Chapter 11

She hadn't slept anything, her mind continually going back to Mike, throwing her phone in the air and catching it, looking at the screen, running her hands through her hair, quickly scanning her phone before placing it down reading '7:00' on the screen.

That meant that she had 5 hours before their lunch 'date' would be happening.

She grabbed onto her stomach when she felt the feeling of hunger hit her; she decided just to table her thoughts and get breakfast. Pulling on her favorite black and red leggings and her over-sized hoodie on, matching it with her go-to black hat, putting her phone in her pocket and walking out.

She was kind of glad to get out of that room; it was driving her crazy, and the thoughts of Mike all swirling in her head didn't help.

Ginny stopped walking as she saw Mike sitting in one of the corner tables, drinking coffee and looking out the window onto the field. He had on shades and his blue flannel shirt that made him resemble a lumberjack, a sexy lumberjack at that.

She wasn't sure if she should just turn around and walk the other way, going out to eat instead of here at the hotel, but he spotted her before she could make her escape. He froze as he looked her way, he placed his coffee down and cocked his head to the side. He waved his hand over for her to come over.

Ginny contemplated whether it was a good idea or not to go over there, on the one hand, maybe it was a good idea especially because they had lunch in a few hours and they could discuss what they could and couldn't say.

On the other hand, it also just seemed to be teetering on the danger side. Ginny sighed as she felt the white flag go up in her brain and decided best just to go over there. Plus considering it was Mike, he wouldn't let it go if she did just walk away.

"So, you hung over?" Ginny said, raising her eyebrow and laughing as he took his glasses off and looked like hell but shaking his head. She sat down and stared at the coffee in front of him.

They stayed silent for a bit, but she could see Mike eyeing her and ready to say whatever it was on his mind.

"How bad was I?" leaning back against his chair to get more relaxed, folding his arms and staring back trying to find the answer.

"Can I get anything for you?" They stared back at the waitress as she looked back and forth between them. "Whatever he's having, and eggs please; scrambled."

Ginny cleared her throat and felt the uncomfortable tension that was clearly evident just as they sat in silence. "You weren't bad; it was okay." She lied through gritted teeth because she had so much more to say, but she just wasn't sure if she was ever going to say it.

"Did I interrupt something last night?" She could see the way his eyes scanned her whole body as he said this trying to read her every move; it was very intimidating.

She raised her brow, giving a smile to the waitress as she brought out the eggs and coffee, and coughing as she took a sip of it. "What the hell is in that?" grabbing her water and quickly chugging some down to mask the aftertaste.

Mike laughed as he saw her struggling to hide it, grabbing the so-called coffee and taking another gulp in front of her, almost as if he was teasing her. "It's bulletproof coffee."

"Well, they have the bullet part correct." Ginny wiped at her mouth with the napkin in front of her and placed it on her lap.

Once again it was silent, but thankfully not awkward which she was happy about, "So this lunch date, huh?" Ginny finally spoke up, taking a few bites of her eggs and noticing just how empty her stomach was.

"It's not date, Ginny..." he mumbled those words but still managed to keep staring at her "I never wanted to go on this stupid thing in the first place, but it got kind of awkward, and I didn't want you to be angry with me."

Ginny just sighed, she hated being mad at Mike and last night confirmed that he clearly didn't either.

"I'm not upset, at least not anymore," she bit her lip and saw that he was listening very intently to every word she was saying "I just don't like the fact that I'm in this...whatever this is of ours, and it feels like you aren't."

"I am, Ginny..." He leaned in, looking around to see if anyone was staring or could hear them, but the only other person in this restaurant was the manager that was apparently taking a break, and they had their head very much on their phone. "I am in this too, I just don't know how to do any of this; I know women, and I know how to be with the ladies, but for some reason with you, it's just hard."

Ginny scoffed "and not because you are my teammate." He corrected himself, which she knew meant he was aware that where she was going with this. "You're different than any girl I've been with, and it's scary to me." He sighed. "I don't want to screw it up with you." He looked down as if he was embarrassed, but little did he know Ginny's heart was beating so fast and all she wanted to do was reach over and kiss him.

"Wow."

He chuckled at her response and shook his head "Not gonna make fun of me?"

She shook her head "What I want to do is not appropriate in this restaurant."

Mike swallowed hard, and she could see his cheeks turn red as she said that last bit, and it was fun to see him be the one to get flushed for a change.

"You look good when you are squirmy." She shifted in her seat to get a better angle at him, and he laughed as she continued staring at him.

"Can I get you anything else?"

Ginny was thankful that the waitress walked in on time because they both looked ready to push this table out of the way to not leave any room in between them. They both shook their heads and laughed as she was out of earshot, hoping she didn't sense the sexual tension that had replaced the awkward one not too long before this.

"So I really should go, I have to make sure I'm ready for this thing on time. I got to get this hair under control."

Mike stood up as Ginny did and he shook his head, he placed his hand gently on her back and leaned in closer to her, their shoulders touching "You look fantastic, I'll see you at 12." He walked passed her and grabbed onto her hand and letting go as quickly as he had taken hold of it and she watched as he exited the room, her goosebumps on the back of her neck stood on end. Damn.

TBC...

A/N: Thank you guys so much! I'm so sorry that I took a bit to get this chapter out there, and I know it's on the short side, but I promise I will have the next one up very very soon. Enjoy!