the government to pay for school. “Is there a date you need to know my decision by?” She understood that the school had other athletes they wanted and they couldn’t hold a full scholarship offer forever.
He chuckled. “I’d love to know what you are thinking right now, but it’s none of my business. Take the Letter with you and read it over on the plane ride home. We will wait as long as it takes you. I’m willing to risk holding the scholarship. You are worth it.”
Wow . Aileen didn’t know how to respond.
As Coach Anderson drove her back to the hotel, he chatted about anything and everything that had nothing to do with track or school. He got out of the car, shook her hand. “Have a safe trip back. I’ll call you on Monday if that’s alright with you. Thanks again for choosing Gatica as one of your visits.
Aileen watched him drive off, the sun shining bright against the melting snow. She sighed and turned to go back to her room to pack. Maybe she would call Becky. She had close to three hours before the shuttle would arrive to take her to the airport. She started to walk towards her door, but was pulled up short by the sight before her.
Chapter 11
Tyler stood in the doorway, his hands pressing against both sides of the door frame, and a coy – almost anxious - grin on his face. “I know you’ll be on your way to the airport soon…”
Aileen smiled, kind of enjoying his nervousness. It didn’t seem like something he had to deal with very often. “Yes?”
“I heard that Linda’s okay.” He tapped a fist lightly against the wood frame, as if trying to figure out what to say next. “I’m sure you are, uh, you have a lot of great universities to choose from. I get that. I imagine you are leaning toward Stanford.” He tapped against the door frame again, leaning toward her. His chest muscles tightened and his biceps curved as he held his body just out of her reach.
A stirring deep inside her belly swirled. It made her knees weak and her breath disappear. She shouldn’t, but she desperately wanted to hold onto the feeling. She tried to concentrate on his face as he spoke.
He chuckled and flashed her a delicious grin. “Anyways, I just came by to tell you that I get it. It’s a hard decision to make. I hope you chose Gatica, but I totally understand if you don’t.”
“There are a lot of offers and things to weigh and compare.” She dropped her head forward to steal a shy look through her eyelashes. “I appreciate you coming by.”
“Me, too,” he whispered. His smile disappeared as his face turned a different kind of serious. The kind of look one had when they really wanted to say or do something to somebody… like kiss them. “You can probably do better than here.”
His eyes never left hers.
A boldness blossomed inside of her. She heard his words but read them as something different. You can do better than me. That’s what he meant. She took a step back into the hotel room. “We can do better than here.” She held the door open and bit her lower lip when he froze momentarily in surprise.
Tyler’s eyes flitted from her to the bed behind her and instantly back to her face.
She wasn’t that kind of girl. She didn’t know what had happened to her that weekend, but she knew she wasn’t leaving Gatica until Tyler did something to stop the craving inside her. He was the only one who could do that.
His tongue ran over his lips and his eyes burned with desire. Silently he stepped into the room, his face inches from hers, except, he did not kiss her.
It drove Aileen crazy but she played along with him, watching his every move as she stepped back and leaned against the wall. She knew she had a cocky grin on her face. She couldn’t stop it. It was apparent that he hadn’t been expecting anything so bold from her. Neither had she. However, he obviously felt the connection she had noticed from the first time they talked at the indoor track. The feeling had obviously been
He chuckled. “I’d love to know what you are thinking right now, but it’s none of my business. Take the Letter with you and read it over on the plane ride home. We will wait as long as it takes you. I’m willing to risk holding the scholarship. You are worth it.”
Wow . Aileen didn’t know how to respond.
As Coach Anderson drove her back to the hotel, he chatted about anything and everything that had nothing to do with track or school. He got out of the car, shook her hand. “Have a safe trip back. I’ll call you on Monday if that’s alright with you. Thanks again for choosing Gatica as one of your visits.
Aileen watched him drive off, the sun shining bright against the melting snow. She sighed and turned to go back to her room to pack. Maybe she would call Becky. She had close to three hours before the shuttle would arrive to take her to the airport. She started to walk towards her door, but was pulled up short by the sight before her.
Chapter 11
Tyler stood in the doorway, his hands pressing against both sides of the door frame, and a coy – almost anxious - grin on his face. “I know you’ll be on your way to the airport soon…”
Aileen smiled, kind of enjoying his nervousness. It didn’t seem like something he had to deal with very often. “Yes?”
“I heard that Linda’s okay.” He tapped a fist lightly against the wood frame, as if trying to figure out what to say next. “I’m sure you are, uh, you have a lot of great universities to choose from. I get that. I imagine you are leaning toward Stanford.” He tapped against the door frame again, leaning toward her. His chest muscles tightened and his biceps curved as he held his body just out of her reach.
A stirring deep inside her belly swirled. It made her knees weak and her breath disappear. She shouldn’t, but she desperately wanted to hold onto the feeling. She tried to concentrate on his face as he spoke.
He chuckled and flashed her a delicious grin. “Anyways, I just came by to tell you that I get it. It’s a hard decision to make. I hope you chose Gatica, but I totally understand if you don’t.”
“There are a lot of offers and things to weigh and compare.” She dropped her head forward to steal a shy look through her eyelashes. “I appreciate you coming by.”
“Me, too,” he whispered. His smile disappeared as his face turned a different kind of serious. The kind of look one had when they really wanted to say or do something to somebody… like kiss them. “You can probably do better than here.”
His eyes never left hers.
A boldness blossomed inside of her. She heard his words but read them as something different. You can do better than me. That’s what he meant. She took a step back into the hotel room. “We can do better than here.” She held the door open and bit her lower lip when he froze momentarily in surprise.
Tyler’s eyes flitted from her to the bed behind her and instantly back to her face.
She wasn’t that kind of girl. She didn’t know what had happened to her that weekend, but she knew she wasn’t leaving Gatica until Tyler did something to stop the craving inside her. He was the only one who could do that.
His tongue ran over his lips and his eyes burned with desire. Silently he stepped into the room, his face inches from hers, except, he did not kiss her.
It drove Aileen crazy but she played along with him, watching his every move as she stepped back and leaned against the wall. She knew she had a cocky grin on her face. She couldn’t stop it. It was apparent that he hadn’t been expecting anything so bold from her. Neither had she. However, he obviously felt the connection she had noticed from the first time they talked at the indoor track. The feeling had obviously been
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