With a giggle, I replied, “You know, if you dyed your hair the color of your mom’s, you could look a little like him. Well, at least your hair would be like his.”
He grimaced. “Up until ten years ago, I had strawberry-blond hair. For my teammates, that basically made me a ginger, and they gave me relentless shit about it.”
“What happened?”
“Thankfully, the chlorine somehow turned it straight blond.”
“Pity. I sure could go for a ginger.”
“What if I went against my Irish heritage and wore a kilt? Would you go out on a date with me then?”
“No.”
“Why the hell not?”
“Because at the sight of you in a kilt, I’d only be thinking with my honeypot.”
Noah chuckled. “I think I could live with that.”
“Is that really a bad thing?”
“It is if I’m going to try to get to know you better as a person outside of the bedroom.”
“How do you think we can do that? It’s like the moment I see you, I want you inside me.”
With a groan, Noah threw his head back. “Why did you have to say that?”
I laughed. “I’m sorry, but it’s the truth.”
“Don’t get me wrong. I like to hear it, but we’ve got to be stronger.”
“Okay, so what do you suggest?”
“We need to go on a date, but it needs to be nowhere remotely sexy.”
“I agree.”
“During that date, we do nothing but G-rated fun coupled with in-depth conversation about each other.”
“Oh wow, you really want us to communicate, huh?”
“I do.”
“You sure do drive a hard bargain.”
Noah’s brows popped wide. “So, does that mean you’ll go out with me?”
If I was going to take a chance on dating Noah, I still had no clue what that would entail,nor if it was wise to attempt.But I did know I needed him to answer a particular question before I could proceed any further. Of course, it wasn’t one I wanted to ask because of the pain surrounding it. “Out of all the women you could get with, why do you want to pursue me?”
“You’re joking, right?”
I shook my head. “You’re a somewhat famous athlete. I know there are countless groupies just dying to get into your Jammies.”
“Jammers,” he corrected.
“Whatever.”
Noah grinned. “You really think I have groupies?”