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Her pupils filled her eyes until there was only a golden rim surrounding them. They flicked between mine, searching for an answer while her fingers dug into my chest, pulling me closer while attempting to push me away. I tried to breathe, but it got stuck in my throat, waiting for her.Fuck, baby. Please.
She slowly raised on her toes, her lips barely grazing mine, and she hummed in the back of her throat. I couldn’t stop my hands from closing around her waist and holding her to me, but I didn’t move to close the distance.
She made a needy sound, and my whole world tipped when Sidney pressed her lips against mine. She dug her fingers into my hair, pulling me closer, and deepened the kiss. Her moans evaporated any hesitance felt, and I bit down on her bottom lip like I’d pictured doing a million fucking times before. It was everything I thought it would be but also so much fucking more. I could get lost in the way she tasted, in the small sounds she made when I sucked on her tongue and the way her hips pushed against me, searching for the friction she desperately needed. She gasped, trembling in my arms, and my control broke. I gripped her jaw, tipping her head back to capture her mouth completely, and took over the kiss. Her fingers dug into my hair, tugging me closer, and I rocked into her, eating up the needy sounds she made. Fuck, I wanted her to be mine so badly I thought it might kill me to stop. But I wanted more than a kiss, and I wasn’t fucking this up.
I pulled away and grinned at her frown, walking backward toward the door. “That’s rule number one. Three to go.”
FOURTEEN
SIDNEY
“Who the hell’s Selena?”The second I walked into our place, Mia showed me several Twitter posts.
A tightness I had no right to feel tugged at my chest, and I didn’t meet her probing eyes. “Jax’s agent set them up. He had to look steady. Basically, junior hockey players had a poor reputation, and the league wants him to look ‘settled down.’”
Posts about Jax running around with two girls were definitely going to have the opposite effect his agent wanted. I rubbed my palms over my face and took a deep breath, trying to shake off the feeling he didn’t need Selena at all.
I reached for Mia’s phone and flipped through the pics until my gaze landed on one of Selena tucked into Jax’s arm. Their faces were so close they were nearly kissing. A sinking feeling started in my stomach and plummeted to the floor. This didn’t look like fake dating. A sharp pain compressed my chest, and I struggled to take my next breath.
Mia peeked over my shoulder. “Doesn’t that bother you?”
I shrugged and did my best to clear the emotions from my face. “Why would it? We aren’t dating.”
Her brows rose, looking at me with skepticism. “Don’t lie to me. You might not be officially dating, but—”
I cut her off. “I knew this was going on. It’s a common part of the industry.”
“Just because you understand why it’s happening doesn’t mean you have to be okay with it.”
“Yeah, well, there’s nothing I can do about it.” I ignored the dip in my stomach as the truth of the words sank in.
“You sure about that? Have you talked to him?”
I put on my best imitation of a smile. “It’s fine. Really. Alright, change of subject.” I plopped down on the couch. “How was last night’s date with the guy in your class?”
She sat down beside me. “He spent the entire time talking about himself and his mother, of all people.”
I made a disgusted face at her. “Gross.”
“The guy’s a lost cause. So, if he asks, tell him I’m swamped. I’m hoping to ghost him until he gets the point or moves on.”
“So what you’re telling me is you don’t have plans tonight?” I asked, trying to sound innocent and in no way desperate.
She raised a cautious brow. “What are you up to? You never want to go out.”
I dropped my head back on the cushion and groaned. “I lost a bet with Jax, and now I have to go to his game.”
Mia squealed. “Oh. My. God. Yes. Yes, I want to go.” She was already off the couch and rushing toward her bedroom but stopped at the door. ‘What are we going to wear?”
I couldn’t help my devious grin. “You’ll see.”
“There’s more people than I thought there would be.”
By the time we got here, it was a half hour before puck drop, and the arena was filling with people. Mia’s arm hooked mine as she pulled me through the sea of people to stand at the top of the stairs overlooking the ice. There was row upon row of seating, all leading down to the rink in the center, where the guys were already warming up. I swallowed hard when I spotted Jax weaving through his teammates before shooting on the net. He moved like he was made for this. I watched the opposing team. They looked good. It would be a hard game. “They need to win this game. If the Huskies lose, they’ll be knocked back in rankings.”
“Of course you’re secretly following them.” Mia shook her head at me.
Before I could reply, an arm bumped into mine. “Hey, you’re blocking the way.” The man’s face was painted blue and yellow. He was looking me over, and a large vein pulsed in his forehead.
