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punched him in the shoulder.
“Hey, it was your choice, not mine!”
She could tell he was enjoying her discomfort and finally forced herself to relax.
“I like B monster movies, too. My ideal movie would be if they did a movie ‘Sharknado 3DDD’.”
Zane had a lighter side to her surprise. Melanie laughed at his lame joke, enjoying spending time with him.
“Fine, you caught me.”
He reached over and squeezed her hand. “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone,” he whispered. “I’m good at keeping secrets.”
Melanie felt that tingling sensation shoot through her body at his touch. She glanced at him and merely nodded.
He continued to tease her on the way to his house, however he never let go of her hand.
Chapter 10
When Zane pulled onto a road with houses on big lots, Melanie was curious to see what type of home he lived in.
They drove to the end of the road and pulled up to a large , two-story, brick home.
“Wow, nice house,” Melanie exclaimed. “It’s beautiful. Did you have it built?”
“I worked with an architect to come up with the design and helped build most of it. I had just finished up some endorsement deals before I was kicked out of the league, so I decided to put the money towards the house and the gym.” Zane pulled into the garage and turned the vehicle off. They both got out and then entered the house.
As they walked to the living room, Zane continued , “While I was proving my innocence, I was at least able to finish getting a business management degree. Since then, I’ve been taking online classes to get my MBA. I like being a business owner—I wouldn’t mind opening another business one day. I really would like to assist more kids like Ty, helping them find a way off the street. It’s a big investment of my time and money supporting them, but it would pay off if one of them ends up being a champion. The gym has been good to me—I’d like to pass that on to others.”
Melanie liked hearing him talk about himself. She was glad he’d worked so hard to prove his innocence, but hadn’t wasted the year by solely accomplishing that. He was a nice guy and had proven it by helping others that were in a position similar to where he once had been. She sighed to herself. He was so perfect. She didn’t see Zane treating any of the boys he trained with the same disregard he’d received from her father.
He showed her around the house . The master bedroom was on the first floor and had a huge bathroom with a standup shower and Jacuzzi tub. There was an additional half bathroom downstairs as well. The kitchen was very contemporary with all stainless steel appliances. When she spotted that he had at least a 60” TV and a very cozy looking couch in the living room, she was glad he’d suggested watching the movie at his house.
The upstairs had three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. At least there should never be any fights over needing a bathroom in this house. She thought about how lucky his kids would be.
“I love your home . All the details are amazing.” She smiled at him, and Zane grinned in return.
“I’m going to use your bathroom to change. I won’t be long,” Melanie told him.
She went into his master bathroom and looked around, taking a deep breath and smiling to herself. She definitely liked being in his home.
She quickly showered and then changed into her other clothes before she checked herself in the mirror, wishing she had something sexier to wear. All she had was a deep blue V-neck and some black knit pants.
She washed her face and combed out her hair then looked in the mirror again; it was the best she could do with what she had.
She went back out to find Zane in the kitchen.
“Are you hungry? What do you want to drink?” he asked her.
“Just water. Do you have any popcorn?” She had to have popcorn when she watched a movie.
He smiled . “Sure thing.”
He put a bag of microwaveable popcorn in the microwave and went to pour her some water
“Hey, it was your choice, not mine!”
She could tell he was enjoying her discomfort and finally forced herself to relax.
“I like B monster movies, too. My ideal movie would be if they did a movie ‘Sharknado 3DDD’.”
Zane had a lighter side to her surprise. Melanie laughed at his lame joke, enjoying spending time with him.
“Fine, you caught me.”
He reached over and squeezed her hand. “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone,” he whispered. “I’m good at keeping secrets.”
Melanie felt that tingling sensation shoot through her body at his touch. She glanced at him and merely nodded.
He continued to tease her on the way to his house, however he never let go of her hand.
Chapter 10
When Zane pulled onto a road with houses on big lots, Melanie was curious to see what type of home he lived in.
They drove to the end of the road and pulled up to a large , two-story, brick home.
“Wow, nice house,” Melanie exclaimed. “It’s beautiful. Did you have it built?”
“I worked with an architect to come up with the design and helped build most of it. I had just finished up some endorsement deals before I was kicked out of the league, so I decided to put the money towards the house and the gym.” Zane pulled into the garage and turned the vehicle off. They both got out and then entered the house.
As they walked to the living room, Zane continued , “While I was proving my innocence, I was at least able to finish getting a business management degree. Since then, I’ve been taking online classes to get my MBA. I like being a business owner—I wouldn’t mind opening another business one day. I really would like to assist more kids like Ty, helping them find a way off the street. It’s a big investment of my time and money supporting them, but it would pay off if one of them ends up being a champion. The gym has been good to me—I’d like to pass that on to others.”
Melanie liked hearing him talk about himself. She was glad he’d worked so hard to prove his innocence, but hadn’t wasted the year by solely accomplishing that. He was a nice guy and had proven it by helping others that were in a position similar to where he once had been. She sighed to herself. He was so perfect. She didn’t see Zane treating any of the boys he trained with the same disregard he’d received from her father.
He showed her around the house . The master bedroom was on the first floor and had a huge bathroom with a standup shower and Jacuzzi tub. There was an additional half bathroom downstairs as well. The kitchen was very contemporary with all stainless steel appliances. When she spotted that he had at least a 60” TV and a very cozy looking couch in the living room, she was glad he’d suggested watching the movie at his house.
The upstairs had three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. At least there should never be any fights over needing a bathroom in this house. She thought about how lucky his kids would be.
“I love your home . All the details are amazing.” She smiled at him, and Zane grinned in return.
“I’m going to use your bathroom to change. I won’t be long,” Melanie told him.
She went into his master bathroom and looked around, taking a deep breath and smiling to herself. She definitely liked being in his home.
She quickly showered and then changed into her other clothes before she checked herself in the mirror, wishing she had something sexier to wear. All she had was a deep blue V-neck and some black knit pants.
She washed her face and combed out her hair then looked in the mirror again; it was the best she could do with what she had.
She went back out to find Zane in the kitchen.
“Are you hungry? What do you want to drink?” he asked her.
“Just water. Do you have any popcorn?” She had to have popcorn when she watched a movie.
He smiled . “Sure thing.”
He put a bag of microwaveable popcorn in the microwave and went to pour her some water
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