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He pushed to his feet and made his way closer. "Don't say slut," he breathed. "Please, Cody, don't even use that word."
"But..."
He palmed the side of my face and looked down at me softly. "No, I just got hurt, ok? I thought that maybe I wasn't keeping up, or that you were done with me."
"Yeah, but Ty, you didn't even give me a chance to explain," I pointed out.
"That's a guy thing," J.D. said. "Cody, it's easier to walk away so no one sees us hurtin'."
Ty huffed and shrugged. "He's not wrong."
So I pressed my forehead into his chest. "I don't know what I'm doing!"
"Shit," he grumbled. "Fuck, I'm sorry, Cody. I didn't mean it like that, ok? I didn't even think about that shit J.D. said, about how it's different for girls. I just..." He leaned back to lift my face up so he could look at me. "I don't care who you fuck. Shit, you know I've had my fun. Doesn't make you nasty to go from one bed into another. Hell, I don't even care if you have some other guy's cum all over you. I think you're sexy, and sue me if I wanna get my hands on you all the time."
"Yeah, but - " I tried.
He kept going. "I'm also gonna try to remember that being on your side is a little harder than mine, ok? Because yeah, I do get jealous. I kinda like when you're hanging all over me, and I've been real worried about this weekend, because I dunno how I fit in, and I kinda feel like I'm getting pushed out."
"No..." I promised. "I'm trying so hard to give all of you time. It's just... I mean... Ty, there's only one of me!"
"And ridin' comes first," J.D. said. I looked up to see him backing out of the room. "Kiss and make up, you two," he teased before slipping back to the other side and closing the door behind him.
Ty smiled at me. "Least I learned that you aren't gonna put up with my shit, huh?" he asked. "I mean, we just had our first fight. Was a pretty stupid fight, and I was wrong, but I'm proud of you for speaking up."
"Yeah?" I asked.
His thumb swept across my cheek. "Oh yeah. You're also right. You need to score big this weekend, but maybe I can pull you into that bed and kiss on you a little."
I tugged my towel off and stepped into him. "Oh, I think that's a good idea."
"Mm, you're killing me," he growled, letting his hands move down to my waist. "Because we're gonna be real good tonight, Cody. I'm gonna take real good care of ya, ok? I just don't wanna be forgotten."
"You," I promised, "are impossible to forget." And then I pushed him back, not surprised at all when he pulled me down onto the bed with him.
Chapter14
Friday morning,we showed up at the arena long before the bull riders would arrive. Jorge wanted to walk the area to make sure we knew the spacing. Isaac was worried about the footing, since this place was open to the elements. A clod of dirt could be enough to get one of us down and hurt.
And me? I was still thinking about Cody.
The feel of her pressed up against me, the smell of her hair, the taste of her lips, the sounds she made when she came? Damn, I could get used to all of that. She was tough as fuck when she was on the back of a bull, but when she was in my arms? That woman became everything I wanted in a lady. She was soft, passionate, and didn't try to hold back at all.
Yeah, I also knew Ty was going to make me pay for that night with her. He wouldn't be able to help it. Hopefully, he'd keep it to a couple of snide comments, but I could never really tell with him. Guys like Ty McBride were used to always getting the girl. Rejection? It never happened to him. If he wanted someone, she usually came to him begging.
The three of us made a lap of the arena set up. This place was huge, with a race track around the outside of it, but the PBR had set up enough panels to block off a smaller section. That meant we wouldn't need to work as much room, and the safety riders would handle anything past the center line.
Jorge, Isaac, and I were in the process of making a basic plan for how we'd work everything when Dr. Stephens leaned over the edge of the dirt-side seats.
"Tanner!" he barked.
"Yeah, Doc?" I called back.
"I want to see you before check-in!" I glanced back to see him pointing right at me. "I need to check your shoulder."
"Be there in five," I promised.
"What the fuck?" Jorge asked, keeping his voice down so Doc wouldn't hear.
