I nervously wrung my hands. “Wemight’vehooked up …” Resigned, I closed my eyes. “On his recruiting trip.”
“Damn.”
“But I really didn’t know — I definitely wasn’t … and, and, he didn’t tell me … I mean, have youlookedat him?!”
I wasn’t making any sense whatsoever, the words just hurriedly tumbling out of my mouth.
“Excuse me?” Ella raised her brows in amusement.
“Ugh, what I’m trying to say is, I had no idea he wasn’t in college yet. I thought I was hooking up with some random dude from another school.”
“Okay?” Confusion resonated in her voice now. “I mean, I can see why you thought that. He’s massive, plus he has a late birthday, so he’s always been the oldest in his class. He’s turning 20 this year. You do know I’m not mad, right? Like I said, if anything, I feel sorry for you.”
“Why?!”
“Because,” she drawled, “he’s not gonna give up. He just won’t, and I’m speaking from experience here.”
“Well, then he’s shit out of luck because I refuse to give in.” I folded my arms across my chest and raised my chin defiantly.
“No offense, babe, I’m sure you think that, but to be honest, technically speaking, you’ve already given in.” She pointed behind herself with her thumb, sucking her teeth. “You know,when y’all first hooked up. That’s kind of your precedent. He obviously knows there’s attraction, or chemistry, or whatever between you. So I highly doubt he’s going to give up.”
Closing the distance between us, she put her hand on my shoulder and smiled sympathetically. “You never really had a chance, babe. Good luck. Or should I say,Welcome to the family?”
Snorting with laughter, she pulled me toward the house while I was stuck in some kind of bewildered stupor.
Insane. The whole fucking lot of them.
Twenty
Dom
The lawn in front of the fancy two-story house was trimmed to perfection, glowing under the soft light spilling from the screened windows.
I’d learned earlier that not a single person in the team had ever set foot in Hunter’s, and formerly Colt’s, place.
Which tracked with everything I’ve learned about Hunter so far. He seemed like the kind of person who would hate having a lot of people —strangers— in his personal space.
The cicadas outside gave a lazy buzz, like even they knew it was too hot to care.
Inevitably word had gotten out, and there were a lot more people showing up, not just my teammates and whoever they had planned to bring along. Hunter must’ve known that would be a possibility.
Which begged the question,whydid he offer up his house so willingly? I had my suspicions, but they weren’t my main concern at the moment.
My sneakers hit polished hardwood, and I paused. Damn. This place wasnice-nice. I leaned against the wall just behind the front door, my eyes scanning the room as I waited for Sierra.
Music thumped from somewhere inside — steady, low. Not the kind you had to yell over, which was honestly a miracle.
She thought she could go and find someone else to take care of that ache between her legs for her? She was out of her fucking mind, and obviously, I had to make my intentions clearer if she thought I’d just sit by and watch.
My Goddess wanted to play?Fine, we would fucking play.
Scrubbing a hand down my face, I caught the faintest scent of her pussy on my fingers, from when I traced her panties. I knew she’d been wet for me in the truck, and I was dying for another taste of her.
Adjusting my half-hard cock as inconspicuously as possible, I shifted restlessly from one foot to the other.
Knox caught my eye across the room and raised his cup in greeting while making a ’thumbs up or thumbs down’ gesture with his other hand.
I gave him a curt nod, to which he mouthed “Noice,” before I fixed my gaze on the door again.
