Misadventures of a Rookie (Misadventures #11)(64)

I covered my mouth and closed my eyes as the sobs raked through me. His words, his promises, everything just shattered me. He rattled me. He was full of surprises, and it honestly blew me away. I thought he was this one-dimensional guy, but he was so much more.

And I wanted it all.

All of him.

As I stared at my phone, a goofy grin moved across my face.

How in the world was I supposed to say anything but yes to a text message like that?





Chapter Thirty-Four





Gus





“Nothing is broken.”

I wanted to throw my hands up, but I knew that might hurt, so I didn’t. Instead, I just flashed him a grin. “So, I’m good?”

“Yeah, we’ll freeze you up before the game tomorrow, but you’ll stay tender for a while. As long as you want to play, I’m not going to stop you, unless, of course, something changes.”

I was going to like this doctor a lot. “Great. So, really, I’m fine?”

“Yeah, solid. It was awesome to meet you. Hope I don’t see you again.”

I shook his hand. “Me too, brother. Thanks.”

Taking in a deep and painful breath, I felt pretty good other than the fact that my phone hadn’t gone off. Bo was still radio silent, and it was honestly killing me. But then my phone started to ring, and I almost dropped it trying to answer it.

Instead of Bo, it was Max.

“Max, what’s up?”

“Dude, you haven’t called me, and I’ve been calling you.”

“I’m sorry, sweetheart, but I told you, I’ve moved on,” I somehow teased, even though I didn’t want to.

Max did laugh a bit though. “Shut it, asshole. Listen, I got traded.”

“No shit,” I said, stopping in the hall. “Where?”

“New York.”

“Fuck yeah! Dude, that’s awesome!”

“Yeah, I’m leaving as soon as possible.”

“Dude, I’m so happy for you. You got a spot?”

“Yeah, can you believe it?”

“I can!”

“Thanks, man. Listen, Jessica is gonna meet me up there. I don’t think I’ll get to say goodbye though.”

I scoffed at his bromancing way, but then, we had become more than friends. Brothers, actually. “Dude, it’s fine. I was about to call you. I got the spot on the Tornadoes!”

“Oh, thank God! That’s awesome, man,” he gushed, and I smiled.

“Yeah, so we’ll play each other, and I’ll take you and Jessica out. Since, of course, I make more money than you.”

He laughed. “I’m gonna miss you, man. Make sure you bring Bo with you.”

The smile dropped from my face. Since I hadn’t heard from her after laying my heart out, I was pretty sure that meant it was over. Which fucking sucked.

“Hey, I’m dropping Sweetie off with Lizzy. She’ll keep her until you can come get her,” he added.

“Cool,” I said, because I wasn’t about to ruin his mood. He didn’t need to know about the shit with Bo. Hell, I didn’t even really know what the shit was. Except that I was hurting everywhere. “So, good luck!”

“Thanks, man. You too.”

Hanging up, I exhaled hard and couldn’t believe how things were changing so fast. Max and I had been buddies for the last year. Both of us worked our asses off, and finally, we were getting somewhere. I looked at my phone and started to text Bo. I had to tell her, but I paused when I saw that she had read my message.

Yet, she hadn’t answered my last text.

“Damn it,” I moaned, leaning into the door as my hand fell to my side. Maybe I should just go to her mom’s house, try to talk to her. But what was the point? She’d probably just ignore me like she was now.

Fuck, what a load of bullshit.

Tucking my phone into my pocket, I decided to go to the bar. Maybe my dad would come down to the hotel bar with me so we could discuss how shitty women were. I needed a drink, and I needed to forget that my first ever girlfriend just blew me off like I was nothing. Man, that hurt.

I just didn’t get it, though. I had told her everything I was feeling. Wasn’t that enough?

Shaking my head, I headed out of the compound just as my phone started to ring.

It was my mom.

“Hey, I was about to call you—”

“Gus!” she cried out, and everything went tight.

“Mom? What’s wrong?”

“Dad and I were getting ready to catch a cab to go shopping when we saw Bo crossing the street! She got hit by a car!”

“What?” I almost cried, my heart pounding in my chest. “Is she okay?”

“I don’t know. They just got her in the ambulance and are taking her to the ER.”

I didn’t even wait for more. I hung up, and then I was running.

Because even though she didn’t like them, I had made a promise to her.

And I would never break that.



When I got to the ER, it was dead. There was no one in there, unlike when I’d ended up there in Malibu. So, thankfully, it was easy to find the nurses’ desk.

“I’m looking for Bocephus St. James.”