Page 29 of Cross My Heart


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I start neutral, feeling out whether she’s even awake.

Ally:Who is this?

Even through my pain, I bark out a laugh.

Jay:Wow, glad to see my thighs are as memorable as Dr.King said they were.I believe he labelled them a 'medical miracle.'

Ally:Jay?

That makes me grin.Dr.King hasn't said a thing about my thighs, but I've seen the way Ally looks at them.Her eyes soften, and the tiniest of smile quirks across her lips.Then there's the touching over parts where it doesn’t hurt.I thought it was part of the process at first, but after experiencing Mark's taping, I've realized I was wrong.

Ow.Ow.Ow.

The pain hits again, and I start to wonder if I can DoorDash enough acetaminophen to make the cramping stop.

No.I need Ally's help even if she doesn't want to give it.

Jay:Don’t kill me, Doc, but I screwed up.I think i messed up your replacement's job and now I’m cramping pretty bad.

Typing...

It stops.

Typing...

It stops again.I can practically feel the annoyance radiating through the phone.

Ally:What hurts?I swear if you tell me you can’t get your dick to uncramp, I’m going to kill you.

Jay:No.I promise It’s my thigh.

It's all fun and games with her until another shot of searing pain works its way up my thigh.

Seriously, what the fuck have I done?!

I was feeling better.This wasn't supposed to happen.I was supposed to be in the best shape for my game.

I stare at the screen, watching the message deliver.One minute passes.Then two.

Ally:It’s after eleven.

I grin despite the pain piercing through my thigh.She's thinking about it.

Jay:I know but I’m lying on my apartment floor unable to move.I need help.

Jay:Badly.

There's more typing, but then it just stops.She does this dance for a few minutes, right to the point that I’ve given up all hope.But then:

Ally:What kind of cramping?Scale of 1-10.

My dick twitches at her curiosity.

Why the fuck does her going clinical on me turn me on?

Sounds of the tape pulling, her scissors cutting, the little grumble of annoyance when she massages my thigh at just the right spot play through my mind.

That's why.It's because I start to remember it all.Everything that draws me to the formidable Ally Hart.The girl who locked herself away with A swimmer who would never be able to satisfy her.