Now to find out where everyone else was.
Felix: Where are you?
Drew: The bar on the second floor
If I hadn’t spent the last seven weeks on crutches with a broken leg, I would have taken the stairs two at a time. But I had, so I couldn’t, which meant I didn’t get to the second floor as quickly as I wanted. Instead, I was stopped by almost everyone I passed, by too many people I didn’t know who wanted to ask how I was and when I was going to play again, or have a photo taken or give me their opinion on the team without me. Or try and slip me their number. All wanting a piece of me.
All taking valuable seconds away from where I should be.
I spotted her before I saw anyone else, standing with Wolf and Emerson to the side of the boys.
I’d been right, she looked like a goddess. She was a goddess, glowing bright.
Like Edison had handed her the switch and the rest of them were only worthy of basking in her light.
She was breathtaking.
She was mine.
“Hey, there he is.”
I ignored Huck, walking straight past him and into the circle they’d formed until I was standing in front of her. Until she was all I could see, although she’d been all I’d seen for weeks, months. Maybe ever. She stopped talking and looked up at me, her bright eyes widening with more sparkle, if that was even possible.
“Hi, Mol.”
Her thick black lashes batted as she took me in. “Hello.”
In her heels she was much taller than usual, coming up to my shoulder as opposed to my chest line, but she still had to crane her neck as I towered over her, her head tilting back as she stared up at me.
I lifted an errant curl which had caught on an eyelash and brushed it away. “I told Coop.”
Her eyes roamed around my face, looking for any hint of how our conversation had gone. “And?”
I ran the pad of my thumb along her jaw, stroking along her cheek, enjoying the feel of her soft, soft skin. Her lips parted slightly, the shimmery pink stuff had worn off, and I tugged down her lower one until her tongue peeked out.
I smiled, taking her face in my palms, encasing her delicate features. “You’re so beautiful.”
She lifted up on her tiptoes as I dipped to meet her, our lips teasing before I sunk into her to a crescendo of gasps behind us, which quietened out the deeper I got, blocking out everything but her and this moment. My hands shifted around to the nape of her neck, pulling her in further as her fingers crept up my chest.
Her moans were as sweet as the cocktails she tasted of when her tongue found mine as she explored my mouth. Each one shot straight to my dick, providing me with a very swift reminder we were in public and our friends were likely still watching this display as eagerly as a live sex show. I allowed myself one last stroke before pulling away and sealing her mouth with one final quick kiss.
Removing my jacket, I placed it around her shoulders to her questioning gaze. “It’s cold outside.”
She took my hand and I held onto her tightly before turning around to face the half-dozen shocked, silent faces I had predicted.
I grinned loud and proud with maximum levels of smugness. “While we’re not taking any questions at this time, I can confirm that Molly and I are together. And we’re leaving. Happy New Year, guys.”
I slapped Drew on the shoulder as I pulled her away through the crowd and back down the stairs, this time ignoring anyone who tried to stop us. We jumped into the back of the waiting car, Ralphie in the driver’s seat with the engine running, stepping on the gas the second the door shut.
“That was… hot.”
I turned, her smile matching mine, lifting her fingers for a kiss. “Yeah? Just wait until we get home.”
Her pupils flared with anticipation and her breath quickened.
I ran her fingertips back and forth along my lower lip. “Mol, nothing needs to happen, I just didn’t want to share you tonight.”
“Are you kidding? Why do you think I wore this dress?”
