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Informationen zum Autor Jessica Burkhart Klappentext In "Triple Fault!" Sasha must deal with relationship fallouts and keep her spot on the equestrian team. Canterwood Crest Book #4 by Jessica Burkhart. Triple Fault 1 SWAK. ALMOST. JUST SAY IT, I TOLD myself. answer him. I shifted on the tack trunk outside Charm’s stall. You’re supposed to reply when someone asks if they can kiss you. But with Eric just inches from my face, staring at me expectantly, I could barely think, let alone formulate a whole sentence. My horse, Charm, snorted as he looked down at us like he too was waiting to hear my answer. And the truth was, right now I wasn’t thinking about how my ex–best friend Callie and my almost-boyfriend Jacob had betrayed me. Or how I’d almost blown my chance in front of the Youth Equestrian National Team scouts. I knew for sure what my answer was—I wanted to kiss Eric. And by the ecstatic look on his face, it was clear that he knew what I was thinking. His black hair fell over one eye as he leaned closer to me. I ignored the whooshing sound in my ears and the nerves making my stomach swirl. Eric’s lips were about to touch mine. My eyes fluttered shut. Oh. My. “Eric?” someone called. Our heads jerked up. “Eric?” the man’s voice called again. Mr. Conner! Our riding instructor’s boots thudded down the aisle. “Omigod!” I whispered, jumping up off the tack trunk. I stumbled sideways and Eric stood up to grab me—keeping me upright. I tried to will the flush out of my cheeks. “Just be cool,” Eric whispered, laughing. “Gee, thanks!” I hissed, my cheeks still hot. Mr. Conner walked up to us. He stopped and his dark eyes zeroed in on me! “Wewerejusttalkingaboutthedemo,” I rambled. Eric shot me an it’s-cute-when-you-dork-out look and I mushed my lips closed. “Okay,” Mr. Conner said, staring at me for a second. I squirmed. Did I have an I-almost-kissed-a-boy look on my face? I draped one arm over Charm’s stall door and leaned against it, trying to look casual. “Eric, I need your help finding some paperwork for the scouts before they leave,” Mr. Conner said. “Sure,” Eric agreed. “See you around,” I said to Eric. “Or not. I mean, I’m not going to look for you or anything. You know. If I see you—great. If not, that’s fine too.” Stop talking! I yelled to myself. Mr. Conner looked at me again, shaking his head slightly, before walking back down the aisle. Eric began to follow him, but then turned back to look at me. “Very cool,” he mouthed. I rolled my eyes, but I couldn’t help grinning. When Mr. Conner and Eric were gone, I slumped against Charm’s stall door. Life as a famous actress was not in my future. “Hey,” Paige Parker, my friend and roommate, said as she walked up to me. “Ready to go back to the room?” Earlier in the afternoon, Paige had come to the stable to watch me ride in the demonstration for the YENT scouts, but she had no idea how much drama had gone down behind the scenes. “I’ll meet you there,” I said. “I just need a few minutes with Charm.” And to wait for Eric. Paige nodded. “Okay.” She paused, almost like she suspected something was wrong, but I gave her a bright smile before she left. I slipped into Charm’s stall and hugged his neck. He blinked sleepily as I rubbed his blaze and reached up to straighten his chestnut mane. I almost had to stand on my tiptoes to reach up by his ears. Even for a Thoroughbred/Belgia Zusammenfassung In Chasing Blue! Sasha and her horse! Charm! have...
