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River shifted his back toward us and took a long sip of his beer. It provided us extra coverage, and I was going to have to buy the fucker a drink before we left.
I took my time working her slowly, paying attention to each of her reactions as I built her orgasm higher. I knew she was close when she trembled beside me and buried her face into my chest. Keeping the same rhythm, I curved my fingers, searching for the soft spot at the front of her walls, and inwardly groaned when she moaned into my chest.
I captured her mouth with mine, capturing her needy sounds so they were just for me. Her walls began to pulse around my fingers, pulling them deeper, and I ground my palm into her clit. She sucked in a breath, her body stiffening before she collapsed against my side.
I scanned the area. None of the guys were paying attention to us, and River was still facing away. His cheeks were tinged pink. Fucker.
I passed Piper a beer, and she drank half in two gulps. I chuckled. “Easy, Killer.”
She looked up at me. “Take me home.”
“Gladly.”
TWENTY-SEVEN
PIPER
When I askedLucas to bring me home last night, I didn’t expect him to leave me at the door with a peck to the side of my mouth. Thoughts of his hands under the bar table flooded my brain, and my cheeks heated.
“Whatcha thinking about?” Misty asked from her bed across the room.
“Nothing.” I took a deep sip of the coffee she’d brought me and fought down my embarrassment.
“Uh-huh.” She let it go, changing the subject, and I was struck by just how much of an amazing friend she was. “So, you excited for tonight?”
Somehow, my heart both soared and plummeted at the same time.
“That’s not the look I was expecting,” she said in a serious tone and leaned forward, scanning me.
I sighed. “I’m excited. This is a huge game. Just because Coach is letting me start doesn’t mean I’ve secured the spot.”
Misty raised a brow. “But?”
“But I wish Lucas was going to be there.” My cheeks heated, knowing what an idiot I sounded like.
“He’s making me take videos so he can watch them on the bus,” she squealed, and my eyes snapped to her grinning face.
Warmth flooded my chest, and I absolutely hated that I wouldn’t be able to see him this weekend. My phone chimed, and I finally got a response to my proof-of-life request.
Anon13: I’m alive. Can’t talk.
That’s it?I swallowed hard. After a year of messaging daily, there was a piece missing in my life now that he’d disappeared. One that Lucas had an uncanny ability to make me forget. I was going to have to tell him about my anonymous friend, but there didn’t seem to be much urgency since he’d completely ghosted me. That stung. Anon13 had been the one to talk me through when Lucas had done the same. Maybe he had a girlfriend who didn’t like him talking to some random on the internet. I would totally understand that, but he needed to own up and tell me.
I was startled when my phone buzzed in my hand and my mom’s number popped up. What now? My parents only called me to ask for something, and I was already living off the bare minimum of my savings.
“Hi, Mom,” I answered.
“Hi, sweetie. I’m calling you because…I wanted to say I’m sorry.” Shuffling came through their end.
“We’re sorry,” my dad chimed in from the background.
I let out a breath. “It’s okay, Mom. It’s been a hard year.”
“Yes it has.” She audibly swallowed. “Your dad and I have made a necessary decision.”
The way she said it had my hair standing on end. “What is it, Mom?”
Several moments passed before she replied. “We’re selling the house.”
