be true, and what he just said? It’s his way of telling me the same is true for me. Another tear follows the first.
“Now is not the time though, because if my best friend comes in here and hears us talking about her when you’re yawning every other second”—Trav pulls back and thumbs away the wet streak on my face—“he’s going to kick my ass.”
I fold my lips between my teeth, to hold back a sob or a smile, I’m not sure which.
“I know he’s your Caveman.” This time I give in to the urge to grin; there’s too much laughter dancing in Trav’s eyes as he says Mase’s nickname not to. “But seeing you like this”—he waves a hand down my body propped up in the bed—“his control is on a razor wire. It’s not going to take much to make him snap.”
#Chapter14
UofJ411: The calvary has arrived. I hope no one has money on the Crabs today. #StartingThatSecondString #CasanovasGirl
*picture of E and B standing together in front of the nurses’ station at U Gen*
@Oamberwhereartthou: Wow! I know Eric Dennings is her brother, but Ben Turner is there too? #CanIGetAnAutograph
@Ofbooksandportkeys: Holy shit! @CasaNova87 girl is CONNECTED. #HowManyCrabsDoesSheKnow
@Raineydaybookreviewslorraine: Damn! We NEED an update on your girl @CasaNova87. It must be bad if these two are missing a game. #WhoCaresAboutHIPAA
UofJ411: Guess this Penn State alum isn’t too broken up over his old team losing to the U of J last night #FutureLegendsOfTheGirdiron #CasanovaWatch
*picture of E and a bare-chested Mason with their heads bent close together in the hospital waiting room*
@Redhatterbookblog: Damn! It should be illegal for @CasaNova87 to wear a shirt #LookAtThoseMuscles
@Reynereadsalot: Anyone else curious what they are talking about? #TellUsYourSecrets #CasanovaWatch #Kaysonova
#Chapter15
I’m tired and frustrated, not a good combination on top of the way I still want to hunt down and beat the shit out of Liam Parker.
What was supposed to be a simple phone call with Coach Knight turned into an almost half-hour conversation detailing all the events of yesterday, starting at what happened before the game and ending with Kay’s surgery. To say Coach isn’t pleased would be putting it mildly.
‘No comment’ is the clear and decisive directive from both him and the school should anything come to light. It seems Kay isn’t the only one worried about how quickly things could escalate if the rivalry angle gets played. For now, the story of what happened has been contained to only the handful of pictures posted on UofJ411’s Instagram. God willing, it will stay that way.
There’s a crick in my neck and my lower back spasms every so often, reminding me that the few hours of sleep I did manage to get were spent hunched over in a chair at Kay’s bedside. It’s not that I’m complaining, because I’m not. I’ll be here with her until she’s released. It’s the only way to guarantee she will rest, because she sure was fighting doing so before I left.
Thankfully, Kay is sleeping by the time I make it back to her room. A little bit of the stress I’ve been carrying falls away upon seeing her lashes fanned over her cheeks and the wrinkle between her brows smoothed.
“Everything go alright with Coach?” Trav asks as I hand him back his phone.
“Yeah.” My feet are heavy as they carry me back to the chair I’ve claimed as my own, my butt hitting the seat with a thump as I all but collapse into it.
“Livi texted me this morning.”
I bite back a curse. For one, the hospital sure won’t respond too kindly if more people show up. The twins love Kay, as does Mom. It wouldn’t take much for them to convince her to bring them, and if they all come by, I run the risk of Brantley tagging along. I don’t have the energy to deal with that.
“I told her Kay is fine, but we have to keep the number of visitors down.” Trav looks over the room packed with more people than seats available and smirks. “She promised to update Moms.”
“Thanks, man.”
I scrub my hands over my face in an effort to rid myself of the lingering exhaustion. This whole situation is fucked. It feels like I’m walking a tightrope and one misstep is all it would take to have everything come tumbling down.
I did anything and everything I could think of to get Kay back in my life. Why do I feel like it’s going to be an ongoing battle to convince her the only place she belongs is by