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Sometimes coming home opens the door to discovering something new.
After Coach Diaz’s funeral, Alex Burke realized there was nothing left for him in Boston, especially after he found out his girlfriend had moved on. Moving back to Colorado, and bonding with his college friends, is what Alex needed to get his life back in order.
Catherine Anderson grew up in the shadow of Coach Diaz’s daughter. The best friend that was always overlooked, Catherine had reservations about the men who had been Coach’s Fabulous Five, especially Alex Burke who always had eyes for Rachel, and didn’t even know Catherine existed.
Coming together to mutually help Rachel through hard times, Catherine and Alex realize they’d had eyes for one another back when. Perhaps now that Alex was home, it would be a good time to explore an adult relationship. But when news out of Boston rocks his world, it just might be more than Catherine can handle.
Excerpt
“I do like you,” she said and Alex lifted a brow, as if he’d forgotten the last thing he said. “I’ve never been very nice to you though.”
Alex picked up his napkin and wiped his mouth. “That’s a lot to take in.”
Now her hands shook, so she capped the water and sat it on the ground. “I was never nice to any of you. You buzzed around Rachel and her family like a swarm of bees. I get it,” she said holding her hand up to ward off any comments. “Mr. Diaz set it up that way. Having you all around kept you mostly out of trouble. But it distracted her, and that took her mind off of being my friend. It’s petty, stupid, and small of me. But, hey, I was a teenage girl.”
Alex pulled his sunglasses from his face and hooked them on the front of his shirt. “And now? All these years later, we’re swarming again?”
“Yes,” she said breathlessly. “But I’m not sixteen anymore.”
Resting his hand on the ground, he eased toward her. “So you don’t hate me?”
Catherine swallowed hard. “I don’t think I do.”
“You’re not mad about what happened the other night?”
“Mad, no. Conflicted, yes.”
He smiled again as he inched closer to her. “You’re more comfortable hating me.”
“I never actually hated you.”
“You didn’t?”
“You didn’t see me, that’s all.”
Humor flashed in his eyes. “Oh, hell, you have no idea, do you?”
Catherine eased back. “What does that mean?”
“It means let’s discuss that over dinner. No backing out, okay?”
“I do like you,” she said and Alex lifted a brow, as if he’d forgotten the last thing he said. “I’ve never been very nice to you though.”
Alex picked up his napkin and wiped his mouth. “That’s a lot to take in.”
Now her hands shook, so she capped the water and sat it on the ground. “I was never nice to any of you. You buzzed around Rachel and her family like a swarm of bees. I get it,” she said holding her hand up to ward off any comments. “Mr. Diaz set it up that way. Having you all around kept you mostly out of trouble. But it distracted her, and that took her mind off of being my friend. It’s petty, stupid, and small of me. But, hey, I was a teenage girl.”
Alex pulled his sunglasses from his face and hooked them on the front of his shirt. “And now? All these years later, we’re swarming again?”
“Yes,” she said breathlessly. “But I’m not sixteen anymore.”
Resting his hand on the ground, he eased toward her. “So you don’t hate me?”
Catherine swallowed hard. “I don’t think I do.”
“You’re not mad about what happened the other night?”
“Mad, no. Conflicted, yes.”
He smiled again as he inched closer to her. “You’re more comfortable hating me.”
“I never actually hated you.”
“You didn’t?”
“You didn’t see me, that’s all.”
Humor flashed in his eyes. “Oh, hell, you have no idea, do you?”
Catherine eased back. “What does that mean?”
“It means let’s discuss that over dinner. No backing out, okay?”
Alex picked up his napkin and wiped his mouth. “That’s a lot to take in.”
Now her hands shook, so she capped the water and sat it on the ground. “I was never nice to any of you. You buzzed around Rachel and her family like a swarm of bees. I get it,” she said holding her hand up to ward off any comments. “Mr. Diaz set it up that way. Having you all around kept you mostly out of trouble. But it distracted her, and that took her mind off of being my friend. It’s petty, stupid, and small of me. But, hey, I was a teenage girl.”
Alex pulled his sunglasses from his face and hooked them on the front of his shirt. “And now? All these years later, we’re swarming again?”
“Yes,” she said breathlessly. “But I’m not sixteen anymore.”
Resting his hand on the ground, he eased toward her. “So you don’t hate me?”
Catherine swallowed hard. “I don’t think I do.”
“You’re not mad about what happened the other night?”
“Mad, no. Conflicted, yes.”
He smiled again as he inched closer to her. “You’re more comfortable hating me.”
“I never actually hated you.”
“You didn’t?”
“You didn’t see me, that’s all.”
Humor flashed in his eyes. “Oh, hell, you have no idea, do you?”
Catherine eased back. “What does that mean?”
“It means let’s discuss that over dinner. No backing out, okay?”
Author Bio
Obsessed with the art of writing and the business of publishing, chronic entrepreneur Bernadette Marie established her own publishing house, 5 Prince Publishing, in 2011 to bring her own work to market as well as offer an opportunity for fresh voices in fiction to find a home as well.
When not immersed in the writing/publishing world, Bernadette Marie can be found spending time with her family, traveling, and running multiple businesses. An avid martial artist, Bernadette Marie is a second degree black belt in Tang Soo Do, and loves Tai Chi. She is a retired hockey mom, a lover of a good stout craft beer, and might have an unhealthy addiction to chocolate.
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