

The moment he’s out of earshot, I’m on Natalie. “Yeah, we don’t have our phones on us when we’re in uniform.” Derek starts walking backward, a big smile on his face. “Might be a minute before I hear from him though.” I’ll text him right now.” Blair pulls her phone from the back pocket of her jeans and taps out a message, waiting for Knox’s reply. “Did you see the look he gave me?” Derek’s voice is shaky.

I’m guessing Knox most likely will kick his ass in the locker room if he takes it too far. Derek is an idiot to talk to her right now. She already told us how overprotective he is of her. He’s scowling in our direction and oh wow, he looks mad. There he is.”īlair and Natalie whip their head in Knox’s direction as he struts by, but I wait a few seconds before I check him out. “If he thinks I’m flirting with you, he’ll kill me.” His gaze lifts, going wide. “Of course not.” Blair pats his shoulder, reassuring the big, intimidating football player still in his gear, which is kind of funny.

“Your brother won’t kick my ass if he catches us hanging out, will he?” The look Derek gives Blair is one of pure fear. Our other new friend-freaking Knox’s little sister Blair-is also nodding enthusiastically. “Oh, we’re down.” Natalie nods enthusiastically, ignoring my glare. “You gals should meetup with us later.” Our new friend Derek smiles at us, and while I can’t deny he’s charming, I’m also a little put off by how he calls us gals. It’s the fact that Joanna is there too, laughing at whatever Derek is saying. I’m headed back to the locker room, when I spot something that makes me do a double take.ĭerek’s standing in the end zone, talking to a couple of girls, including my sister. Oh well, that’s what she gets for lifting me up and knocking me down all in one sentence. She’s probably only about three years older than me tops. I appreciate it.” I nod at her, noting the little scowl that appeared when I called her ma’am. Good job on today’s game.” She smiles, and so do I. “It’s apparent that you are, with how quickly you moved on the field.
