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Once in the car with Matteo behind the wheel, I watched Cassie as she scrolled through her contacts, searching for my brother’s phone number. She must have already warned Matteo, because he hadn’t said two words to me and was avoiding all eye contact. My girl was good at this. I wished I hadn?
?t been such a dick earlier.
I reached my free hand across the seat and squeezed her thigh. She glanced at me, still a little wary of me, it seemed. “Thank you,” I whispered as she scrunched up her face in confusion.
“For what?” She scooted her body closer to mine to keep our conversation private.
“You know what. ” I nodded my head in Matteo’s direction and she shrugged. I chose wisely when it came to picking a wife. She was the best thing I’d ever done. I needed to not fuck us up. Again.
She refocused her attention to her phone and I watched as Dean’s name popped up on her screen and she pressed SEND. The phone rang twice before my brother’s voice came from the speaker. “What’s up, Sis?”
Cassie turned off the speaker and sucked in a breath as she lifted the phone to her ear. “Hey, Dean. I just wanted to let you know before you saw it on SportsCenter or Baseball Tonight or something. ” She paused briefly before continuing. “Jack broke his hand tonight. ”
I could only imagine the questions my brother was shooting at her from the other end of the line. His voice was muffled since she’d taken him off speaker, so I couldn’t make out any of his words.
“He was pitching and the ball got hit straight back at him. He threw his hand up to stop it, or catch it, or something. But the ball crashed into it and he has multiple fractures. ”
Cassie grew silent and I knew Dean was talking her ear off. I glanced in the rearview mirror and noticed Matteo paying attention to Cassie’s side of the conversation as well.
“Don’t think you’re getting a vacation or anything, buddy,” I called out in his direction.
“Wouldn’t dream of it,” he responded without missing a beat.
“I still have to go to the field every day to work out and I’ll need a ride there and back,” I informed him with a smirk.
“I’ll have to check with my other clients. ” He raised his eyebrows and looked at Cassie. “But tell me, do you still have to go to the games and stuff?”
I nodded. “Yep. I have to suit up for the home games and hang out in the dugout. ”
“What about when they’re on the road?”
“I meet with a trainer at the field when the team’s gone. ”
“So you won’t travel with them then?”
“Nope. Not for six weeks. ” I sighed, suddenly feeling agitated.
Cassie sounded like she was wrapping things up. “Yeah. I’ll call you tomorrow. Will you let Gran and Gramps know for us?” She paused. “Thank you so much. Yep, I’ll tell him. ‘Bye. ”
She pressed END and turned toward me. “Dean says to take it easy and to not do anything stupid. ”
“What the hell would I possibly do?”
“I have no idea. He’s your brother,” she teased and I grabbed at her.
“Oh yeah? Well, he’s your brother too,” I reminded her and a smile appeared across her face as she turned away from me. I leaned over and grazed my teeth against her earlobe, touching it with the tip of my tongue before whispering, “I love your smile. It’s sexy. Really fucking sexy. Don’t be mad at me. I really am sorry. ”
Her face turned and I pressed my lips against hers before she could respond. Her lips parted slightly as she gave a little gasp that sent a message straight to my groin, so I sucked on her bottom lip lightly, then swept my tongue across it before sliding it into her mouth. The throbbing of my dick replaced the throbbing in my hand as I realized I had the cure to any broken bones right here in this car with me.
My hot-as-hell wife.
Matteo cleared his throat. “Uh. We’re here, horny teenagers. ”
Cassie squeaked and I laughed as we pulled out of our kiss. “Thanks, cock-block. ” I eyed him before opening the car door. “I’ll call you when I know my schedule for the next couple of weeks, okay?”
He nodded. “Sounds good. ”
We walked into our apartment building and straight onto the waiting elevator. The doors closed and I pinned Cassie against the wall.
