Page 125 of The Wild Card


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She grins so big. “I can take care of myself, y’know.”

“Well, too bad. I like taking care of you.”

When I reach for the front of her jacket to zip it up, I see the number twenty-two printed on the Paragons jersey peeking out from under the puffy fabric. My hands freeze.

“You wearing my jersey?” I ask her, discreetly moving the lapels of her jacket aside for a better look.

Her lips curve into a smile. “I picked this up at the gift shop before the game.”

My eyes meet hers. I feel a firestorm brewing inside me.

That’s it.

“Come on.” I grin, urgently zipping her up before grabbing her wrist and hefting my duffel over my opposite shoulder.

Glancing around again, Nadia follows me to my car and I urgently whisk her out of the stadium, desperate to get her alone.

We talk and excitedly recap the best moments of the game as we head back to my house. I can’t help but notice that Nadia is a little fidgety during the drive home. And her hand is sweaty when I grab it. It’s unusual for my wife, who always seems so confident and sure of herself.

I don’t know why, but her nerves are making me nervous. Before I know it, my hands are growing sweaty, too.

But by the time we make it to my house and I step through the front door, every doubt and insecurity floats away.

“What in the…?” I step further into the hallway and take it all in.

The lights. The flowers. The…what is that scent? Shit—the ylang ylang.

“Wow. You did all this? I thought you were busy with the girls all day.”

She smirks, giving me a sly shrug. “I was. And tonight, I wanna get busy with you, Harry.” Grinning, she gives me a cheesy, exaggerated wink.

Fuuuck. How’d I get so lucky? “I amsoonboard with this,” I growl, laughing.

I waste no time, immediately scooping her up off her feet and fusing my mouth to hers. Walking straight is somewhat of a challenge as we nip and lick and kiss at each other’s faces. I take us down the hall, bumping into walls and doors, but somehow avoiding ruining any of the decorations.

Finally, we burst into my bedroom and my head is in a kiss-induced fog. I’m only vaguely aware of a romantic glow around us as I lumber across the floor.

“WAIT!” she screeches as I get ready to drop her on my bed and climb on top of her.

“What?” I blink down at her panicked face.

Nadia smiles proudly at me. “I made you something special.” She wiggles out of my arms until she’s standing next to me and motioning to the bed.

My eyes swing that way and my heart thumps. “Holy fuck!”

“What do you think?” she asks excitedly. Her voice is hoarse and gravelly. Maybe it’s from arousal. Maybe it’s from screaming my name in the stands. Maybe from a combination of both. In any case, it turns me on.

“I think you just got even sexier,” I announce. My cock throbs.

I hold up my hands to form a T for timeout. I pull my phone out of my pocket, quickly snapping a picture of the freaking awesome Paragons logo my wife made for me out of fucking rose petals.

She giggles, and I kiss the hell out of her again.

I move at lightning speed, picking Nadia up and tossing her on the bed before she can even catch her breath. “Pretty sure I’m the luckiest man alive,” I say as I crawl over her.

“I wanted to do something romantic for you. Something that you’d like.”

Grabbing her hand, I kiss it, feeling blessed to have a partner who knows me and cares about me and is willing to go the extra mile to make me happy. “Thank you…” I say simply because no other words can capture how grateful I feel right now.

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