Back Offside: Rules of the Game Book 1
Chapters (156)
  1. PLAYLIST
  2. 1. blindsided
  3. BLINDSIDED
  4. 2. all I do is win
  5. ALL I DO IS WIN
  6. 3. the hell you are
  7. THE HELL YOU ARE
  8. 4. air traffic controller
  9. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER
  10. 5. sure, let’s call it that
  11. SURE, LET’S CALL IT THAT
  12. 6. not tonight
  13. NOT TONIGHT
  14. BAILEY
  15. 7. no evidence, no crime
  16. NO EVIDENCE, NO CRIME
  17. 8. you thought about it
  18. YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT
  19. 9. that took a turn
  20. THAT TOOK A TURN
  21. 10. as a friend
  22. AS A FRIEND
  23. 11. don’t make me choose
  24. DON’T MAKE ME CHOOSE
  25. 12. I remember
  26. I REMEMBER
  27. 13. better than you
  28. BETTER THAN YOU
  29. 14. as a friend
  30. AS A FRIEND
  31. CHASE
  32. BAILEY
  33. 15. desperate times
  34. DESPERATE TIMES
  35. 16. a tad dramatic
  36. A TAD DRAMATIC
  37. 17. near miss
  38. NEAR MISS
  39. 18. own it
  40. OWN IT
  41. BAILEY
  42. 19. anything you want
  43. ANYTHING YOU WANT
  44. 20. not in a rush
  45. NOT IN A RUSH
  46. 21. think so
  47. THINK SO
  48. 22. people you know
  49. PEOPLE YOU KNOW
  50. BAILEY
  51. 23. not broken
  52. NOT BROKEN
  53. BAILEY
  54. 24. candy store
  55. CANDY STORE
  56. 25. you win
  57. YOU WIN
  58. BAILEY
  59. 26. chick flicks
  60. CHICK FLICKS
  61. 27. part of the game
  62. PART OF THE GAME
  63. CHASE
  64. 28. double date
  65. DOUBLE DATE
  66. 29. face off
  67. FACE OFF
  68. BAILEY
  69. 30. not first
  70. NOT FIRST
  71. 31. all yours
  72. ALL YOURS
  73. 32. all mine
  74. ALL MINE
  75. 33. double-edged
  76. DOUBLE-EDGED
  77. BAILEY
  78. 34. personal shopper
  79. PERSONAL SHOPPER
  80. CHASE
  81. 35. an excuse
  82. AN EXCUSE
  83. 36. doing nothing
  84. DOING NOTHING
  85. CHASE
  86. 37. count on it
  87. COUNT ON IT
  88. BAILEY
  89. 38. missed this
  90. MISSED THIS
  91. BAILEY
  92. 39. family affair
  93. FAMILY AFFAIR
  94. 40. told you
  95. TOLD YOU
  96. 41. whipped
  97. WHIPPED
  98. CHASE
  99. 42. moving day
  100. MOVING DAY
  101. BAILEY
  102. 43. say it
  103. SAY IT
  104. 44. sure does
  105. SURE DOES
  106. CHASE
  107. 45. the dirtiest
  108. THE DIRTIEST
  109. BAILEY
  110. 46. the filthiest
  111. THE FILTHIEST
  112. CHASE
  113. 47. endgame
  114. ENDGAME
  115. BAILEY
  116. 48. find out
  117. FIND OUT
  118. CHASE
  119. 49. Extra Lucky
  120. EXTRA LUCKY
  121. 50. game day
  122. GAME DAY
  123. 51. bad blood
  124. BAD BLOOD
  125. CHASE
  126. 52. own me
  127. OWN ME
  128. CHASE
  129. 53. can’t have both
  130. CAN’T HAVE BOTH
  131. 54. 24 hours
  132. 24 HOURS
  133. BAILEY
  134. 55. 48 hours
  135. 48 HOURS
  136. BAILEY
  137. CHASE
  138. 56. the blast zone
  139. THE BLAST ZONE
  140. BAILEY
  141. 57. the reason
  142. THE REASON
  143. CHASE
  144. 58. as I am
  145. AS I AM
  146. 59. for you
  147. FOR YOU
  148. 60. easy love
  149. EASY LOVE
  150. CHASE
  151. 61. the moon
  152. THE MOON
  153. EPILOGUE
  154. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  155. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  156. ALSO BY AVERY KEELAN

“Hmm,” Jillian murmured, biting her coral-painted bottom lip. “Doesn’t look like it. And it definitely wouldn’t be me or Amelia. We don’t even know him.”

“Neither do I,” I lied.

And I definitely didn’t sleep in his bed last weekend, either.

“I really think he was winking at you, B,” Amelia agreed, leaning closer. “That’s so weird. Do you think he’s trying to piss off Luke?”

“Why would Luke care?” I asked flatly. “He’s the one who broke up with me.”

“Oh, come on.” She snorted. “You and Carter? You know that would piss him off.”

* * *

As the stands emptied after the game, I said goodbye to Jillian and Amelia and headed for the side doors so I could make a hasty exit. It was gorgeous outside for late September, which meant the twenty-minute walk home would be pleasant due to the sunshine and, more importantly, the lack of Luke’s presence.

“Bailey!” Jillian called. Her long, dark curls swayed as she frantically waved me over. “Come here for a second.”

Dammit, Jill. I couldn’t imagine what she needed that we hadn’t discussed during the two-and-a-half-hour game. Maybe I could pretend I hadn’t heard her? Nope, too late. She caught my eye. Reluctantly, I made a detour and headed in her direction.

“What’s up?” I stuffed my hands in my coat pockets and bounced on my heels, stealing a nervous glance at the fluorescent-lit hallway that led to the dressing rooms. I felt like a ticking time bomb being here. She’d better make it quick.

Jillian drew in a breath, speaking quickly. “I forgot to ask you about tomorrow. What time do you want to go to the mall to get those—”

Before she could finish, Luke walked around the corner—with Sophie by his side. Jillian stopped short, mouth open in surprise, and I froze on the spot. My stomach clenched as my gaze landed on where their hands were tangled together. Our breakup was so fresh it was almost like there was some other girl standing with my boyfriend. Only he wasn’t my boyfriend anymore. They looked lovey-dovey in a way that, prior to Friday, Luke and I hadn’t been in ages…if ever.

Suddenly, it was hard to breathe. This was not happening. Could not be happening.

They ignored us and strolled over to join the group a couple of feet away. Jillian’s eyes darted over to them, then back to me. “Uh, I’m sorry, Bails. I didn’t know she was here. I swear.”

But she knew they were together, didn’t she?

Everyone did. How long had this been going on? It was hard to believe there hadn’t been any overlap. Was there some big cover-up?

And if there was…did my brother know?