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Holy fuck, that felt good. I slumped back to the mattress and heard my phone chiming from the nightstand. I ignored the sound until I was cleaned up, looking at the screen to see a girl I’d fucked weeks ago calling. She’d left as soon as we were finished and I hadn’t heard from her since. I didn’t remember giving my number, but I might have been drunk or something. I read the message about coming over for a bootie call and shook my head as I imagined the woman across the hall from me right now.
I blocked the number, deleted the text and set the phone to vibrate, putting it back onto the nightstand.
I’d welcome Emma into my bed and keep her there as long as I could. I’d hold her in my arms after we made love and wake up with the following day with no problem. I frowned, knowing that I was getting in deeper than I should with this one. She was the wrong woman to be falling for, but I knew that it was getting to be too late.
I was drifting off to sleep when I heard her bedroom door open. I lay still as I listened to her pause by my door. What was she thinking right now?
I heard her footsteps head to the bathroom and let out a sigh as exhaustion took me over. I didn’t need a workout in the morning after tonight. I already felt my muscles pulsing as I closed my eyes and gave into sleep.
I woke up to the alarm, taking a long shower before I headed to the gym to meet the team. I dressed in some shorts and a standard T-shirt before grabbing what I needed. I walked out to the living room and grabbed a water. When I turned to leave, I saw Emma curled up in front of the TV, sleeping soundly on the couch. She must have come out here last night. As I watched her breathing evenly, I vowed to put a TV in her room.
She was wearing a pair of loose shorts and a camisole and my eyes traced her body slowly as I grew hard in my shorts. She was gorgeous, and I licked my lips as I focused on her mouth for a long moment.
I took the blanket that was folded over the recliner, covering her gently as she stirred. Her head moved to the side and I stared at her neck. I wanted to lean down and kiss her awake gently, watching her arch her back as she moaned my name.
I groaned internally and cursed under my breath. She was gorgeous and off limits.
I finished tucking her in and stood to leave, hating my body for wanting her so much. I needed to get her out my system, but I knew that it would be more than that. I knew that I wanted to go the distance with her and it was fucking with my head as I walked out of the door.
CHAPTER 11
EMMA
It was the next evening when Bella came over to help me with my hair and make-up suggestions for upcoming games. The team was traveling for a game soon and she figured it would be good to be prepared.
We were in the small bathroom and she was finishing some curls.
“Bella, I look more like a drag queen than a cannon girl.”
Bella threw her head back and laughed.
“My best friend back home did my make-up a few times but I’m terrible at it. I used YouTube for the last game and it looked nothing like those girls,” I sighed and stared into the mirror. “I’m too shy for this job.”
“You looked gorgeous the other night. We’ll just try different stuff and have fun with it. It’s like being an actress or something,” Belle shrugged.
“I’m a nerd no matter what the costume.” I resigned myself to the truth as she looked over my cosmetics. This reminded me of Willow and home, though nothing could replace my times with her.
Bella was different but good. She was fun and was forcing me to lighten up, which was needed when there was rising tension between Jackson and me.
“You are beautiful and intelligent. That is a deadly combo, my friend.”
Bella winked as she reached for a liner.
“Close your eyes, hun.”
I felt her lining the lid with the pretty metallic burgundy color.
“This looks hot, Em. Jackson, what do you think?”
I jumped and opened my eyes to see him passing by the door. I blushed as he looked in to see me in a loose T-shirt and leggings with messy hair and halfway completed make-up.
“Looks good,” he said as he met my eyes. He grinned and continued on his way.
Bella fanned herself after he left and shook her head. “There’s something going on between you, isn’t there?” Her voice was soft.
