Page 155 of Renegade Rift
“I have eighty-one away games next season.” He leans in and presses a kiss to the crook of my neck. “I’ll bet we can coincide, so we’re gone at the same time.”
He drags his lips along my thundering pulse.
Kiss.
Drag.
Kiss.
I tilt my head to the side, giving him more room to explore. “And what about Lodhi?”
“We’ll hire him the best cat sitter money can buy.” His lips reach my ear, and he breathes heavily against the shell of it. “Partner.”
I suck in a gasp. “It does have a nice ring to it.”
Am I actually considering this?
“You know what else has a nice ring to it?”
“What’s that?” I rasp, ready to forget the promotion and explore the need this sparking between my legs.
“You showing me your new office.” He pulls my hips flush with his, and I’m rewarded with the feel of his hard cock at my core.
Yes. This definitely has a nice ring to it.
I let out a breathy chuckle and shake my head. “My dad is out there. Your entire team is here.”
My protest falls flat.
“And?” Ford scoffs, nipping my earlobe. “You sucked my cock in a stadium with far more people still walking around.”
“Is this what our life is going to be like from now on? Stolen moments in my office and in scoreboards?”
“God, I hope so.” He buries his nose in the hair behind my ears as he continues. “Of course we’ll continue to explore in piles of pillows, on the kitchen island, maybe on a plane since we’ll be doing so much traveling, and of course my favorite spot,ourbed.”
I blink and when I open my eyes, Ford’s hand is holding a key in front of my face.
My heart thuds against my ribcage as I look up at the shit-eating grin Ford is wearing. “Our bed, as in, ours?”
“I know you wanted your space, but we spend most nights at either mine or yours, and Lodhi deserves his parents under one roof.”
I already know my answer. In fact, I was going to suggest we move in together when he gets back from spring training, but I don’t bring that up. Instead, I make him sweat a little. “That’s really the angle you’re going with? Adopting my cat?”
“Did it work?”
I smile up at him and wrap my arms around his neck, toying with the short strands of hair at his nape. “You had me atourbed.”
“Really?”
I nod and take the key from him, slipping it into the chest pocket of my chef whites.
“Thank fuck, because I already ordered a wall maze for Lodhi’s room.”
I can’t help the laugh that bubbles out of me or the absolute love that bursts in my chest. This man is everything I’ve ever dreamed of and never thought I’d find. He never gave up on me. But he also never pretended to be my savior. Ford took the broken parts of me, and instead of mending them, he gave me the tools to heal the rifts and piece them together on my own.
And now we’re here.
Not perfect.
