I try to soothe the beating of my heart as Aiden and I arrive in the bedroom. “Aiden, remember, you promised not to push yourself,” I remind him. “You really shouldn’t be moving too much.” “Oh, I’m not going to be moving.“ He leans his crutches against the wall and lays back against the bed. He lo
“Well… it sounds like it’s important…” Carol traits off. I can tell from the way she’s fidgeting with her hair that she feels guilty. I let out a quiet huff. “You don’t need to feel bad,” I say softly. “Do what you need. Would you like me to come with you?” She shakes her head quickly. “No, you
Aiden’s POV “Hello?” “Hello, is this Mr. Aiden Cruz?” The officer on the other end of the phone asks. “Yes, sir. What can I do for you?” “Hello, Mr. Cruz this is Officer Smith. I’m sorry to bother you but I have some information think you’d like to know.” I clutch my phone firmly in my han
“No,” I say; I’m not sure what to do in this situation and I can feel my emotions getting the best of me. “Do you think it could be someone on the team?” “It could be,” he admits, but he doesn’t sound completely convinced. “I’ll call a team meeting in the morning and see if we can get to the botto
Carol’s POV “Coach, you can’t be serious!” Aiden says through his teeth as he paces back and forth around Coach Bower’s office. “Carol wouldn’t steal that money! You know she wouldn’t.” “The problem is, we don’t have proof that she didn’t,” Coach Bower said, folding his arms across his chest. I
He takes my chin between his fingers and tugs it down until I’m forced to release my bottom lip from between my teeth. Then he bends and takes my bottom lip between his teeth, chewing on it just as vigorously as I was chewing on it. I giggle as his tongue sweeps across my lip, and he kisses me dee
Carol’s POV “How is it possible that they already know about this?” I ask, my heart feeling heavy in my chest. Aiden takes my phone and rewatches the video; when the video ends, Aiden looks furious as he hands me back the phone. “I’m going to make some phone calls,” he mutters as he stands to
I nod my head and kiss him. “I know,” I whisper. “How’s your foot?” He hasn’t needed his crutches in the last couple of days and I’m not sure if that’s because of everything going on and he hasn’t thought about it, or if it was because his foot is feeling a lot better. Pretty soon, he won’t need