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But Hudson never looks away from me. “Are you okay?”
I manage to answer through a yawn. “I’m good. Just tired.”
“Can I drive you home?” Hud tucks a lock of my no doubt messy hair behind my ear, and those cobalt blue eyes seem to stare into my soul.
It’s my undoing. It’s... it’s too much and not at all enough.
“Any chance I could crash at your place tonight? I got into a stupid fight with my brother earlier. I’m exhausted, and I—”
“I’ve got you, sunshine. Leave your car here, and we’ll get it in the morning.” He takes my hand in his, and I don’t pull it away. And somewhere deep in the recesses of my brain, I realize I don’t want to.
My eyes stay glued to where his fingers are laced with mine while he says goodnight to the horde of Kingstons still dominating the room.
It’s not until we get into his SUV that he looks over at me with a funny expression on his face. “Madison.”
I lift my head at his use of my full name.
“Why aren’t you wearing any shoes?”
Once I start laughing, it feels like I can’t stop—like a damn broke at some point, and the water has been trickling through all day, wearing away at the once small hole. But I can’t plug it back up anymore. It’s too overwhelming, and my emotions and control are flowing through with no chance of stopping them now. Tears leak from my eyes, and my side hurts by the time my laughter dies down.
Then I look at Hudson.
Really look at him.
No man should look this good this late in the day.
Like a Greek god with sexy scruff dusting his chiseled jaw. His blond hair is messy and falling into his eyes, looking like it’s been tugged on for hours. And for just one moment, I imagine what that would feel like.
If I was the one tugging on his hair.
What would that stubble feel like against my skin.
My neck.
My thighs.
“Take me home, King.”
HUDSON
“Take me home, King.”Those words send a jolt through my body and straight to my dick, whether she meant themthatway or not.
Maddie crosses her smooth stocking-covered legs and leans her head back against the seat, then pulls her phone from her bag to show me a picture Daphne just sent of my newest niece. She’s beautiful. Almost as beautiful as the woman sitting next to me.
“Wanna tell me what happened between you and Dixon?” She doesn’t answer. Just shakes her head no.
Okay then.
“Did you get to train tonight, or did you skip it and come right to the hospital?”Really?She’s going to make small talk?
I’ll humor her for now. “I finished the session. We go light tomorrow, then I cut any remaining weight on Thursday. Weigh-ins happen Friday afternoon.”
“Are you ready?” Her look of concern catches me off guard.
“Yeah, sunshine. I’m good. Just a few more pounds to cut, and everything’s done.” I train hard all year long, so these weeks are only a little longer than normal for me.
Her stare is almost unnerving as we turn on to the back roads of Kroydon Hills. “Hud... how did you get into MMA? I mean, you’re a Kingston. How in the world did you end up fighting in a cage for a living?”
