We stepped aside to let Bax in.
Clearing his throat, he said, “Uh, did I miss the party?”
Going up on her toes to brush a kiss across his lips, Piper said, “Nope.The good times are about to begin.”Taking my hand one more time, she said, “It’s all going to work out the way it’s supposed to.You’ll see.”
Wordlessly, I followed Cash out to his Jeep.Once we were buckled in, I turned to him.“I’m sorry.”
“Nothing to be sorry for, babe.”The slow, lazy smile he laid on me curled my toes.“No matter how long it took, I always knew we were going to get here.”
“All the talk of pro scouts and dinner with your parents, and all I could see was me giving up my dreams to follow you as you chased yours.”
He reached across the console and twined his fingers with mine.“I can’t wait to see your senior project.Bet it’s as kick-ass as you are, Saylor.”He tightened his hand around mine.“No way am I standing in the way of you realizing your dreams.It’s going to work for us—you’ll see.”
I stared down at our joined hands.“How can you be so sure?I’m not clueless.Playing professional sports requires commitment from the athlete’s family too.”
A chuckle rumbled from his chest.“I like that you’re talking family.”
“Cash.”He couldn’t miss the “Cash, be serious” of that one syllable.
“We haven’t said everything we need to say to each other—yet.”For a second, his eyes found mine.“Plus, we’re looking at six months of unknowns.You reached out and trusted me.”He rubbed his thumb over the back of my hand.“And I trust you.That’s enough for now.”
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Cash
Iwoke up inSaylor’s bed with her smooth, pliant body wrapped around me like a blanket, warming me everywhere our skin touched.Weak light filtered beneath the heavy drapes covering the window beside the bed, emphasizing what my stiff morning wood was already telling me.It was time to get up—in absolutely every way.
Saylor’s sleepy, “Mmph,” growled directly into my chest made me grin.
Reaching over to the nightstand, I checked the time on my phone, surprised to discover it was later than I thought.Still, we had a few extra minutes for playtime before I needed to shower, dress, and head over to the facility.
I teased my fingertips up and down the long curve of her spine, delighting in the shivers I detected rippling over her skin as she arched her back to escape my touch.The move meant pressing her pretty rack into my side and her sweet pussy into my thigh.
“Cash,” she mumbled into my chest.“Go back to sleep.”
“Can’t.I’m awake.”I gave her ass a little love tap.“Allof me is awake.”
“Are you trying to wear yourself out completely before the biggest game of your career?”she complained.
“Nope.Awesome sex relaxes me.”
Laughter snorted from her lips.
“What’s so funny?”
“That’s what Piper said last night—that she was going to help Bax with relaxation techniques.”
“Good.We’re going to need him in top form today.”I grinned against the top of her head then kissed her hair.“I need to be in top form too.Care to help me with that?”I asked as I palmed her sweet ass.
“I thought that’s what I was doing for half the night.You should be relaxed to the point of comatose.”
Guiding her hand to my cock, I wrapped her palm around my shaft, the two of us jacking me together.“Does that feel comatose to you?”
“You’re insatiable—you know that?”
Shifting to lift her over me, I smiled up into her golden-amber eyes as I sat her on my thighs.“You’re the hottest girl in the world, and you’re naked in bed with me.How did you expect me to respond?”Wrapping my hands around her hips, I tugged her up until her hot center rubbed against my hard dick.“Don’t you want to help me prepare to play in top form?”For good measure, I gave her my best puppy-dog eyes.
Leaning down, she brushed her lips over mine.“Utterly insatiable.”
