Final Score: Part One (Game On #5) by Kyra Lennon Read Free Book Online Page A

what this is about?” I wrapped my arms around his neck, searching his eyes for the truth. A little like earlier, when he’d avoided my gaze, I couldn’t read him properly at first. But then he nodded, and his eyes sparkled.
    “Partly. I want us to have the big family we both said we wanted. I know Jessica isn’t even a year old yet, but she soon will be and what if we’re not so lucky the next time we try? What if it takes longer to get pregnant?”
    A smile tugged at the corners of my lips. On rare occasions, Radleigh’s strong façade dropped and the real reason I fell in love with him shone through. This guy who was concerned about our family was the guy I fell in love with. The guy who had flipped out wore a mask to hide the fact that he actually had feelings. After all the time we’d been together, he should have been okay with throwing that mask away because he knew I could see through it anyway.
    “I want that too,” I told him. “And when the wedding’s over, yes, we can talk about having another baby. But I’m not sure we’re ready just yet. You know how tiring it is with just one. Jessica is better than I could have hoped for when it comes to sleeping, but we’re still tired a lot of the time because having a child is hard work. What if next time we get one that screams all night long? No two kids are ever the same, and I don’t know if we’re ready to face any potential challenges yet.”
    “But if you go back to work, maybe you’ll feel like we’re never going to be ready. It’ll always be something. There’ll always be a reason why we shouldn’t try for another.”
    I nodded. “That’s true. But I am promising you right now that no matter what decisions we make about me going back to work, we will have more children. And if I have to give it up again, I will. If things don’t work out with me being back at Westberg, I’ll stop. I’d just like a chance to go back to the job I loved.”
    Radleigh and I talked things through for a long time. After we both laid out our concerns, we agreed that I’d talk to Richard again about the possibility of him getting a temp in for the rest of the season because working and planning a wedding would be a challenge, and me rejoining the team next year on a part time basis. Part time was the ideal compromise for me. It meant I could go back to work without feeling like a terrible person for palming Jessica off on my in-laws five or six days a week.
    We went to bed happy with our decision, and as I lay beside him, arms and legs entwined, I let out a contented sigh. I loved that whatever life threw at us now, we faced it head on together. No more dishonesty, no more pretending.

Chapter Six – I Don’t Want Apologies
    “Please tell me you’re not kidding.” Freya took hold of my arm and shook it as she jumped up and down on the spot. “You’re really coming back on the team?”
    Grinning, I nodded, and Freya pulled me into a hug, squeezing me so hard I thought she might crack my ribs.
    “This is so amazing!”
    Behind us I heard Miguel laughing, and Freya let go of me as he stepped in to hug me too. “Congratulations, Leah,” he said. “It’ll be great to have you back.”
    “Thank you.”
    It had been three days since I’d spoken to Richard about what I’d like to do regarding going back to work, and he’d approved of my decision instantly. I’d been slow to let people know what was happening since me going back was such a long way away but I couldn’t hold off telling Freya any longer. I’d gone to her apartment – my former apartment – to break the news on Thursday evening, and her and Miguel’s enthusiasm had helped to distract me from the confusion at the awful mood Radleigh had been in for the last few days.
    I wasn’t sure it had anything to do with my decision to go back to work because he’d started acting weird before I’d mentioned that. It was like he was trying to act normal but his body was constantly tense and