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harder. Tears were rolling down her cheeks. She wiped at her eyes paranoid black smudges from her mascara would give her a raccoon look. “Maybe she wants a name? Gertrude?”
Tyler’s eyebrow cocked up. “What kind of name is Gertrude?”
“Not the right one for your baby? How about Elizabeth?”
He pointed a finger at her. “Too long.”
“Beth? Liz? Lizzy?” She tried shortening. “I can’t believe you’ve had this car for three years and never named her.” It took everything not to laugh. Hopefully he would think she was coming around to his way of thinking.
“I like Lizzy.” He patted the dashboard. “What you think, baby? Shall we christen you Lizzy?”
Aileen nodded. “It totally suits her.” She had no intention of telling Tyler that her grandmother’s name was Lizzy.
“Just for the record,” he said as he pulled into an open parking spot by Wavertree. “She never stalls.” He cut the engine and leaned close to Aileen before whispering, “I don’t think she likes you very much.”
Aileen leaned toward him, unclicking her seatbelt and pressing one hand on the car’s door handle. She brought her head close to his. She whispered back, “You can tell her the feeling’s mutual.” Then she jumped out the car before Tyler could grab her.
He was out of his seat and around the car before she had a chance to realize. “Did you forget something?” He held her backpack up high, just out of her reach.
She jumped up and swiped at it just as he twisted his upper body so she wouldn’t get it. Her hand landed against his chest instead. She could feel the firm muscles clearly under his coat. “You’re such a tease.” She tried reaching to get it again – unsuccessfully.
“I am? What were you doing inside the car?”
Her hands went to her hips. “Trying to be polite to my chauffeur so he wouldn’t make me walk in the cold back here.”
He pointed a finger at her. “You are so bad!” He grinned and handed the backpack over to her. “For a blond girl, you’ve got a lot of common sense.”
She punched him in the gut, his rock hard abs flexing instantly to protect him. “Hey! Watch it!”
Both of Tyler’s hands went up in mock surrender. “I was just kidding.”
She cocked her head to one side. “So who’s the tease now?”
“Okay, okay. Can we call it even?” He held his hand out to her. “Truce?”
“For now.” She slipped her hand in his, enjoying the tremor of something sensational cruise up her arm and settle deep inside her. She wondered momentarily if he had the same feeling. His hand felt wonderfully warm against hers. She shivered, not realizing she wasn’t dressed for the weather and had grown cold.
Her hand still in his, Tyler pulled her to him. “Let’s get you inside before you freeze to death.” He stayed close to her and dropped her hand. “That’ll make it near to impossible to get you to sign with us if that happens. Coach won’t be too impressed with me if I let you die of cold right outside the field house.”
Aileen lost the ability to speak. A wave of mysteriously exotic cologne filled her nostrils when Tyler pressed her close. She didn’t want to move away and lose the stimulating scent. No guy should ever smell this good.
They walked to the same side entrance she had arrived at yesterday.
“Is Jani taking you out tonight?” Tyler asked once they were inside and heading down the hallway to the indoor track. As they got closer, the sound of track life grew louder and louder. Cheering, the start gun, all of it sounded like music to Aileen.
“Yeah.” She wondered if and how she should mention she knew about his party. “What year is Jani?”
“She’s a sophomore. Did you know she’s one of the best jumpers in Canada?”
“Wow. Impressive. She seems really nice.”
“She is.” He pulled his phone out of his coat pocket and checked the screen. “Did she tell you there is a track party tonight?”
“At your place?”
He
Tyler’s eyebrow cocked up. “What kind of name is Gertrude?”
“Not the right one for your baby? How about Elizabeth?”
He pointed a finger at her. “Too long.”
“Beth? Liz? Lizzy?” She tried shortening. “I can’t believe you’ve had this car for three years and never named her.” It took everything not to laugh. Hopefully he would think she was coming around to his way of thinking.
“I like Lizzy.” He patted the dashboard. “What you think, baby? Shall we christen you Lizzy?”
Aileen nodded. “It totally suits her.” She had no intention of telling Tyler that her grandmother’s name was Lizzy.
“Just for the record,” he said as he pulled into an open parking spot by Wavertree. “She never stalls.” He cut the engine and leaned close to Aileen before whispering, “I don’t think she likes you very much.”
Aileen leaned toward him, unclicking her seatbelt and pressing one hand on the car’s door handle. She brought her head close to his. She whispered back, “You can tell her the feeling’s mutual.” Then she jumped out the car before Tyler could grab her.
He was out of his seat and around the car before she had a chance to realize. “Did you forget something?” He held her backpack up high, just out of her reach.
She jumped up and swiped at it just as he twisted his upper body so she wouldn’t get it. Her hand landed against his chest instead. She could feel the firm muscles clearly under his coat. “You’re such a tease.” She tried reaching to get it again – unsuccessfully.
“I am? What were you doing inside the car?”
Her hands went to her hips. “Trying to be polite to my chauffeur so he wouldn’t make me walk in the cold back here.”
He pointed a finger at her. “You are so bad!” He grinned and handed the backpack over to her. “For a blond girl, you’ve got a lot of common sense.”
She punched him in the gut, his rock hard abs flexing instantly to protect him. “Hey! Watch it!”
Both of Tyler’s hands went up in mock surrender. “I was just kidding.”
She cocked her head to one side. “So who’s the tease now?”
“Okay, okay. Can we call it even?” He held his hand out to her. “Truce?”
“For now.” She slipped her hand in his, enjoying the tremor of something sensational cruise up her arm and settle deep inside her. She wondered momentarily if he had the same feeling. His hand felt wonderfully warm against hers. She shivered, not realizing she wasn’t dressed for the weather and had grown cold.
Her hand still in his, Tyler pulled her to him. “Let’s get you inside before you freeze to death.” He stayed close to her and dropped her hand. “That’ll make it near to impossible to get you to sign with us if that happens. Coach won’t be too impressed with me if I let you die of cold right outside the field house.”
Aileen lost the ability to speak. A wave of mysteriously exotic cologne filled her nostrils when Tyler pressed her close. She didn’t want to move away and lose the stimulating scent. No guy should ever smell this good.
They walked to the same side entrance she had arrived at yesterday.
“Is Jani taking you out tonight?” Tyler asked once they were inside and heading down the hallway to the indoor track. As they got closer, the sound of track life grew louder and louder. Cheering, the start gun, all of it sounded like music to Aileen.
“Yeah.” She wondered if and how she should mention she knew about his party. “What year is Jani?”
“She’s a sophomore. Did you know she’s one of the best jumpers in Canada?”
“Wow. Impressive. She seems really nice.”
“She is.” He pulled his phone out of his coat pocket and checked the screen. “Did she tell you there is a track party tonight?”
“At your place?”
He
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