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CHAPTERONE
Boone
I opened my eyes,blinking to bring the face just inches from mine into focus. When I saw the enthusiasm in her expression, I suppressed a groan.
“Good morning, handsome,” she said softly. “What are we going to do today?”
Damn, I’d done it again. I’d fallen asleep after a couple of hours of sex with a woman I’d just met instead of leaving. I knew better. And now I had to deal with the fallout.
“Oh, hey,” I said, sitting up. “I didn’t mean to fall asleep. Sorry about that.”
Cami smiled sweetly. Or was it Katie? Shit. It was definitely Katie.
“Oh, no worries. I’m off work today so whatever you feel like doing…I’m game.”
She snuggled up to my bare back and a wave of guilt hit me. I’d assumed that when she asked if I wanted to get to know her better at the bar we’d met at, while unbuttoning her shirt, that she was thinking casual sex, like me.
It was always more with women, though. Even when they said no strings, there werealwaysstrings.
“I’m actually busy today,” I said, patting her hand to signal she should move it so I could get up. “I have to go to a wedding. But last night was great. Thanks.”
Katie didn’t miss a beat.
“Oh, I love weddings! And I have the perfect dress!”
I’d done this to myself by falling asleep. I just hoped I could undo it without having anything hurled at my head on the way out the door.
“It’s a…” I cleared my throat, picking up my jeans from the floor and stepping into them. “It’s my coach’s daughter, actually. And the team…we’re like family. I can’t just invite someone.”
Katie slid out of bed and walked over to her closet.
“I’mgreatat weddings,” she gushed from inside the small walk-in closet. “I was a bridesmaid three times last year. I’m basically a pro.”
She wasn’t making this easy. I quickly threw on my T-shirt and laced up my shoes so I could haul ass out the door. I grabbed my wallet and keys just as Katie came out of the closet with a dress in each hand.
“Pink or red?” she asked.
“I have to run,” I said. “Got to grab some coffee. But last night was great, so”
“Oh, I can make coffee.” She discarded the dresses on her bed. “And I can make waffles, too. You do like waffles, right?”
I glanced at my watch. Shit, it was later than I thought.
“Listen, I really have to go,” I said.
“But”
“I only RSVP’d for one to the wedding, and I’m not looking for a relationship, so…”
Her hopeful expression slid away. “Oh. You should have been open about that, Boone.”
“I wasn’tnotopen about it. You came over to me and my friends and we had some drinks, and then you asked if I wanted to get to know you better. You brought me home and we had a good time.”
She sighed softly. “I’d be a really good girlfriend for a professional athlete, though. I’ve been thinking about it since I woke up, picturing me at your games and at charity events.”
I nodded, mentally kicking myself for drinking so much beer I’d been too tired to get up and leave after the sex.
“If I wanted a girlfriend, I’m sure you would be a good one,” I said, walking out of her bedroom. “Thanks again, Katie. I really did have fun.”
