Page 44 of False Play
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“That went well.” Hayes grinned.
I pinched the bridge of my nose. “God, give me strength,” I murmured to myself. “Don’t you think you’re taking this prank a little too far?”
“I’m quite offended you think this is a prank. I’m doing this for you. You want to be her little boy toy,right?” He wiggled his eyebrows. “Well, call me your god fairy, because I’m going to make all of your dreams come true.”
Convincing Hayes to let this go was going to be as futile as trying to get past a rock-solid defense on a 5-on-3 penalty kill. So I had no other option but to let it go and hope he got distracted with something else. As he normally would.
I rolled my eyes. “I’m done with this conversation. I have to finish training.”
He gave me a knowing look but nodded, and we both got back to our training. But all I could think about was how risky this situation was already becoming. An idiotic part of me wondered, would it be a bad idea to listen to the guys?
What was the worst that could happen?
She would either kick me in the balls and say no, or…it could end up becoming something fun.
It was a dangerous thought. One I shouldn’t have been entertaining.
But at this point, I knew I was going to make yet another drastic decision.
And hope with all my being it would pay off.
ELEVEN
KENNEDY
IN YOUR DREAMS, PRETTY BOY.
Every deep breathI took proved to be useless, but I kept doing them as I placed my sweaty hands against the flat surface of my white desk to center myself.
That meeting hadnotgone well.
Henry was,shockingly, a natural actor. Me, on the other hand? I was surprised I managed not to choke with my own saliva in the process.
Val opened the door of my office and shut it quickly. “Kennedy Jones, where the hell have you been?”
“Why, yes, Val. Please, do come in.” I rubbed my temples with a sigh. “Ugh. Sorry. It’s been a morning.”
“Why did I just hear Mac say you’re dating Henry Anderson?”
I left-clicked my mouse to bring my computer to life and looked over a few emails. “For being the HR director, he sure loves to gossip,” I mumbled.
“So, it’s true?”
“The truth is complicated.” I winced. “AndI don’t want you to become an accomplice, so the short answer is yes. Henry and I are dating.”
She looked stunned. “Since when do you call him Henry?”
“Considering we’re an item now, it would be weird to keep calling him by his last name.” I laughed.
“Oh, God.” Val gasped. “You’re being serious.” She took a seat on the edge of a chair. “You need to tell meeverything.”
“Not happening. I’m not dragging you into this.”
Val’s green eyes remained locked on me, but I typed out a quick email, choosing to ignore her.
I loved Val, and she was there for me when I needed a friend the most, but there was no way I was going to tell her why I was doing this. I still couldn’t believe I succumbed to a new level of patheticness, and I didn’t particularly want anyone catching wind of it.
