“Well, well… look who wandered in.”
Oh, fuck.The other brother, too.
I drag my gaze up again.
Holy fuck.
Also naked.Of course.
“Lose your way, Doctor?”
“Nick brought me here under false pretences,” I mutter.
“I told him I’d show him what goes on behind the scenes and… up front,” he says, sauntering back over just to take the piss.
Damn O’Connors.
All three of them crack up, that deep, filthy locker-room laugh they do every time they get one over on me.One of them is at least fully dressed, but it doesn’t help.I’ve seen his photos.I know exactly what the O’Connors’ best assets are.
Honestly, I wish I didn’t.
“Are we done here, children?”
Holy fucking shit.
“Put your weapons away and stop bullying the Doctor.”
“Here to claim something, are you?”Nick fires back, still grinning.
I look up, slow and careful.Thank goodness he’s still in his training shorts.Any less and I might have actually passed out.
“I’m here to claim what’s mine.”
Chapter53
Jamie
When we get back to the locker room, still wired on adrenaline, the usual celebrations and bullshit kick off.The lads are riding the high — shouting, drinking, and soaking each other with the bottles management hands out.
Ryan is always the first to strip off.He’s like a big child, utterly shameless, swinging his balls about and hopping from one side of the room to the other.He couldn’t give a shit about the spectacle he’s forcing on the rest of us.Ian follows, then the rest of the lads.It’s like peeling off their kits and flashing bits somehow makes them feel more like men.
I yank off my shirt and fling it onto the bench.As I bend to unlace my boots, someone suddenly jumps on my back.
“Christ, Nick, how the fuck do you get in here every time?”I grunt, trying to shake him off.
“My charm precedes me.”
“Fuck off.”
“Anyway, I managed to smuggle in another infiltrator today,” he says slyly.
I stand and scan the room.Amid all the lads messing about, I spot someone by the door, still fully dressed and frozen in place.
“He’s enjoying the show,” he says, like he’s daring me to kick him in the balls.
Ryan is the first to go over.The Doctor keeps his eyes down, then flicks a look up — of course he does.Heat crawls up my neck; anger hits hard, and it’s like my skull is full of pounding blood.
“Are you nervous?”Nick teases, that clueless grin plastered on his face.He’s practically begging for a punch in the face to wipe it off for good.
