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"There’s no such thing as a bad job soaping me up,” I say with a chuckle. But honestly, I’m not sure I have the energy to put her up against the shower wall. It’s probably for the best that she crashed out here. I motion with my hand. “Come here.”
She carefully removes Nathan's hand from her back and slips off of him. He grunts softly but doesn't open his eyes. She comes over to me and climbs up into my lap, tucking her knees underneath her skirt. She cuddles into my chest, resting her head on my shoulder.
I wrap my arms around her and just breathe in her scent.
"I should probably go home soon," I tell her. "Game tomorrow."
She sighs. "I understand. I wish you didn't have to leave."
I do too. We all spend a lot of time together, and it's not that I'm not comfortable here. But all my gear is at my place, and to really be in the right headspace before a game, I’m best when I can crank my music and zone out a little. No matter how much time we all spend here, this is still Nathan's place.
"You can come home with me," I say to Dani. I definitely sleep better when she's with me.
The other guys say the same.
She nods. "Maybe I will."
"No," Nathan says from the couch.
Of course, he wasn’t totally asleep.
"Why do you get to keep her?" I ask.
For the most part, when Dani and I sleep together…and when wesleep together… it’s here at Nathan’s. But just like I've taken her to the movies by myself and Michael's taken her to museums, just the two of them, she has spent the night with both of us alone at our places a couple of times.
But I won't lie, it feels weird. We have a great time. If it were just me and Dani together forever, I'd be perfectly happy. But if I’m totally honest, there's something missing when the other two aren’t there.
"Because I call dibs," Nathan says.
Dani giggles, and I grin. "I said it first, soIget dibs,” I tell him.
“Nope. Mine.”
“What do you think dibs is?” I ask.
"I think dibs is when the guy who signs the paychecks wants something and gets it."
I laugh and stroke my hand up and down Dani's thigh. I just want to touch her. I'm not even up for sex, which is something I never say. But these four Christmases were a lot. And, though I will never admit this out loud, sleeping in that RV last night kind of sucked.
"I wish you could just stay so I can have you all here," Dani says softly.
"He can stay," Nathan says. "Hell, he’s already in my bathrobe."
"Does this mean I get to keep it?" I ask him. "My naked balls are all over it, just so you know."
Nathan looks at Dani. “If I had a problem touching things that your naked balls touch, we’d all be in a very different situation.” Then he winks at her.
She and I both laugh.
Damn, exhausted Nathan is funny.
“I’m still keeping it,” I say, pulling one side of the robe more tightly around me. “I’ll consider it my Christmas gift."
Michael comes into the room and hands me a plate with a sandwich. Turkey, but he did something fancy by including dressing and cranberry sauce on the sandwich. And I think I see gravy too.
“Thanks, Doc.”
"You know, our idea not to exchange gifts was a good one," Michael comments as he sinks down onto the couch next to Dani and me and reaches for one of her feet, pulling it over into his lap. He lifts half a sandwich and bites into it.
