I remove the book from her lap and place it on the floor. Pushing her over a little, I lay beside her, trapping one of her legs between mine. She squirms as she looks up at me through hooded eyes.
“We were really good online. Don’t you think?” She pushes one of her hands up my chest and wraps it around my neck while her other hand rests on my thigh. I’m glad this is something we can tease each other about now.
“I think we are really good everywhere.” I press my lips against her and get lost in all her softness. My hand travels upher leg. I’m very appreciative of the skirt she’s wearing today as my thumb toys with the edge of her panties.
Dragging my thumb down over the cotton of her underwear, I don’t stop until I reach the middle of her pussy. “Soaking wet.” I press my thumb against her clit. Sydney whines and her breaths quickens. “Do you like the idea of showing me how you can get yourself off while I watch?”
“I like the idea of you,” she says, pushing her clit harder against my thumb. “I like the idea of you telling me how you want me to touch myself.” She moves a hand to her stomach and slips it under her shirt.
“Fuck, trouble. You look so beautiful right now.” I push her panties to the side and slide a finger down her slit. Then dip it inside her pussy.
“I like the idea of you saying filthy things. And you telling me how pretty I look while you make me come with your words,” she says, pinching her nipples. Fuck, she’s turning me on right now. I need to get her upstairs and naked on my bed.
“Do you know how many ways I’ve imagined making you orgasm?” I ask, slipping a second finger inside her. “When you were dancing at The Armory, I thought how easy it would be to pull you to a dark corner and watch you fall apart while everyone danced around us.” I scissor my fingers faster, causing her fingers to dig deeper into the back of my neck.
“I thought about doing something just like this at least a thousand times. Every time you would curl up in your corner of the couch I wanted to slip my hand under the blanket and see if your pussy was wet for me. Would you have liked that?”
“Yes,” she moans.
“Are you going to come for me, baby? Show me what I’ve been missing all this time. That’s it.” I capture her lips with mine as she mewls and whimpers. Her pussy tightens around my fingers and her clit pulses under my thumb as she climaxes.
My phone starts ringing and I smirk against her lips. “You should get that,” she says, breathlessly.
“We aren’t finished.” I pull my fingers out of her and suck them clean. “Definitely not done with you,” I say, kissing her so she can taste herself on my lips.
Sitting back up, I reach for my phone laying on the coffee table. “Hello,” I answer, then put the phone on speaker.
Sydney sits up and straightens her clothes. I take her hand in mine and she kisses the tattoo on my arm before leaning her head there.
“Hi, Koa. How’s it going?” Tony—my agent—asks.
“Good. Might be better depending on what you’re about to tell me. Have you heard anything?”
“I have. It’s looking like it will be Colorado,” he says. Sydney smiles but there are already tears collecting in her eyes. “I know this isn’t what you wanted but the offer is good. You would be the second pick and they're going to pay you well.”
“What did Carolina say?” I asked him to inquire and see if there’s a possibility of them picking me up if I’m available.
He sighs. “It would be a gamble. They didn’t say no, but they also didn’t say yes. They aren’t going to lock themselves into anything until after the draft is over.”
I scrub my free hand down my face. This isn’t the news I wanted to hear but it’s what I expected.
“So, I decline the offer from Colorado when or if it comes and wait for Carolina.”
“Koa, you can’t do that. You take the deal with Colorado if they offer,” Sydney says.
“No,” I tell her, shaking my head.
“I have to agree with your girlfriend. Even if Carolina comes up with a deal when you’re a free agent, it won’t be as good of an offer as being the second pick in the draft.”
“I’m not playing for the payday. I play because I love the game. I won’t be happy doing what I love if thepersonI love isn’t with me for the ride.” I squeeze Syd’s hand.
“You know I have nothing but your best interest at heart. It’s my job to make sure you understand all your options. It sounds like you are set on your decision but I’ll encourage you to keep an open mind until the draft. Sydney, maybe you can talk to him.”
“Thanks Tony. I’ll talk to you soon,” I say, effectively ending the call before Sydney can reply to him. I fall back against the couch and sigh.
Sydney pulls one of her legs on the couch and turns towards me. Her fingers trace over the veins in my hand. “You need to take the offer. You’re a top draft pick. That will be life changing.”
“My life changed the day my family moved into a house on Grove Street. It changed again when you skated into my life.And it changed again the moment you took me back. Do you see a pattern here, baby?”
