I smile, considering all the possibilities. And then acknowledging that I’ll probably be mostly sleeping.
“It’s not forever.” Luke’s words catch me off guard. He pushes the door open before he continues, “The injury. The brace. It’s not forever. You’ll be back on the field by fall. We’ll all work with you to get you back into shape once you’re cleared.”
I nod, knowing he’s right. It just sucks right now. I use my crutches to get to the stairs. Eli steps to one side of me and Luke steps to the other, lending me their strength to get me up the stairs. I put my arms over their shoulders as Harper carries up my laptop and the crutches.
When we get to the top, the guys release me, and I take my crutches, making my way to the master bedroom with Harper behind me.
When I get to the bed, I sit against the headboard and bring my leg up with me. Harper’s the only other one in the room. She sets my laptop on the nightstand and takes my crutches to lean them against the wall close by.
“Can I get you anything else?” She looks around the room and grabs an extra pillow laying on the chair to put under my knee. Sitting next to me, she smiles. “What do you need, Nico?”
She means what do I need to be comfortable. But when she looks at me like that, my brain short circuits.
“Just you, sunshine.” I clear my throat. “We’ve had it rough. I’ve been going through a lot since I got back, and dealing with the fact that you aren’t just mine was one more thing to deal with.”
She looks down at her hands in her lap.
“But it’s been dealt with.”
Her wide eyes lift to mine.
“I mean it, Harper.” I take her hand in mine and entangle our fingers. “We’re so much more than a couple, and your love is big enough to hold us all in your heart. I’ve held onto a piece of you for so long. Thinking about the girl you used to be and how you used to be mine. All mine.”
She doesn’t say anything, but she squeezes my hand.
“I love who you are now. I love how you care for all of us. I love you, Harper.” Swallowing, I rest back against the headboard. “You connect us all in a way that goes beyond lust and longing. I want to be your friend again and have your trust?—”
“You do, Nico. I trust you and I love you.” She climbs onto the bed and straddles me, settling her pussy against my cock with only the thin layers of my boxers and her panties between us.
My cock hardens beneath her. It always will for her. It’s just the nature of my love and lust.
She glances over her shoulder at my leg. “Is this okay?”
“Everything’s perfect with you, sunshine.” I thread my fingers into her hair and draw her down to me, kissing her gently. “You’re perfect for me.”
She kisses me, long and deep. My hands remain in her hair even as her hips begin to rock against mine. I smile against her lips.
“Needy?”
She whimpers and looks down between us. “Yes.”
“Take what you need, sunshine. I’m all yours.”
Her eyes darken and she reaches between us, sliding my boxers down as she takes my mouth again. This time I take over, deepening our kiss. Tasting her and the sweetness of the soda she drank.
I could spend my life basking in her warmth and drowning in her kisses. She shifts and pulls her panties to the side before shedrags the tip of my cock along her pussy, notching it against her entrance.
She draws back and our eyes meet and lock.
“I love you, Nico.” She sinks down over me. Warm, wet heat surrounds me. I focus on the pleasure in her eyes. The gasp on her lips. The rise and fall of her breasts.
Part of me can’t believe I was willing to miss this. To stay away because somehow that would be better? Nothing is better than the way my heart beats for her. The sound ofI love youfrom her lips. The way she lights up a room like no one else.
Her slick pussy slides up and down my cock as her breathing coats my lips. Our eyes remain locked, so fucking connected that no one can tear us apart again. I won’t let it. I’ll hold on so tight. No one will ever come between us again.
When I reach between us and circle her clit, her mouth softens.
“Nico,” she whispers.
