Do Not Fall For The Baseball Captains (Victoria and Elijah) novel Chapter 147

Chapter 147

“No, seriously.” Her voice dropped to a whisper. “Are you sick? Did the doctor call with bad news? Why are you acting like one sip of rum is going to kill you?”

I rolled my eyes.

“No, you drama queen.” I nudged her shoulder. “I’m fine. Completely healthy. No secret diagnosis. Nothing terrible happened.”

She studied me for another moment before crossing her arms.

“Then why the dramatic refusal?”

“Because I just don’t want to drink tonight.” I held her gaze, hoping she’d understand. “I want to remember everything. Every conversation, every laugh… all of it. I don’t want anything clouding tonight.”

Willow stared at me for a long, quiet beat, evaluating whether I was telling the truth.

Slowly, the tension drained from her shoulders. She let out a dramatic sigh, nodding her head.

“Fine. More for me then. But you’re missing out.”

“I’ll live,” I laughed, linking my arm with hers as we walked back toward the center of the lawn.

The party had reached its peak. The music thundered through the night air, heavy bass vibrating against the ground.

Near the center of the lawn, a large circle had formed around a fold-out table where the players were deep into a loud drinking game.

Surrounding them was a cluster of high-energy, perfectly styled girls in dark blue denim jackets and silver glitter-the Ice Sirens. The hyper-enthusiastic girls who followed the team to every single road game in customized jerseys.

They were screaming, recording videos on their phones, and cheering every time a Blizzard player downed a

cup.

I turned away from the chaos and made my way over to a set of lawn chairs where my parents were sitting.

I squeezed into the empty chair between my mother and father, settling back into the cushions.

“Having fun, sweetheart?” my mom asked, reaching over to pat my knee.

“Yeah,” I said, leaning my head onto my dad’s shoulder. “It’s a great night.”

For the next half hour, we sat together, watching the absurdity of the party unfold.

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