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"Luke?" I call.
No answer.
I sigh and begin down the spiral stairs that allow me into a spacious gym, decked out with all the latest equipment and what seems like dozens of different types of weights.
Luke’s jogging on the treadmill, shirtless, with headphones over his ears.
I freeze and nearly swallow my tongue. My eyes run over the smooth skin, gleaming with a light mist of sweat. He's built like a demigod, wide in the shoulders with lean sculpted muscles covering all six feet, four inches of him. Abs are cut and trail down to the V that disappears into his shorts.
And those shorts, hanging low on his hips give more than a hint of what could be beneath.
But before I can fantasize too much, I hear Luke say, "Mia?"
I instantly snap straight, meeting his amused eyes as he takes off his headphones. The treadmill rolls to a stop, and he steps off, walking to me. I take a step back. His scent, his aura is overwhelming – I don't trust myself right now.
"Like what you see?" he teases in that low voice of his.
I feel myself blush. "Hardly. I came to talk to you about something important."
"So, talk." He leans against the wall and smirks in that irritating way of his.
"You need to stop what you're doing, or I'm going to report you."
"What is it that I'm doing exactly?"
"With the team," I say. "You're violating the code of ethics."
"The what?"
Does he really not know?"The code of ethics? You know those rules they tell you when you become coach, the protocol that keeps everything fair for the kids? I mean you're buying your kids high-grade equipment and skates that the other parents just can't afford. Luke, you can't think that's fair."
"Life isn’t fair," he shrugs. "I don't know why my kids should suffer, just because other people can't get nice things."
Oh, the asshole. "Fine. Then I guess you leave me no choice but to report you to the district."
"Do what you want. But you know what I think?"
"What?"
"I think you didn't actually come here to threaten me." He takes another step closer, deep in my personal space, but I don't step back. I don't want to cower before him.
"Oh?" I raise an eyebrow, mockingly. "What, you think I came here for your sparkling personality?"
"I think you enjoy my personality a lot more than you want to," he whispers, and his face is even closer. Dangerously close, eyes glittering with that dark desire again.
Leave.
I should step back now. Retreat.
I don't.
His lips turn up at the corners and his arm wraps around my waist, pulling me into a kiss.
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LUKE
I tastethe surprise on Mia’s lips first, as her hands fly up to my chest.
