Authors: MJ Fields
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Tommy and I have played together all through high school, our schools merged, and we started playing with Alex this fall. Alex this is your first year playing right?” he asked. Alex shook his head yes, “Unbelievable right?” Luke said to the scout.
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None of you play like high school students. You boys are amazing,” he said, “Mr. Links, thank you for the call. By the way how are your grades?” he asked.
Again Luke spoke,
“All national honor society, but Alex is second in our class so far, until I beat him that is,” he said smiling.
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Amazing, so you play basketball?” he asked, all three shook their heads, “Don’t go getting injured. You’ll be hearing from me soon,” and he walked away.
Tessa hugged Alex and he spun her around.
John and Maggie were there and the kids. Next to them was Luke’s family. “Alex is it?” Landon said. “You did great, how you know Tessa?” he asked with a slight scowl.
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She is my sister sir,” Alex answered.
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Oh ok,” Landon smiled.
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Thank you for getting him here,” Alex said nodding to the SU recruiter walking away.
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No problem,” Landon said.
Luke was staring at Tessa about to burst, she leaned towards him,
“Good game rock star.” He picked her up and kissed her. “My parents,” Tessa said.
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Oh, sorry Tessa,” Luke put her down and kept her hand in his.
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Dad, Audrianna, this is John and Maggie Ross, Tessa and Alex’s parents, this is Kendall and Jake and Molly isn’t here, they are Tessa’s family. This is my father Landon, step mother Audrianna, and these two are Princesses Ally and Alexandra.”
Luke
’s sisters smiled, “How do you do?” and curtsied.
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Very well thank you,” Kendall curtsied and laughed.
They stayed and chatted for a few minutes. As they talked and the kids played with the dog Luke pulled Tessa to the side away from the crowd of chatting family,
“Hey what are you doing tonight?” he asked as his eyes danced around her.
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Not that,” she said.
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Tessa, you’re not wearing a bra,” he said smiling and pulled her into him, “and damn you feel good,” he said as he ran his fingers up and down her back.
He felt so good against her
, she was going to miss this,
take it while you can she thought
,
and leave him wanting more
. She wrapped her arms around him and finally relaxed. She closed her eyes and held on tight. Luke kissed her head and Tessa looked up at him and kissed him. She was lost in a very soft and sweet kiss when she heard her mother clear her voice. Tessa turned and all of them where looking at Luke and Tessa. Audrianna was smiling; Landon had a shit ass grin on his face. Tessa’s parents on the other hand were not impressed.
“
Tessa you’re staying with me tonight still correct?” Maggie asked. Tessa shook her head yes. “The kids, the dog, and I will be waiting in the car. Nice to meet you all,” she said nodding to Luke’s family and walked away.
Tessa looked at him and smiled
, his head was down and he was looking up at her through those dark lashes, trying not to laugh. He was so damn beautiful; she took the hair tie from the back of his Jersey, and smiled as she had planned in her head. “You have another one of these besides the one you have on?” she asked as seductively as she knew how. He shook his head yes, “You should give them to your little princesses, armor for what lies ahead in the years to come, from all the boys that may try to break their hearts.”
She lifted the shirt over her head slowly
, his heart was beating out of his chest, his eyes widened, he saw how her body had responded to his hug and his jaw dropped slightly. Tessa walked it over to him and kissed his cheek. “Be good to them, family is always there Luke, teach them that okay?” she whispered in his ear. “Do you think your dad will be as impressed with these as he seemed to be with Sadi?” she asked.
“
Tessa,” he said in a deep husky voice, “Baby you are gorgeous, and he is just an ass.”
She kissed his lips lightly,
“Teach him how not to be, show him your heart Luke, I have to go.” She turned towards his family. “Nice seeing you all, I have to go,” she said and picked up Chewy’s leash and walked away. She was gathering her stuff and saw the letter she had meant to give to Luke, “Damn it,” she said.
“
Tessa let me help you with your things,” Luke said as he rolled up the blanket. He saw the letter sitting on her chair with his name on it, “For me?” he asked smiling.
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Yes but open it tomorrow after they leave, promise?” Tessa asked seriously, he looked confused.
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Please,” she said and forced a smile on her face.
“
I promise Tessa,” he took her chair that she had bagged up and swung it over his shoulder and grabbed the bag full of blankets and chew toys and carried them to the car holding her other hand.
“
See you tomorrow,” Luke said as he put her things in the car.
Tessa got in and shut the door;
“Please go Momma” she said and started to feel the burning in her eyes.
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They went to her Mom’s little apartment and Tessa went in to the small room and crashed on the bottom bunk. She cried quietly as she fell asleep, with Chewy curled up beside her. Her mom and the kids left her alone.
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Luke’s family stayed with him, the girls swam in the heated pool and he sat and talked to Audrianna while his dad was on his computer.
“
Hey does Leah watch the girls a lot,” he asked.
“
Only once a week when they see your Dad why?” Audrianna asked.
Luke told her about last year at the lake party and that he had apologized. Then he told her all about what had happened Wednesday night.
“No way” she said shocked. “And you turned her down Lucas?” He shook his head yes and rolled his eyes. “Well maybe there is a God, my little raging hormone Lucas may be growing up,” she laughed, “Could you teach your Dad that trick?” they laughed.
“
What’s so funny,” Landon asked smiling.
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Nothing” they both said at the same time.
Audrianna got the girls ready for bed
, they had decided to camp in his room. He grabbed the tent from his garage and set it up for them. He gave them each one of his Jersey’s and told them Tessa had said they were armor against evil Princes. The three sat in the small tent and Audri took their picture with the same camera she had snapped hundreds of photos with all day. Luke gave her his phone and she took one for him.
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Her phoned Chimed and she woke up
-Day 8 without Tessa Ross has been interesting, the whole meeting the family thing was different, lol, my sisters love you and that makes me happy, Audri adores you and has threatened me with my manhood not to screw you up, and thanks to the gifts God gave you up front, I think you may have won my dad over, regardless of all the amazing events of today it is you I find myself still in awe of, btw no pressure but you could start your pills Sunday,……LYA Luke
Attached was a picture of him and the girls in his room in a tent, so cute she thought. She wondered how his Mom was taking that.
-Hey how is your Mom doing? Is she okay with them staying there? …YB Tessa
-She’s away, get some sleep baby, we need to talk tomorrow…LYA Luke
-I am spending tomorrow with Mom and the kids and tomorrow night is Girls night bud, I don
’t feel well, I will talk to you tomorrow at some point, going to sleep now, great game today! ENJOY YOUR FAMILY!!!...Tessa
Tessa had no idea how Luke could say the things to her that he did trying to make her feel loved, having done all that behind her back. The way he touched her, looked at her, and made her feel was all an act for what she didn
’t know but tomorrow it ended. She started to cry and Chewy whined. Tessa took him out for a walk.
Tessa walked into the apartment and her mom was standing there,
“Tessa, please know you can talk to me about anything, whatever it is that’s going on I want to help you through,” Maggie said.
Tessa cried,
“It’s just a mess Mom,” she sobbed. Maggie hugged her and let her talk. “He says all the right things and he has changed Mom, I mean his heart has changed, he loves those little girls and he loves me, but look,” she showed her the pictures and then went through and showed her again pointing out the reflections,” she played her the massage and cried. Her Mom cried too.
“
Tessa, have you…” Maggie started.
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No Mom I haven’t, and I am so glad, but you need to know I have thrown myself at him, the night I saw you at dinner, I got wasted right in the restaurant while I watched Dr. Feelgood rub your hand,” she told her about what she had done.
Maggie felt her blood boiling and was angry at Tessa and herself at the same time.
“Mom have you slept with him?” she asked.
“
Of course not Tessa, dating him is bad enough, I feel horrible, it’s just that your father and I,” she stopped, “we will talk someday about that, for now it’s about you Tessa, and I am sorry you have been hurt. And I am proud of you,” they fell asleep on the couch, Tessa’s head on her lap.
Chapter
17
In the morning Lucas, Alexandra and Ally woke up and headed to the pool. The girls loved that it was heated and they could swim in upstate New York in October. They splashed and swam and laughed. Landon was cooking breakfast when Audrianna came down the stairs.
Landon smiled at her, “Good Morning Audri, you look beautiful.”
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I feel great, the first time in almost four years that I have slept for eight hours straight, and look at you who knew you could cook,” she said laughing and finally looked at him.
“
I miss you Audri,” slipped out of his mouth.
Audri looked confused.
“I am going out to take some pictures, when do you want them out for breakfast?’ she asked quietly.
“
I’ll bring it out beautiful,” Landon said smiling.
Audri took tons of pictures.
“Hey Audri can you grab my ...”
She already had his phone in her hand,
“Got it Lucas,” she said laughing.
Landon b
rought out breakfast, and the kids got out and dried off, Audrianna gave them each a robe to keep warm. Luke could see how his Dad looked at Audri, he grinned and looked down and glanced at Audrianna, she smirked and shook her head and he laughed. “What’s so funny?” Ally asked. His dad looked at him and he winked, his dad turned red. Luke laughed again, he had never seen him blush and Audrianna laughed too, in seconds they all laughed.
What a perfect morning
, Luke thought.
Luke was cleaning up the mess in his room while his father was helping the girls shower for the first time.
“Audri, make him work for it, he loves you but make him earn it, he will be yours forever,” he said.
“
I don’t know Lucas, I can’t fall apart, I have them and now I think I have you too,” Audri smiled and hugged Luke.
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Whatever you do Audri I want to be part of their lives, thank you for bringing them into my life,” Luke said softy.
They heard the girls streaking down the hall laughing. Landon was f
ollowing them with towels. He was soaked and laughing. Audri laughed and he tossed her a towel, she had them both wrapped up and headed to the room to change.
“
What are you thinking Dad?” Luke asked.
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I am thinking I screwed up Lucas,” he said still laughing.
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Then fix it,” he said, “and give her time.”
“
My son giving me better advice on women than even my father gave me, how did that happen?” Landon asked.
“
Tessa Dad, it was Tessa,” Luke said smiling.
Luke helped them load the car and they pulled away waving. They would be seeing each other again soon. He walked into the kitchen and he had cleaned it all up. He went to shower and get ready to go see his mom.
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Tessa pushed her breakfast around her plate and dreaded the conversation she would be having later. Her mom told her to,
“get showered we are going shopping”.
Maggie and the kids pulled into the mall and they went to Abercrombie and Finch. They walked in and it smelled like Luke. Tessa got a pair of jeans and a couple sweaters. Maggie grabbed Alex two new pair of jeans. They crossed the hall and went to Victoria
Secrets, Jake laughed and turned red when they walked in.
“
Kendall is getting her first Victoria Secret bra today Tessa,” Maggie said smiling.
“
I am?” Kendal asked grinning.