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“Nothing” He shook his head “It’s nothing Just that I can’t wait to fuck you while you coain How did you say it in French?”
I kissed him “Baise-moi”
He chuckled “Baise-moi?”
I nodded “Oui” My body felt warainst him, the sweat of sex slick between us I was somehow satisfied and restless at the same time
“Then baise-moi, darlin’”
I didn’t question him But I didn’t believe what he had said either He was about to say so important I could sense it I could see it in his eyes And if he felt half of what I did when he was insidewe could leave the hotel as strangers, just as we had found each other in the bar But this man didn’t feel like someone I didn’t know Sam felt like part of my soul Part of the air I breathed
I looked into his eyes, wondering if he felt the sa
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I heard o off and slapped the bedside table Shit I felt exhausted My body was sore and I got two hours of sleep I rolled over, ready to pull Natalia to my chest I could let the rule slip for another couple of hours It was still technically not the season Not yet Kick off wasn’t until eight-thirty
Last night had been fucking incredible Nirvana, even It was the ut, I wanted ain I wanted to taste her, feel her, and kiss her until the last second I rolled toward the wall, but the covers were flat
I sat forward Her clothes were gone Her purse was gone The bathroom door ide open
I closed my eyes Shit She wasn’t here I didn’t have her last name or her number I didn’t knohere she worked or what she did What I did knoas that she had done soht stands didn’t affect me They never had And I’d have to make sure this one didn’t either
I rubbed my eyes with the heels of hts like last night didn’t just happen Two people didn’t s we did to each other But I needed to file it in my memory bank and put a lock on it
I stood fro I needed to shower The team would meet for breakfast in forty-fiveto review the protocol for heading over to the Warriors’ dilapidated stadium That place was a shit hole and we all knew it Not only did we hate our rivals, we pitied them