Once I’m out the door, she follows. “Do you need validation for parking?” she asks.
“No, I’m good.”
“Well, here. Take this, just in case.” She jots down something on a card and hands it to me.
“Call me, M.”Followed by her number.
Well, I guess the coach isn’t quite enough for her. I give her a nod and head to the elevator, then make my way out of the massive building. On my way out the door, I toss her card in the trash.
There might have been a time when a woman like that would have tempted me back before I thought I had a chance with Lucy again. But now, she’s just someone I need to request a background check on.
Something tells me Margaret Deluth is getting more from the coach than he realizes.
CHAPTER17
Lucy
“Luce?”Cody shouts from the door.
“In the kitchen.”
I’ve been staying with him for a few days now, and since our dinner date the other night, we’ve almost fallen into a routine. We take turns cooking dinner and then we sit on the couch and tell each other stories of our lives over the last thirteen years.
It’s bittersweet. I love learning more about him, and everything I hear makes me want him more. But I also wish I’d been a part of all those experiences.
He walks in as I’m draining the pasta.
“Hope you like spaghetti.”
“I love it.”
He moves to the refrigerator and grabs salad dressing for the salad and the parmesan. I carry the bowls of pasta and sauce to the kitchen table.
“Thunder sent another photo. Want to see it?” Cody asks.
Thunder has been texting photos of Cody along with stories.
“You mentioned Thunder was on an assignment. Does this mean you can still keep in touch when you’re gone?”
He sets his phone down on the table. “No, I’m afraid we can’t. Thunder’s assignment ended, and he’s stuck there overnight until the plane is ready to bring them back. Which means he can use his phone.”
He picks up his phone and pulls up the photo Thunder sent to show me. I stare at a young Cody standing up on a bar with a big smile on his face when his phone rings.
“Hey, Thunder, we were just looking at the photo. I’m putting you on speakerphone.”
“Is Lucy with you?”
Cody waggles his brows. “She is.”
“Hi, Thunder. Nice to meet you.”
Thunder laughs. “You too. I hope to meet you in person someday. I’d like to see who has my friend’s balls wrapped up so tight.”
Now I’m laughing.
“Okay, what do you want?” Cody asks impatiently.
“Just making sure that photo went through. Hey, Cody, tell her about our stupid dare game we used to do and why you got up on that bar.”
