Love Begins with Fate by Lindsey Owens Read Free Book Online Page B

posting signs all around the school looking for you. He had even recruited the entire football team including your brother to find you and that doesn’t happen.” Hannah giggled, yet she seemed in a way kind of jealous.
    “Is that what that poster’s about?” Kelsey asked full out knowing the answer to that.
    “Oh yeah babe,” Hannah smirked.
    “Don’t you dare tell anyone!” Kelsey warned.
    Hannah pouted. “But…”
    “NO HANNAH!” Kelsey warned.
    “Fine!” Hannah scoffed. “Just finish getting dressed already.” Hannah sighed.
    The girls climbed in Kelsey’s black pickup truck and drove off to school. They had arrived thirty minutes early. Hannah had pointed Kelsey off in the direction of the football field telling her she had stuff she had to do before school. “See ya then.” Kelsey waved as she strode toward the field of guys running around.
    Kelsey took as spot up on the bleachers watching as her brother raced around with the guys. They seemed to enjoy themselves so much, and she wished she could find that here. The same joy she felt back home at one time, but not much anymore. Kelsey was alone there just as she was alone here. Yeah she had Annie but she didn’t have a boyfriend, her mother had left, and she wasn’t very close with anyone on the ranch. She was even more alone now since she left her horses and even more vulnerable since she had went out with Duff.
    Kelsey had never told her brother that Duff had asked her out on a date. Nor would she ever tell him, Duff was Ryder’s friend back at the farm and that was all that needed to be said; it was the reason she had finally agreed to move to her father’s house.
    “Hey Kels,” Ryder called crossing the field toward his sister.
    Kelsey smiled, “Hey.” She stood up and made her way toward her brother. “How was practice?” She asked.
    “Great. Anyway… you ready to explore the school, meet some new people, and stuff?” Ryder smirked.
    “Sure.” Kelsey shrugged. Ryder smiled reaching out an arm and looping it over his sister’s shoulder. “Ewww gross!” Kelsey squealed.
    Ryder chuckled. Together the twins made their way around the school. Ryder led his sister through the halls scowling toward anyone who glared at her. Finally one girl took up the nerve to approach. “Who do you think you are?!” She scowled at Kelsey.
    Kelsey smiled slightly. “I’m Kelsey.”
    “Well you need to back off; we don’t want you hogging Ryder!” She complained.
    Ryder chuckled “Not that it’s your business, but Kelsey’s my sister.”
    The girl’s scowl faded and she stared confused. “I didn’t know you had a sister Ry.” She said sweetly.
    “I do and if you’re mean to her I swear you’ll never be heading my way again.” Ryder glared at the girl.
    “I’m sorry.” She squeaked and turned on her heals racing away.
    That wasn’t the last girl. Many of them actually had glared , while many guys looked like they envied Ryder. He had showed her around the school, talked with a few people, and then escorted Kelsey to her classes.
    When it finally came time for lunch Kelsey took up Ryder’s offer to sit with him and his friends. “When’s PJ going to be back?” Someone asked.
    Ryder turned toward the girl “Why don’t you text him; ask when you can meet up with him. I’m not his pimp.” Ryder snarled. That made Kelsey curious. Ryder had said something about his friend being a player but it was interesting to hear it with a girl thrown into the mix.
    “I tried.” The girl whined.
    “So,” Ryder rolled his eyes turning his attention back to one of the other football players then added “It’s not like I care, you could just go sleep with someone else tonight.”
    “He’s been ignoring me since he went to the club the other night.” The girl whimpered, a tear nearly falling from her eyes.
    “Yeah… I guess you missed the signs around school.” Ryder laughed.
    “Dude’s obsessed.” Another guy chuckled.
    “I