“Do you think they will be ready?”she asked, looking at me and then back down to the ring.
Tonight, I’d invited the guys over for a little team party after we won our last home game.We had a few days off, and I figured it would be a good time to let them know about Ella and me.We’d both promised one another that we wouldn’t say anything to anyone until tonight, after Ella had moved in.
“I think so,” she said, looking up at me, worry in her eyes.
“What’s that look for?”I questioned.
“There’s no look.”She smiled, looking back at the ring on her finger.
“Do you not like it?”I questioned, turning to the fridge to pull out the appetizers Ella had made a few hours ago.
“Do I not like what?”she questioned, reaching over and grabbing another cracker.
“The ring, you keep looking at it.If you don’t like it, we can always return it and you can choose something else,” I said, unwrapping the board.
“Are you kidding me?I love it.Guess I’m just getting used to it, and I’ll be happy that starting tomorrow I can wear it all the time.”She giggled, getting up off the stool, coming around the counter and wrapping her arms around me, playing with the curls at the back of my head.
I stared into her eyes.I could see nothing but playfulness in them as she stared up at me.I lowered my mouth to hers, teasing her and kissing her lightly.
“Don’t start,” I murmured, closing my eyes as I felt her hand run over my semi-hard cock.
“Why not?Why not take me right here, on the counter?”she whispered.
When I looked at her eyes, I saw nothing but want in them.
“You want me to take you on the counter?Right here?Make you my own personal appetizer?”I whispered, grazing her lips with mine.
Her chest rose and fell in quick succession, and she swallowed hard as I ran my fingers over her bottom lip.God, I wanted to take her right here right now, but I knew it would only be a minute or two before the boys were here.
I felt her hands on my stomach, running up under my shirt and back down over my abs, stopping at the button on my jeans.I closed my eyes and leaned back against the counter, when a pounding knock brought me out of the moment.
Ella looked up at me, disappointment lining her face as she glanced over at the door.“Guess they are here.”
“Yep,” I said, removing her hands from the button on my jeans and adjusting myself.“Be prepared for later, you little tease,” I said as I nipped her mouth with mine.
I made my way over and opened the door, welcoming Dylan and Aurora, Knox and Lorelai, and Clay.
“You all know Ella,” I said, as they all came in and removed their shoes.
Aurora and Lorelai both smiled in her direction and immediately went over to her talking about last night’s win.
“So, what’s this news you got for us?”Dylan asked, placing a case of beer on the counter.
“Yeah, come on, we want to know.You’ve kept us in suspense long enough,” Knox added.
“I haven’t.”I chuckled.
“Bullshit.Care to talk about the text messages from a few weeks ago?”
I walked over to Ella and wrapped my arm around her as all of them looked on.
“What?”Aurora and Lorelai both said at the same time.“No way!”
Ella looked at them and smiled while nodding her head.
“What?”Knox asked at the same time Clay did.
It was then I took hold of Ella’s hand in mine, raising it up to show them the ring.
