Page 155 of What About Us

“Well, I signed paperwork to sell the bar property to Walker. I also hired a realtor to sell my house.”

“You have been busy. And you don’t have to worry about a job, baby. I’ll be your sugar daddy all day long, but if you want to work, I’m sure the team would be happy to have you.”

“Oh, I already have a job, thank you very much.”

I lift my chin and he raises an eyebrow.

“The team offered me a position before I left here the other day. I accepted it yesterday. And I had to bring Cally with me because she’s lonely and I miss her. Where you go, I go, and she needs to be where we are too.”

“Of course, I’m glad she’s here. I missed her too. I’ll buy her another crazy cat tree for the penthouse.” He leans over to kiss the tip of my nose. “What else is going on with you, sweetheart? I’ve missed a lot.”

I exhale, feeling lighter already. “You’re my favorite, you know.”

His eyes narrow. “Favorite what?”

“Player. Person. Everything. I should have told you sooner, and I feel bad that I didn’t. The game was fun, but it’s not funny anymore. You’re my favorite. You always have been.”

He gently picks Cally up and moves her to the side, then stands from the couch, tugs me to my feet, and lifts me into his arms again, as if he can’t handle the thought of not having his hands on me.

“Say it again,” he murmurs as he carries me though the penthouse to the bedroom.

“You’re my favorite, Xander Nathaniel Hendrix.”

He lifts both eyebrows this time. “How did you figure that out?”

“I had breakfast with your dad.” I lean in and kiss his jawline and then over to his ear. “Do you know how insanely hot you are?”

“Mm. No. Tell me everything. Use your filthy words, wildcat.”

I laugh and then yelp when he tosses me on the bed.

“I should shower. I’ve been on an airplane.”

“After. We’ll have plenty to clean up. Now, get back to me being hot.” He strips off his blue Henley and drops it to the floor, and I salivate at the sight of his bare torso. The washboard abs. The defined arms and shoulders.

“Your muscles might be illegal in some states.”

He smirks and unfastens his jeans and lets them fall as he steps out of his shoes and pants, and then he’s just left in black boxer briefs, and he props his hands on his hips.

“Wow,” I whisper. “Hockey works for you.”

“I need to get you naked, Red.”

“Oh, I’ll get naked.” I crawl over the bed and push my fingers into the waistband of his shorts, tugging them down until his hard cock pops free, and that little piece of metal winks at me in the lamplight. “Damn, Xander. I so love this piercing. And I love that I’m the only one that’s had the pleasure of enjoying it.”

Before he can reply, I wrap my lips around him and sink down, then tighten and pull back up.

“Fucking hell,” he growls, his hands fisting in the back of my hair. “You’ve got such a fantastic mouth on you.”

“Hmm.” My hands are moving up and down on him as I suck him hard, exactly the way he likes it.

And just when I feel his muscles tense, he grips my shoulders and pulls me off, bends over to kiss me hard, and then says, “Naked.”

In less than three seconds flat he has me stripped down and lying on my back, and he crawls over me, kissing his way up my body. He pauses to nibble on my nipples, making my back bow and my legs scissor.

“Xander.”

“Do you have any idea how fucking crazy you make me?” He bites my nipple then soothes it with his tongue. “Every goddamn inch of you is a fucking miracle. You’re so soft and you smell like heaven, and you were gone for way too fucking long. Depriving me of what’s mine.”