“Come to get your ass kicked?”
“Actually, my sister came to get her ass kicked.” He nudged me forward. “Hope you don’t mind babysitting for a while.”
Bran eyed my legs then looked back at his brother. “Not in the least.”
Creep.
“Well, I have to run,” my brother said. “I’ll see you later.” He turned and walked back to his truck.
I couldn’t believe he was ditching me like this. I barely knew any of these people and I had to socialize with them like we were friends? Where do I even begin?
Bran smirked at me. “So, you like the Padres, huh?”
“Yeah.” I really disliked this guy.
“I have a baseball card collection. You should come to my place and take a look.” He winked at me.
Ugh.
Scotty came to my side, a serious look on his face. “Hey. Glad you could join us.”
“Yeah…but I admit I was forced.”
He laughed lightly. “I can tell.”
Bran kept staring at me.
Scotty picked up on it. “She’s off limits.”
He played dumb. “What are you talking about?”
“Leave her alone,” he threatened. “I mean it.”
Bran rolled his eyes and walked away.
Scotty was my hero . “Thank you.”
“No problem.” He kept a foot between us. “But he really is a good guy. He just makes an idiot out of himself in front of pretty girls.”
He thought I was pretty?
“Let me introduce you to everyone else.” He walked in front of me, and I noted his back muscles when he swung his arms. “This is Tony. We met in high school.” Then he moved to the fighter I recognized. “This is Liam, my cousin-in-law.”
“Not yet,” the big guy said.
“Whatever,” Scotty said. “Same thing.”
Liam extended his hand and shook mine. “It’s nice to meet you.”
“You too,” I said quietly.
A petite girl handed Liam a water bottle.
“This is my fiancé, Keira,” Liam explained.
They were an adorable couple. “It’s nice to meet you,” I said as I shook her hand.
“So, who are you here with?” Keira asked.
I didn’t know how to explain that. My brother dropped me off because I was a hermit.
“She’s my friend,” Scotty said. “We’re working on a project together.”
Liam and Keira’s eyes both flashed with something. They looked at him then turned away.
What was that about?
“Let’s get started,” Bran said.
I counted the number of people. “We don’t have enough players.”
Scotty smiled. “We play a different version of baseball. The batter will hit the ball as hard as they can and try to run around the bases as many times as possible. Every time they hit home plate, it’s a point.”
“Sounds like a lot of running,” I said with a laugh.
“Which is why Keira usually wins,” Liam said while he looked at his fiancé affectionately.
I wish I had someone like that. But I never would.
When I looked at Scotty, he was watching me closely.
“Let’s get this game started,” Tony said.
We separated into two teams of three. Bran was the first one to bat. After Keira pitched the ball to him a few times, he finally hit it across the field. Then he took off at a run.
Scotty ran into the outfield then threw it at home plate.
I scooped it up then got Bran out before he could make the first point. “Out.”
Bran sighed. “Damn.”
Liam was up next. He gave Keira a dark look while he held the bat. She didn’t seem intimidated by him at all. She pitched the ball and he hit on the first try.
“Shit, that went far,” Tony said.
Scotty sprinted then got the ball. He threw it hard across the field, and I scooped it into my glove while it rolled across the ground. When I went to tag Liam, he already passed home plate.
I tried to tag him out but he made it to home plate again.
“Two points, baby!” Liam held up his arms in victory.
Keira rolled her eyes. “Wait until I bat.”
“And I can’t wait to chase you down and get you out,” Liam threatened.
Damn, they were so cute.
Tony came up next then scored two runs. Now their team was
“Actually, my sister came to get her ass kicked.” He nudged me forward. “Hope you don’t mind babysitting for a while.”
Bran eyed my legs then looked back at his brother. “Not in the least.”
Creep.
“Well, I have to run,” my brother said. “I’ll see you later.” He turned and walked back to his truck.
I couldn’t believe he was ditching me like this. I barely knew any of these people and I had to socialize with them like we were friends? Where do I even begin?
Bran smirked at me. “So, you like the Padres, huh?”
“Yeah.” I really disliked this guy.
“I have a baseball card collection. You should come to my place and take a look.” He winked at me.
Ugh.
Scotty came to my side, a serious look on his face. “Hey. Glad you could join us.”
“Yeah…but I admit I was forced.”
He laughed lightly. “I can tell.”
Bran kept staring at me.
Scotty picked up on it. “She’s off limits.”
He played dumb. “What are you talking about?”
“Leave her alone,” he threatened. “I mean it.”
Bran rolled his eyes and walked away.
Scotty was my hero . “Thank you.”
“No problem.” He kept a foot between us. “But he really is a good guy. He just makes an idiot out of himself in front of pretty girls.”
He thought I was pretty?
“Let me introduce you to everyone else.” He walked in front of me, and I noted his back muscles when he swung his arms. “This is Tony. We met in high school.” Then he moved to the fighter I recognized. “This is Liam, my cousin-in-law.”
“Not yet,” the big guy said.
“Whatever,” Scotty said. “Same thing.”
Liam extended his hand and shook mine. “It’s nice to meet you.”
“You too,” I said quietly.
A petite girl handed Liam a water bottle.
“This is my fiancé, Keira,” Liam explained.
They were an adorable couple. “It’s nice to meet you,” I said as I shook her hand.
“So, who are you here with?” Keira asked.
I didn’t know how to explain that. My brother dropped me off because I was a hermit.
“She’s my friend,” Scotty said. “We’re working on a project together.”
Liam and Keira’s eyes both flashed with something. They looked at him then turned away.
What was that about?
“Let’s get started,” Bran said.
I counted the number of people. “We don’t have enough players.”
Scotty smiled. “We play a different version of baseball. The batter will hit the ball as hard as they can and try to run around the bases as many times as possible. Every time they hit home plate, it’s a point.”
“Sounds like a lot of running,” I said with a laugh.
“Which is why Keira usually wins,” Liam said while he looked at his fiancé affectionately.
I wish I had someone like that. But I never would.
When I looked at Scotty, he was watching me closely.
“Let’s get this game started,” Tony said.
We separated into two teams of three. Bran was the first one to bat. After Keira pitched the ball to him a few times, he finally hit it across the field. Then he took off at a run.
Scotty ran into the outfield then threw it at home plate.
I scooped it up then got Bran out before he could make the first point. “Out.”
Bran sighed. “Damn.”
Liam was up next. He gave Keira a dark look while he held the bat. She didn’t seem intimidated by him at all. She pitched the ball and he hit on the first try.
“Shit, that went far,” Tony said.
Scotty sprinted then got the ball. He threw it hard across the field, and I scooped it into my glove while it rolled across the ground. When I went to tag Liam, he already passed home plate.
I tried to tag him out but he made it to home plate again.
“Two points, baby!” Liam held up his arms in victory.
Keira rolled her eyes. “Wait until I bat.”
“And I can’t wait to chase you down and get you out,” Liam threatened.
Damn, they were so cute.
Tony came up next then scored two runs. Now their team was
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