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Stewing on her insights, I close my eyes listening to the faint sound of the ocean waves off in the distance. Baseball is the only part of my life where I love to win and not care who I hurt. If I bat leadoff, I could care less if I beat out my best friend for the position. I don’t like confrontation.
“But if Hagan’s serious about Talynn then I don’t want to come between them—you know, if something’s brewing.” My voice fades as I take a drink of Raul’s Watermelon Banana concoction.
“Wow, you have it way worse than I thought.”
Without acknowledging her, I place my sunglasses back over my eyes. It’s a few minutes before I respond. “How can you see it, but she can’t?”
“Maybe she’s trying to get your attention by flirting with Hagan.” She swings her legs sideways over the lounge chair. “Why don’t you go for it?”
Chewing on the side of my cheek, I say, “I ask myself that question every day. Everything happened so quick with me moving in with her because of the hurricane. I don’t know. She’s out of my league.”
“When Hagan and I first arrived, you were on a road trip. Talynnwould notshut up…Towles this. Towles that. Just go for it. What’s the worst thing that could happen?”
I move over to share her chair. Our shoulders bump against each other. “Harper, I’m glad you’re comfortable with Talynn and me, now. You know you can talk to me about anything too. If there’s something you don’t want to share with Hagan, I’m here.” I put my arm around her and rub her upper arm. “Thanks for talking me through this. “
Her smile is going to make someone’s sun rise. “I have dinner plans. My parents flew in this morning but are flying back out tonight. We’re leaving in a couple of days, so I hope I see you before then.”
“You will. Can’t get rid of me that easy.”
* * *
When I come home, Talynn is sitting on the couch in those damn pajamas. Her hair is up off her neck, but loose hairs fall around her face. “Hey, how’s Harper?” she asks with a tad bit of snark.
“She’s okay. How’s Hagan?”
She shrugs before standing up to take her ice cream bowl into the kitchen. Watching her strut into the kitchen in shorts barely big enough to cover an orange sets off pop rocks inside me—a sensation that I only have around Talynn. Then Harper’s words become so clear, “Why don’t you go for it?”
As I stalk behind her on her heels, she stops at the counter. Talynn stretches her arms, reaching into the upper cabinet. She stretches further and further until the small of her back shows. Resisting this urge is futile. I have to touch her in anI-want-more-from-you-way.
I rub my fingers over the smooth curvature of her back and slip my fingers between the band of her shorts and her skin. Talynn doesn’t stop me, and she doesn’t recoil—all good signs. The weight of my head is too heavy causing my nose falls into her hair. Moving a hairsbreadth from side to side, I feel her breath hitch. “Tay?”
“Hmm?” She’s holding her breath.
“Breathe.”
I keep nuzzling. “You wear these daisy dukes like it’s your fucking job.” My fingers trail over the thin cotton shorts and flutter over the mounds of her cheeks.
What am I doing?
Her head falls back into mine and I swear she pushes her ass out closer to me. She smells like orange sherbet as I begin to brush my lips over her neck. “You’re so good at your job.”
Talynn’s voice is hoarse like she’s screamed my name a thousand times in her dreams, when she asks, “Why do you care about my shorts?”
Her heavy breath reverberates throughout my body heightening my desire to touch her.
“Because I can’t concentrate on baseball.” I kiss her neck gently. “All I can think about is you prancing around here acting like I’m not a man.” I nibble her ear. “I’m a man, Tay.” The weight of her body leans back against me and my length swells at the proximity. “You can’t expect me not to notice. Not to want you.”
My hand caresses the column of her neck before turning her chin back to me. Her lashes are so damn long, practically touching her brows. Danger lurks in her eyes. I know if this goes where I want it, there’s no going back.
Her hand slides backwards and hooks around my neck. “Youarea man.”
And I’m a fucking goner.
ChapterTwelve
TALYNN
He’s all man. I feel his manhood rubbing against my ass and it isn’t enough. I need all of him, so I push back against him. His hot breath against my neck slaps me with more desire. He nips at my jawline with searing sucks after each bite.
