“See you soon,” I tell him. “Give Lulu a kiss for me.”
As Max and I walk into practice together, he says, “You look less aggravated today.”
I know where he’s going. “Shut up.”
He smiles. “Good night?”
The best.
“So. Are you and Ash…”
“We’re not anything anyone would understand.”
“Got it.”
We lapse into silence as we cross through the lobby and head for the lockers.
“Do you both want to meet Emerson and me for dinner tonight?”
I appreciate his offer.
But I don’t think Ashley and I are ready to go public.
“Maybe another time,” I tell him as we enter the locker room.
“Just let me know.”
“I will.”
All I want to do with Ashley tonight is order takeout and hang out.
And maybe get naked with her.
Definitely get naked with her.
* * *
And that’s exactly what we do.
That evening, we go pick up takeout from a Mexican restaurant on Main Street.
We bring the food home and sit on the couch to eat. Louie happily joins us by inserting her furry little body in between us. Ashley picks Louie up and sits her on her lap and then puts her legs over mine as she bites into a tortilla chip dipped in guacamole.
“I never ate much Mexican food growing up,” she says. “Pretty sure I missed out.”
“You said earlier you love Mexican food.”
“I do. I’ve eaten it a lot since I became an adult. But as a kid, I was pretty boring. I stuck to plain food.”
“You were never boring.” I run my hand down her leg. “You’re the only girl who didn’t bore me in high school.”
“Really?” She smiles at me teasingly. “So you dated girls who bored you?”
“Yep. I couldn’t handle a challenge.”
“Me neither.” She raises her eyebrows at me. “You’re my biggest challenge yet, Storm.”
“Oh, yeah?” I lean in to kiss her. “So you’re not bored yet?”
