Page 74 of Without Bound
“Bishop,” CeCe calls from behind me.
I look over at her and see Luca and the woman flanking her side.
“Hey beautiful. How are you?” I lean in to give her a hug and kiss her cheek. “Luca. You ready to win another one?”
He shakes my hand with a firm grip and a nod. “Assolutamente.”
“Bish, I want you to meet my friend,” CeCe interrupts. “This is Melina. Melina, this is Bishop.”
I hold my hand out and Melina grips it. “Nice to meet you, Melina.”
“Yes. Absolutely.” She bats her lashes at me and gives me a saucy smile that does absolutely nothing for me.
It’s not that she isn’t beautiful, because she is. Smooth brown skin, amber colored eyes and a dazzling smile. The thing is, there isn’t a person walking this Earth that could match the beauty, inside and out, of my butterfly.
“I’ll be right back. Let me say hello to the rest of the crew.” CeCe winks at me and saunters off to where Cami, Cat and Anais all stare at me. Cat is smiling with a twinkle in her eye like she just witnessed a love match. Cami’s face is hard and her gaze cold like I’ve betrayed her, and my butterfly looks like I shot an arrow straight through her heart.
I want so badly to just tell everyone that searching for my match is useless because I’ve already found her. I’m ready to march down to the field and lay it allout for Nix right now, but I know Anais is still working up the courage to spill the truth.
“So, Bishop,” Melina purrs, drawing my attention away from my girl. “CeCe tells me you played baseball.”
“I did. I was a catcher but I’ve been retired for about five years now.”
She bites her lip, overtly sexual and I want to tell her to just stop.
“Wow. You still look like you could play ball right now. Maybe you should talk to Luca about putting you behind the plate.” She reaches out and touches my arm and I jerk back like I’ve been burned.
“Excuse me. Hey. Hi. Can I borrow Bishop for a moment?” Cami stomps right over and takes my hand, yanking me away without waiting for an answer.
I’m practically thrown into a corner and witness Cami’s face turn from sweet and caring to the wickedness of Medusa.
“What the fuck are you doing, Bishop?” She grits through clenched teeth.
“Woah. Why’re you cussing, Cami-girl?” My ears can’t believe what they are hearing as Cami very rarely cusses.
“Don’t Bishop Jermaine. Anais is over there looking like you just ripped her heart from her chest and stomped all over it.”
“Hey. Calm down a moment. I had nothing to do with the woman being here or talking to me. That’s all your girl, CeCe. She’s trying to help me find my soulmate. I told her not to bother but apparently she’d already told her friend I was available.”
Cami smacks my chest and I flinch. “Well she wouldn’t need to do that if you’d come clean to everyone about you and Ana.”
My arms hang heavy at my sides and I drop my head back. “Don’t you think I would if I could? I promised Anais I’d wait until after the series. We both decided that it wouldn’t be a good idea to drop this in Nix’s lap during the most crucial time of the season. You know it would fuck with his head, and I couldn’t forgive myself if I screwed up his shot at a second title. We are six games at max away from telling him. Until then, I can’t tell everyone but him. He’s already going to put me in the hospital when he finds out. Let’s try to avoid relying on a breathing tube if we can.”
“What’re you two doing over here? Bishop, you left Melina all alone.” CeCe sneaks up behind us, surprising both Cami and me.
“Tell her, Bishop,” Cami growls and I plead with my eyes to let it go.
“Tell me what?” CeCe stands with her arms resting on her belly while Cami stands stiff with her arms crossed over her chest.
“Cam…” I try, but she only arches her brow and purses her lips.
“Did we miss the party invite?”
“Jesus Christ,” I moan when Vaughan and Hayes come walking. “Why don’t I just get on the fucking loud speaker and make an announcement?”
“That would work,” Cami sasses.
“What’s going on? What’re y’all talking about?” Vaughan looks between me and the girls, waiting for someone to answer.
