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“You do?” I ask, hearing my nerves bleed through my words.
“Yeah. First, I’m okay with this arrangement as long as we’re exclusive. I need to know you’re not running from my bed to someone else’s.”
His words make me smile. I was going to demand that, and it makes me feel better he did. I’m not going to tell him that, however. “God, you’re being such a girl right now, Bat-Boy.”
He smirks. “Does that mean you agree?”
“Yeah,” I murmur. “Is that all?”
“I want you in my bed on the weekends—”
“Hey, I have—”
He shakes his head to keep me from talking. “Excepton the weekends you have to work. I want you in my bed. I’d go to yours, but since you’re living with your mom. That makes mine better.”
“You’re being really bossy,” I grumble.
“I think you like it like that.”
“I think you’re delusional,” I gripe, knowing he’s also kind of right. “Anything else, Bat-Boy?”
“You need to decide how you’re going to play this right now.”
“I’m sorry?” I question confused. “I thought we just decided that? We’re friends with fringe benefits.”
He shakes his head like he doesn’t quite agree with me. “That’s not what I mean. I’m saying that you need to decide if you want to announce to your brother what we’re doing or if you want to do this more in private. I will go with whatever decision you want.”
I look at him. Then, I look back at my brother. I frown. Is he hoping I tell him I want to keep this quiet? He backed off us going out tonight easily. I force myself to study Slater’s face.How does he want me to answer?
“Green might give you hell,” I hedge, still not sure what Slater would prefer. I’m kind of mad at myself. I pride myself on being straight forward and here I am, not sure of what to do.
“I’m a big boy,” he answers. “I can handle it.”
What the hell does that mean?
I rub the back of my neck. “I can come by after I leave dinner with Green, Kage, and the kids,” I finally answer.
“Does that mean I’m going to be your dirty little secret, Marigold?”
“I actually figured I’d be yours,” I murmur.
“I’ll be waiting,” he promises and then turns and walks away without even acknowledging Green.
Shit.
I think I disappointed him. That shouldn’t make me feel bad and yet I do…
CHAPTER12
Slater
“What’s wrong with you?” Ryder asks.
It was a mistake coming to the team’s quarters here. I should have gone straight home to see if Marigold showed up. I was mad, though. I needed to unwind, and I thought the weight room would be empty. I mean, hell it’s Saturday night after a big game. Most of the guys are either out getting shit-faced or laid—maybe both—or home with their families.
“Nothing,” I huff out as I wipe sweat from the back of my neck and face.
I want to be alone. I guess I should consider myself lucky that it’s Ryder here and not one of the other guys. He is at least one of the quieter ones. That’s probably because he’s not been on the team as long as most of the other players. Before I came, he was the newbie. He signed on to replace the empty slot in the lineup after Cyrus Martinez left to play for the Mistletoe Moose. I shake my head, some of these teams have horrible names. “Why aren’t you out celebrating with Finn, Parker and the others?”
