Page 62 of Reckless Love
“Oh my God, is this your house?”
I couldn’t tell him I was wondering about all the women he’d met. As long as it didn’t get in the way of our friendship, it wasn’t my business. That didn’t explain why ithurtto think about, even when I was in a relationship.
“Yes, it is,” he said proudly. “What do you think?”
“Wow. It'sbeautiful.”
It was in a nice neighborhood and looked bigger than I expected it to be, but not too big. He grabbed my luggage and opened the front door, the anticipation on his face tugging at my heartstrings.
“Welcome,” he said.
His hand landed on my lower back and I warmed all over just from that brief touch.
Yeah, some things never changed. I would always have a thing for Rhodes Archer.
He showed me around and I oohed and ahhed. The place really was nice, although a little bare in some rooms.
“You’ve got more room than you know what to do with,” I said, laughing when we came to the last bedroom and it was completely empty.
“Yep, you need to come move in with me. Fill up my house,” he said.
“Yeah, right. I’m not sure I'll ever leave Colorado now that I'm back.”
“Are you sure? Maybe I can convince you otherwise while you’re here.” He lifted his shoulders when I laughed. “Hey, you can’t blame me for trying.”
“What if you switched teams?”
He put his hand on his heart. “I’ll never switch teams, Elle love. You have my word on that. I love women too much for that.”
I laughed and shoved him, making him laugh. “Youknow what I mean. Anyway, Denver’s not bad. I miss California too…a lot,” I admitted. “And I miss seeing your parents regularly. Their visits were always a highlight.”
“Well, you know how we can fix that—we’ve got to go see them.”
“I’m game. As long as I give enough advance notice at work, I can pull that off.”
“Should we go out to eat or stay in?” he asked. “Are you tired?”
“I’m a little tired. It's been a long day and the time change is kind of doing a number on me.”
“How about we stay in?” he said. “We can watch a movie, pretend like we're at school.”
“I’d love that. I'm good with ordering a pizza or something too, so you don't have to make anything.”
“How hungry are you?” he asked.
“I’m starving.”
“All right, pizza it is. I'll make a big breakfast for us in the morning and take you out tomorrow night. There’s a party too, if you wanted to check that out.”
“Sure, anything.”
We ordered pizza and ate in front of the movie playing in the background. When we were done eating, I leaned back on the couch and he put his arm around me.
“It’s nice having you here,” he said. “It's been a big adjustment. The guys on the team are great…it just doesn't feel like home yet.”
“It's been hard to imagine you here. Seeing your place helps. When I’m talking to you on the phone or even FaceTime, I still picture you in California…at school or even your parents’ house.”
“It helped once I saw your condo in Denver too.”