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Margo’s shoulders come up around her ears as she pours her drink back in one slug. Then, looking for all the world like she doesn’t have a care, says, “First I’m hearing of it. But… I thought he and Shelly broke up.”
Julia waves a hand and rolls her eyes. “Apparently it was more of a ‘break.’ Which apparently is over now. Or maybe not. I guess it depends on what’s happening with Boston.”
Oh man.
“Hey,” Cammy pats my knee. “You don’t have to know exactly what this thing with Quinn looks like. Just that you want it, right? And it makes you feel good.”
I nod, my throat tight. “I think I do. And yeah, it really does.”
* * *
Quinn
We texted after the win.Not all night, like Vassar and Nat, but back and forth for about an hour until the plane took off and then a couple times once we got to the hotel.
Truth is, I probably would have been happy chatting with her until the wee hours, just going back and forth about nothing in particular, so long as I kept getting more of the bits and pieces filling in the picture of who she is. How we might fit together now that she isn’t holding back with everything she has.
Christ, I like what I’m seeing.
We’re at the arena watching tape to get ready for this afternoon’s game. I’m loving that it’s a matinee because there’s a chance I’ll be back in Chicago early enough to see her. I want to feel her in my arms. I want another taste of that kiss from before we left. The one she gave me becauseshe wanted to… not because she hated that she wanted to.
“You meeting up after we land?” Rux asks, when the coaches wrap up the talk.
I drop onto the mat and start stretching while the team chef works on getting lunch. “I don’t know. I want to see her. Bad. But I don’t want her to think I’m only after the hookup. I mean, it’s not going to be much of a date at eleven or whatever time I can make it to her place.”
He snorts out a laugh. “Sorry, man. Just imagining you showing up at her door tonight at booty-call o’clock and four of her brothers answering.”
“Three. Her oldest brother is married.”
The corner of his mouth is kicked up in that perpetual smirk. “More than enough to get the jump on you—especially after a back-to-back.”
Hell, two would be enough. This I know from personal experience, though in my defense whoever the little punks were who jumped me did it like a bunch of pussies, attacking from behind before I even realized they were there.
“Still, might be worth it.”
He laughs again and shakes his head. “You got it bad, brother.”
“From the first day I met her.”
She texts me before warmup and I step out into the hall to call her back.
“Don’t you have a game or something?” she answers, her husky voice filled with a warmth not usually directed at me. It’s fucking amazing.
“I’ve only got a minute, but wanted to say hi.” Hear her voice so I know we’re still on the same page from before I left.
“Well hi, then. And… it’s nice you called. I’ve been thinking about you this morning.”
I rub over that warm spot spreading through my chest. “Been thinking about you too.” Forever.
“Nat says you’re getting back pretty early tonight. I know you’re going to be tired after two away games in a row, but I was thinking if you wanted—”
“I want,” I cut her off, sounding eager as hell and not caring a bit.
She laughs softly, and then she does it—she lets out this soft, breathyhummI feel straight through to my groin. “Yeah, I want too.”
And great. I’m standing in the hall with people walking past every fifteen seconds sporting wood. Christ. I make a quick adjustment to my junk so at least I’m not so obvious.
“Can I call you once we’ve cleared customs? I can grab a car and pick you up on the way.”
