7

I couldn’t think of anything worse than training with the Rixon Raiders under Coach Ford’s leadership. Ashleigh was his niece for fuck’s sake. It was a disaster waiting to happen.

One I wanted no part of.

“Here you go,” one of the regular servers, a sweet girl called Penny, said as she delivered our drinks. She flashed me a warm smile. “Your food will be out in a minute.”

“Thanks, Pen,” I drawled.

“Any time, E.” Her cheeks flushed as she hurried away.

“Friend of yours?” Aaron craned his neck to get a better look at her retreating form. “She’s cute.”

“Sure, if you like that kind of thing.”

He snorted. “And you’re telling me, you don’t?”

“Pen is… cool.”

“Cool, yeah. The way she was looking at you, bro, so cool.” He smirked, glancing back over to where Penny was wiping down the counter. She glanced over and flashed us a bright smile.

“I don’t recognize her from school.”

“She’s at college, asshole.”

“Nice. Where does she go?”

“Rixon Community College.”

“You should ask her out.”

“What?” I