Second Draft

Its been almost a year since Ive seen her, the only woman thats ever gotten under my skin, and made me wish I was a better man. More than just the washed up hockey player, turned sports journalist whose body is almost as scarred as his soul.

Layla Harper made me hope again. But life has a warped sense of humor, and I wasnt the only Bennett brother that fell for the girl with the caramel colored eyes.

The night I saw Travis with her I knew Id lost, even before I had the chance to fight. Because one thing I never compete with my brother over is women. Even if the woman stole my breath, and my heart with one single kiss.

And damn, what a kiss it had been.

Now, shes pregnant with my brothers baby. A baby he wants nothing to do with. And hes asked me to clean up his mess.

What he doesnt know is that Im in love with her, and I have no intention of offering her the deal hes laid out. I have a deal of my own. One that will finally make her mine.