Page 162 of Puck Me Secretly

“Lolita. Are you and Max just friends?”

She studied her hands. “Max was really good to me, and I had hoped that he would become interested in me. At one point, I thought he might feel the same way. We never kissed or anything, but he spent a lot of time with me that summer, but when he moved to Vancouver, everything changed. He’s been there for me, every step of the way, but when he moved here, he backed off.”

“Oh.”

“I knew that he had met someone.” She gave me a sad smile. “He always told me he didn’t do commitment, but when he told me about you, he said you were different.”

My heart ached. Why did everyone else seem to know how Max felt and I had no clue? “He did?”

“He loves you.”

“He does?”

“Of course,” she frowned. “He’s so crazy about you. So, when I realized that, I accepted it. I want him to be happy and you make him so happy.”

Max loved me?I couldn’t get past that point.

She rushed, “Don’t worry. I’m okay with that.”

“I know how important you are to him.”

“So, what happens now?”

I rubbed my forehead in shock. “Now I make some phone calls.”

“Hello?”

“Katrina?”

“Rory?”

“Remember when you asked me if there was anything you could help with?”

“Yes, anything.”

“I have a huge favor.”

“Are you in your office?”

“You don’t know?”

“Know what?”

“Baxter fired me and had me banned from the stadium.”

“What? He can’t do that!”

“Legally he can.”

“Is he insane? Where are you?”

“I’m at my house.”

“I’m on my way.”

CHAPTER 56

Four hours later,Lolita sat in my living room, being interviewed by one of Vancouver’s biggest sports reporters in an exclusive interview.

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