Ever so gently, he gave me a nudge and I stood.
He went to his closet and tossed a shirt and a pair of shorts on the bed.“That’s for you.If you can’t get the drawstring tight enough, we’ll find some safety pins.”
I eyed the shorts like they might bite me, then looked at Ryan.“Not that you care, but you’re losing major cool points because of this.”
He stalked to me.“Better to lose cool points than lose you.”
I gave a short head shake.“You’re way too good at being sweet.”
His fingers came to my chin, he tipped my face up, and he kissed me short and…more sweet.“C’mon, it’ll be good for you.”
Chapter 21
All Sweet Again
Ryan
“You’reworsethanCoachBattle, and that is saying something, mister,” Ivy said as she struggled to catch her breath.
“Sounds like my kind of coach.”
“You would say that,” she said, with her hands over her head and still breathing hard.
I grinned.“You did great, Trouble.Grab your clothes.We’ll shower and I’ll take you to lunch.”
She put her hands on her hips.“Wejustworked off the donuts.”She held her index finger up and wagged it in the air.“You go shower.I’m not exactly feeling the love for you after that.”
Love?
I let that slide.It was a figure of speech.Still, I wanted to earn her love.
Dammit.How did we get here?
She shot me a quizzical look.“Would you have made me run if I were pregnant?”
My head reared back because the idea of her pregnant with another man’s baby pissed me off… but the idea of her pregnant withourbaby freaked me out and intrigued me at the same time.
“Ivy,” I growled.
“Seriously, go shower.Then I will.”
Rather than lunge at her and tug her body to me, I slowly closed the distance between us.She looked up at me, and I could practically see the objection written on her face.
I traced a finger from the top of her hairline down to her jaw.“You’re even sexier when you’re sweaty.Did I tell you that?”
Her eyes traveled up and to the side as though she didn’t believe me.“Now, you have.”
“Shower with me.It’s not good if you let your muscles get stiff – especially since it’s been a while since you ran.”
Her lips tipped up in a ghost of a smile.“And it’ll be another long while before I run again.”
I lowered my face to hers and gave her a soft kiss.“Maybe.You’re cute when you run.”
She tipped her head back and laughed.“Now that’s funny.”
I kissed her neck.
Her sharp inhale spoke volumes, but her hand at my neck said it all.
