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Her touch and the eye contact finally got my bear’s fury to taper down. My breathing slowed and the heat that had been coursing through my body receded. The need to sprint through the crowd and drag Ryland down and rip his head off disappeared. I let out a long sigh, my shoulders relaxing. April…

I took his hands in mine, instinctually. “Steff, I’m sorry. That’s terrible.” He lifted my hands to his lips and kissed my knuckles. “Thanks, but this isn’t about me. We were talking about you. I want you to do what makes you happy. But there has to be balance. You can be happy but stifled….

Chelsea walked up a few seconds later with her egg rolls and nodded toward Harley as she walked away. “New friends? I’ve seen that couple around town before, but haven’t met them.” “They’re Steff’s friends. His business partner and his wife. They seem really nice. I think I’m going to try to hang out with…

April was trying to make me feel better, which actually made it fucking worse. She sat there and told me about how god-awful her life had gotten, and she was here trying to comfort me? What the hell? “I was supposed to protect you, though.” Tears stung my eyes. “I was the one who was…

Steff let out a sigh of relief and nodded faintly. “All I need is one chance. I won’t need another,” he whispered, then he kissed me again. SIXTEEN STEFF The end of the first week of the baseball camp fell on July Fourth. We decided to do a couple of practice innings of real play…

I shook my head. “There’s so much I need to tell you, man.” Kellan pulled out his phone and checked the clock. “I’ve got time. Aiden, the coach and I need to step outside and talk for a bit. You good?” “Yeah, Dad. How long are you guys gonna be?” “A little while. If you’re…

“Steff, you want to help out today?” Marcus asked. Steff gestured toward me. “I’d love to, but I don’t want to leave April alone. Besides, my day is the third-base session. That’s the day after next. I’m here in case somebody else can’t make it. Looks like you’re all set.” “Suit yourself. God knows why…

“I was probably worse.” I laughed. “Though, maybe not. We didn’t grow up with that kind of technology.” Thinking back to being younger, to my family, sent a pang of sadness through me. My brother who I’d only wanted to love me. My parents who had loved me, but had turned their backs on me….

Miles leaned back and spread his arms. “Dude, you own 25 percent of this place. I’m not your boss.” I stepped inside and sat down. “Yeah, I know, just wanted to let you know.” “Okay, cool. Whatever. Let’s talk about real stuff. How’s it going with your new plan? With April, I mean.” “Could be…

It took me several seconds to realize he was talking about us hanging out at the restaurant with Steff. He wanted to make sure I was okay. I grinned. “Kris, it’s fine. Really. It’s been years. I’m not still hung up on that.” Kris nodded. “You may not be, but I saw the way he…