me

“You made it” He even had perfect white teeth Damn it Every ounce of him was sexy

“I did”

He looked over ed down the stairs and I saw the driver roll down the passengerI didn’t knohat Luke said to hi in the direction of the city

“What was that about?” I asked

“I just wanted to ave hi”

“Theto stay calm He had finally made his intentions absolutely clear

But the instant I heard it roll off his lips, I felt a deep flutter in my core and my heart started to race We both knehy I was here in the ht like this God, I needed it

“Want to come inside?” he offered

“Yeah, I’d like to see how a football bachelor lives”

He chuckled over his shoulder “Like any other bachelor”

I realized that there was sootistical football stud, there was huh exterior he could be persuasive He could be seductive He couldhim too much credit, but I saw little snippets here and there in his voice, or in the way he guided h the hospital or here at his house He wasn’t all about himself He only wanted me to think that