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I lifted my eyebrows.
“How I feel about you. You might still be falling right now, but just know that I’m all in, baby,” he said, before kissing my neck, practically making my knees buckle.
“Seriously? Again?” one of his teammates called out. “Get a room, Jettersen!”
“Yeah, quit it, you’re making us look bad, Jetts!” another guy yelled out.
His body shuddered with laughter, and I felt his smile against my lips. I never wanted this night to end.
We danced the whole night away together, and most of the boys joined the dance floor. Claire and Duke started grinding rather suggestively in the middle of everyone, so I assumed they were okay again. The only guy who didn’t join was a defenseman named Brody, who hung around the bar talking to Adrienne.
Every time I walked away with one of the girls to either go to the bathroom or grab a new drink, I could feel Tyler’s eyes on me, no matter who he was talking to at the moment.
I’d peek over my shoulder and his eyes would flash and he’d mouth something ridiculous like, “I want you. Right now,” making me feel all hot and giggly.
At some point in the night, Tyler grabbed my wrist and pulled me toward the dark hallway at the back of the bar. I never broke rules, I never rebelled or took any risks, but with him tugging me to follow, I felt like I’d go anywhere, do anything for this thrill in my chest to continue.
He backed me against the wall so we were out of sight, and suddenly his hands were all over, grabbing me, pulling me in. His hard body pushed against mine, and my dizzy brain was lost in him. His hand snaked up my shirt, and that’s when worry bloomed up in my chest and I broke the kiss.
“Wait, Tyler, someone might find us. We should really-”
He dropped his head back and let out a groan, but I could tell he was smiling. “Don’t you dare use that voice on me right now, Josephina.” He touched his forehead to mine. “When we’re like this… ” He hiked my leg up in the crook of his arm and pushed closer. “I’m in charge, got it?” The commandment in his voice sent a shock down to my core. I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled him closer.
His kiss traveled to my neck again, and a moan escaped. I was shocked it was me who made that sound.
“You like that, don’t you baby?” he rasped out.
And damn, did I ever.
29. Tyler
Falling asleep with Josie tucked in my arms, it finally felt like all was right in the world. I was finally having that New Year luck I was promised by that damn fortune cookie.
I just had no way of knowing the other shoe was about to fucking drop with the final change in the morning.
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I squeezed my eyes shut tight against the loud knocking on the door. Who the fuck would be knocking this early? All my teammates were out last night with me. My head pounded, the usual sign of the incoming hangover. I opened my eyes and was momentarily shocked at my surroundings. I’d forgotten I crashed at Josie’s last night. Natural light shone in from the cracks in her window shades. She hadn’t even changed out of her clothes from last night, I was stripped down to my boxers. And that damn knocking continued. Who would be coming to seemygirl this early in the morning?
“One second,” I yelled out.
Josie threw an arm over her eyes and muttered gibberish.
“I got it. Be back in a sec, babe,” I whispered as I rolled off the bed and ran smack into her bedside table, making a tall stack of books fall loudly to the ground. I winced and looked back at her, but she was still in the same position, sleeping soundly. I hurriedly threw on a pair of sweatpants before padding to the door.
At first glance, I didn’t see anyone in the hall, but then a little harrumph dragged my attention lower.
Standing there, less than four feet tall, was a little girl dressed in a light pink puffer coat and pink sneakers. Her light brown hair was pulled back in a high ponytail.
She pursed her lips at the sight of me, like she was assessing me and was decidedly unimpressed.
I squinted down at her, trying to figure out where the hell I knew her from, because she looked so damn familiar.
“Is this you?” she demanded, holding an iphone up to my face. The phone played a TikTok video of me singing ‘Go Your Own Way’ in half gear.
I eyed her behind the phone and angled my jaw to the side, trying to figure out why this little girl needed to know. I leaned out the door, looking for an adult.
She breathed a big sigh and her tiny nose flared. “Yupp, it’s you.”
