“Dylan said he thought there might be a potential of you two…”
“Got to go, Colt,” I cut him off at the pass. “Text me the details of your trip, and we’ll plan to meet up.”
“With your road trip partner, too!” he calls out as I’m about to end the call. “Make sure she knows she’s welcome to join us.”
“Got it,” I say as I hang up.
I turn back to face Hannah. Whatever moment the two of us were in before Colton called is broken and replaced by an awkward silence.
“Colton and Dylan are going to meet us in Denver,” I say into the thick air.
“That’s great.”
“You ready to eat?”
She already has her purse in her hand. “All set.”
Chapter Eighteen
Hannah
Turns out Maverick and I have the same taste in food.
“Mexican,” we both say after I suggest we just blurt out what kind of restaurant we’d like to eat at.
His dark eyes swirl with amusement. “That was too easy,” he says as we take the elevator down to the main level and head for the restaurant section.
We walk comfortably together although I’m secretly still catching my breath from whatever the hell almost happened back in our room. I don’t have a lot of experience with men. I’ve slept with Craig and…that’s it.
And in the five minutes they were together, Maverick Court overwhelmed Craig’s presence without even trying. Maverick walks through life with this aura around him like he was born to be a star. And it’s not an act—from the little I know of him, being confident is who he is. Something tells me sex with Maverick would be on another level from anything I’ve ever experienced. Just the thought of him fucking me sends my stomach into cartwheels. It almost feels like a fantasy if I’m honest. And right now, a fantasy sounds pretty perfect.
When we reach the wooden doors to the Mexican restaurant, Maverick halts.
“Forgot to check if I brought my wallet,” he says to me with an apologetic smile.
“I can treat us, no problem,” I say.
“Nope. My treat. In fact, you’ll be the first person I’ve taken out since I officially signed my contract.” He shoots me a cocky grin. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime offer, Hannah.”
I laugh. “I think you’re the one with the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a professional athlete, not me. But I appreciate your generosity.”
As he reaches into his back pocket to check for his wallet, my gaze snags on the sliver of bare skin between his low-riding jeans and where his t-shirt rides up.
Every heightened sensation from earlier at the hotel returns, and I literally have to clench my hands into fists to stop myself from touching him.
That moment we shared in our room caught me off-guard. Up till then, I had thought the physical attraction between us was only coming from me. But Maverick’s an honest guy, and he was definitely flirting with me before Colton called him.
Despite how off-kilter my life is right now, I wish Maverick had kissed me. I want to feel his mouth against mine, not to mention his fit body. The way he pinned Craig against his car so effortlessly was definitely something I took a guilty pleasure in. I think what affected me even more, though, was how my heart reacted.
I was serious when I told Maverick no one had stood up for me like that before.
Like he can read my mind, the moment we sit down at a booth in the back of the restaurant, Maverick says, “How come you aren’t used to people having your back?”
I wait to answer him while the hostess comes by with menus.
She gives Maverick a long once-over and an over-the-top wink before leaving us alone.
I roll my eyes. “She was subtle.”
