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Megan rolled her eyes. “Luca would never hit a girl.”
“True,” I agreed. “But I don’t think he was worried about Luca either.” I put my arm out when Shaw took a menacing step forward, blocking her from getting to Megan. “Let’s get a few things clear, dear.” I smiled sweetly at her, and from the way her eyes narrowed on me, I knew she didn’t like it. “Maggie…” Her nostrils flared. “It is Maggie, right?”
“Megan,” she gritted out.
“Oh, I’m so sorry. Luca told me your name was Maggie.” Hurt filled her face but was gone with the next blink of her lash extensions. “Listen, Megan. I understand why you’re so caught up in Luca. A girl would have to be blind and dead below the waist not to want him. He’s all hard angles and male perfection. Not to mention he’s going to have a dream career in the NFL one day. Who wouldn’t want to be by his side when he finally signs that multimillion-dollar rookie contract?”
“I will be beside him when that happens,” she seethed.
“No, sweetie. It’s going to be me.” I step
ped fearlessly into her space and smiled at her. I was about to break her heart, but there was no reason not to be nice about it—for now. “Because he loves me. I’m the other half of his soul. That’s the way it’s always been and always will be. So, you need to set your eyes on someone else—because Luca and me? We are forever. We have our entire future planned out down to when I will move in with him and when we’ll get married. You have no place in his life. The best advice I can give you is to bow out gracefully now. Because this is your only warning, honey. I might look tiny and sweet, but I’ve had some of the fiercest women on the planet as role models from birth. Trust me when I say you don’t want to fuck with me.”
“Little girl, you can’t give him anything he really needs. He can’t even fuck you, and we both know Luca needs to fuck.” She tilted her head, assessing me silently for a moment. “Soon, he will be off to college, and you’ll still be sitting here playing with your dolls and dreaming about that perfect wedding we both know won’t ever happen. And Luca will realize that he doesn’t want some kid who can’t even spread her legs for him without putting everything he’s ever wanted in jeopardy. That’s when I’ll make my move.” She stepped back and winked. “So, you go ahead and enjoy your fantasy for a little longer, honey. I don’t even mind sharing his attention with you right now, because soon enough, he will be all mine.”
As she walked away, Shaw tried to go after her, but I locked my elbow, refusing to let her take so much as a step in Megan’s direction. “No,” I told my best friend. “She’s delusional. Actually, I’m pretty sure she’s a complete lunatic.”
Lyric snorted behind me. “Batshit cray-cray is how I would put it, but yeah, girl has a few screws loose upstairs.”
“What girl?” Luca asked as he came out of the locker room with his gym bag slung over one shoulder.
Seeing him, I couldn’t help melting. He must have rushed through dressing after his shower because he still had water dripping from his hair. I jumped into his arms, and he caught me around the waist. I wrapped my legs around his hips, and our gazes locked. I watched hunger for me turn his brown eyes to amber, and I got lost in the beauty of the color.
“Kiss me,” I commanded softly.
“Baby,” he groaned.
“Kiss me,” I repeated.
A pained sound left his throat, but he touched his lips to mine. When he would have pulled back after only the briefest brush of his mouth, I deepened the kiss. Opening my mouth, I thrust my tongue into his and took as much as I wanted.
I could feel his instant reaction to me against my core and could have wept because I wanted more than just a kiss. Instead, I pulled back and rubbed my nose against his. “I love you.”
His hands contracted at my waist. “I love you too, Vi.”
Lyric cleared his throat loudly behind me. “I don’t know about you guys, but I’m fucking starving. Let’s grab some dinner before we take the girls home.”
Luca nodded, but when he started to put me down, I tightened my legs around him. Smirking at me, he carried me out of the field house.
Outside, Jagger was talking to a group of guys, the cheerleaders and other girls seeming to be long gone now. Seeing us, he fell into step between Lyric and Shaw. “You guys headed home? I can take the girls back to Santa Monica if you need me to.”
“I’m taking Violet home,” Luca growled.
“We’re going to dinner,” I told Jagger. “Want to join us?”
“Yeah, sure,” he said, trying not to appear too eager. “You got room for me? I’ll just leave my car here and get it tomorrow.”
“There’s plenty of room,” I assured him with a smile before looking at Luca. “Right?”
“Even if there weren’t, I would rip out a part of the SUV to make room as long as you keep smiling at me like that, baby.” He brushed his nose against mine again. “But yeah, there’s enough room. I have third-row seating.”
With the others following, Luca carried me all the way to his SUV and placed me safely in the front passenger seat. The others got in the back seat, with Shaw between the two guys, and Luca fastened my seat belt.
“Ah, look at that, girls. Luca is putting her in a big girl seat but still makes sure she’s safely fastened in.”
I heard Shaw growling for Jagger to let her out, but I shot my friend a look that had her leaning back against her own seat. Turning around, I flipped Megan off through the window while Luca watched with a frown.
“What did I miss?” he asked and, when I didn’t reply, glanced at his brother. “Ric?”
