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She didn’t point out that his argument was flawed. More donuts? More ice cream? No. Not always better.
“Say yes,” Rafe whispered as he leaned close to her, his entire demeanor changed. He wasn’t begging any longer. He was demanding. Ordering. Seducing. And, oh, how her body wanted her to listen, to give in and let him have his way.
Ashlyn’s heart raced as he closed the space between them slowly, lowering his mouth to hers, his eyes never leaving her eyes. He let his hand trail down her arm and she felt her skin tingle at the light teasing touch. What would he be like when they were naked in bed together if he could do this to her fully clothed? He leaned in and nipped at her shoulder, just next to the thin strap of her camisole, and then brought his lips back to her ear, letting his breath tease and taunt her now.
“Say yes, Ashlyn,” he whispered again. She let herself believe, for just a split second, that at least a piece of him made that demand because he wanted her, not because he needed her as a good luck charm.
His mouth touched her lips, gently for a brief second, before the intensity and heat took over and his kiss became a demand. He possessed her so completely in that moment, slipping his tongue along her bottom lip, willing her to open for him. She did. Once there, his tongue tangled with hers, letting her know all the things he wanted to do with her. Her body arched toward him, her breath caught in her throat, and she was lost. Utterly lost to him. This might be the most foolish thing she had ever done, but she was doing it.
Rafe pulled back, looking into her eyes. “Deal?” he asked, voice husky and warm, sending ripples down her spine.
Ashlyn nodded, not trusting her voice.
He cupped her cheek and kissed her again, softly, tenderly this time. “Get some sleep, Ash. I’ll call you tomorrow.”
Chapter Six
Elise laughed and Ashlyn was a little tempted to hang up on her.
“I think it’s great, Ashlyn. You need this. You need to let loose, just like I needed that when I met Kane. Heck, you might even need it more than I did.”
Ashlyn’s response was more of a grumble than actual words as she juggled the phone on one shoulder while digging in the fridge for something more exciting than apples to eat.
“Hey, you should be thanking me. If he needs to kiss you before his games, then that means he needs to take you toeverygame. You love baseball. Between the wild sex and the baseball games, you’ll have the summer of a lifetime.”
Ashlyn pulled a container of yogurt from the fridge and frowned down at it, thinking it wasn’t any more enticing than the apples. She put it back and opened the freezer. Ice cream.
“Summer break starts next week, but I still have to work. I’m tutoring all summer.”
Ashlyn heard a dismissive grunt from Elise. “Just move your tutoring schedule to match his home games and you’re free to travel with him to all the away games. Problem solved. What’s your next objection?”
Ashlyn sighed as she ate a spoon of ice cream. The person who invented ice cream really should have been given a more important place in history. He deserved a national holiday or a street named after him or her in every city, in every country across the world. Not fair.
“I don’t know. It just seems weird. I mean, what do we do, just jump in bed together after the game tonight? That’s just weird.”
“You’ll get over it the second his hands are on you,” Elise continued, undeterred. “Besides, I have my own bet this season going with Kane. I need Rafe’s numbers to be up the rest of the season if I’m going to win.”
Ashlyn almost choked on a bite of ice cream. She didn’t want to know what those two had bet. Most likely it involved something in the bedroom as the winning prize. Too much information.
“You’ve got to make sure he performs!” Elise said, sending Ashlyn into another fit of coughing. She didn’t know if Elise intended the play on words or not and she didn’t care. She wanted to bury her head in the sand and rewind the past forty-eight hours. Maybe.
Ashlyn’s cell buzzed, indicating an incoming call, and she glanced at the screen.Rafe. “Hang on a sec, Elise. I have to grab the other line.”
She hit thehold call and answeroption on the screen and said hello.
“Hey, Ash,” came Rafe’s deep voice, smooth as hot cocoa running down her spine, and waking her body up in an instant. He sounded so casual, like this was easy for him. Not awkward at all.
“Rafe ... hi,” she said and hated that she sounded a little breathless. Must have been the coughing fits.
“I have to head to the stadium at one thirty this afternoon. Can I send a car over to take you to the game later?”
Ashlyn laughed. “I can drive myself to the game, Rafe.”
He was quiet a minute and she could almost feel his heated gaze through the phone.
“I thought I’d have a driver come to get you and then I’d take you home,” he said.
There was promise in his voice. A promise that told her he’d be fulfilling his part of the deal for her starting tonight after the game.
