Because deep brown eyes are full of fire, of passion, of?—
Need.
And it calls to the yearning inside me, a spark to the tinder, turning my desire blazing hot in barely a second.
He goes very still.Verystill. Then he tears his gaze from mine, dropping it to his feet, taking a long, slow breath…and when he looks back up, his eyes are calm.
Steady.
“You’ll be okay?” he asks as he passes me Chloe, her head settling heavily on my shoulder, her breaths coming slow and steady.
I nod. “Yeah. Of course we will be.”
“Call me if Shep or anyone else gives you trouble.”
“I can handle Shep.”
His mouth quirks. “I know you can.” He straightens Chloe’s jersey and his fingers brush my arm, sending sparks of sensation all through me. “But humor me, yeah?”
I nod. “Okay.”
His expression gentles. “Thanks.” Then he turns away, pauses, rotates back. “Finn?”
“Yeah?”
He opens his mouth, shuts it.
Shakes his head.
“I’ll see you in a few days.”
Fourteen
Rhodes
I watchFinn disappear down the hall before heading for the locker room.
Only to find Shep standing in my path, smirking.
“Someone have a crush?” he quips.
“You know, just because I didn’t kick your ass over the summer doesn’t mean I won’t do it now.”
He just grins and waves. “See you at the next game, Calder.”
Asshole.
I start for the locker room again. I need to shower, stretch, do my recovery exercises.
Then I need to get on the bus that will take us to the team’s plane.
“You know,” Shep calls. “We’re staying in town to play the Grizzlies. If you need me to check in on your girl?—”
“I’m going to kill him,” I mutter, turning back?—
King’s standing between me and the annoying fuck.
“Breathe,” he orders quietly.
