Filed to story: Lily Bennett and Mason Cooper Book
“His sister plays junior varsity,” Sky says, sitting down.
“Oh,” he comments before frowning.
“Why the hell does she go here?” he questions.
“My sister goes to Saint Mary’s too,” Jonah pipes up, confusing poor Harry even more.
“Why?” he asks.
“She liked their music program better.” He shrugs as Lyall orders me and Sky onto the court.
“Bagsy not doing the coin flip,” I quickly say, making Sky huff.
The game against Saint Mary’s is a lot easier than playing Greendale. We win five-two.
“You girls are on fire!” Lyall exclaims as we walk off the court.
“Hell yeah, they are!” Harry exclaims.
“Aren’t you supposed to be at football practice?” Lyall asks him, quirking his eyebrow up.
“Probably.” He shrugs, sending me a wink. Ever since freshman year, Harry has ditched practice on a Tuesday to watch my games.
Coach Burns threatened to kick him off the team a few times but eventually realized he didn’t care and just lets him skip. He just has to train for longer tomorrow.
I watch the juniors playing, mainly watching Tayla. She’s good. The best on her team, who unfortunately aren’t very good except maybe the small girl.
With some more training they’d be amazing as a pair.
“That one is really good,” Lyall says quietly to me and Sky, nodding toward Tayla.
“It’s like you read my mind,” I chuckle.
“Think she’d transfer here?” he asks, looking between me and Sky.
“Her brother’s the star quarterback at Greendale,” Sky whispers, and Lyall’s shoulders instantly drop.
“I guess I can’t be too greedy, can I?” he sighs, standing back up.
They end up tying two-two-much to Lyall’s annoyance.
“Where the hell am I going wrong with them?” he mutters to us before walking up to them, no doubt critiquing their form.
“He’s right. They really do suck,” Harry states, standing up and stretching.
“They’re not that bad,” I defend.
“I could offer my team-building services for extra credit,” Harry laughs as we start walking out of the gym.
“I’ll see you later,” Sky waves, rushing off, and I spot Mason leaning against the wall, looking down at his phone.
“I’m just going to the bathroom. I’ll see you tomorrow,” I tell Harry and Jonah, thankful that I drove myself tonight.
I give them both a hug and say goodbye, but Jonah whispers something in my ear, making me freeze.
“Mason was staring at your ass the whole game.”
I pull back and raise my eyebrows at him, trying to figure out what he knows.
“See you tomorrow,” he winks before leaving with Harry.
I watch as their figures disappear before slipping up to Mason’s side.
“Hey,” I say, making him jump and almost drop his phone.
“Hey, princess,” he smiles, sliding his phone into his jeans.
“So, did you come here to watch your sister play or me?” I ask with a teasing smile.
“She spoke to you, didn’t she?” he groans, reaching for my hips and pulling me against his body.
“Yes, she did,” I laugh, wrapping my arms around his neck.
“We should start running again tomorrow,” he says, brushing his nose against mine.
“But I like sleeping,” I groan, going up onto my tiptoes and gently kissing him.
Mason kisses me back for a few seconds before pulling back a little.
“We’re still going running.” His breath hits my lips.
“Fine,” I huff in agreement before closing the small gap again.
“Mason?” Tayla gasps, making us pull away from each other again.
“What?” he groans, pulling my face into his chest.
“First of all, is that Lily Bennett?” her voice sasses, and I turn around in his arms to face her with a small smile.
“Hello.” I wave while her face is frozen in shock.
“What the heck?” she whispers, shaking her head.
“Is there something you need?” Mason sighs, dropping his arms off of me.
“Mom left,” she answers quickly and purses her lips.
“What?” he asks, looking around the parking lot.
“She texted saying she had a date and had to run,” Tayla says sadly, holding her phone up, which Mason instantly takes.
“What a fucking bitch!” he seethes through his teeth.
“She literally told me she was going to wait in the car,” he adds, shoving Tayla’s phone back into her hands.
“I’ll call Liam and see if he can give us a ride.” He sighs, pulling his phone out of his pocket, but I stop him.
“I can take you both,” I tell him, holding up my car keys.
“If you don’t mind?” he asks, looking unsure.
“It’s not like you live far.” I roll my eyes.
“Oh my God! I’m getting a ride home from Lily Bennett!” Tayla squeals while Mason glares at her.
“Are your parents home?” Mason asks quietly as we get into my car.
“No. I haven’t even heard from them.” I sigh.
“You want to stay?” he asks, and I nod enthusiastically.
“So how long has this been going on for?” Tayla asks, sticking her face between the seats.
“None of your business,” Mason snaps, pushing her face.
“Gemma is going to freak out.” She laughs as she falls back.
“How come?” I ask curiously.
“We saw you play when you were a freshman and have been totally obsessed since. We actually wanted to go to Ridgewood, but Callum and Mason packed a shit,” she explains.
I fight back my laugh.
“I told you, you can go there once I graduate,” Mason mumbles.
“And I plan on it,” she sasses.
“You want to transfer?” I ask, raising my eyebrows.
“The second he graduates I am,” she confirms.