Kisses peppering my neck as he started playing with my cock. I could feel how close we both were. Ashton came inside me, as I came in his hand–the two of us shattering in each other’s arms.
“Are you okay?” Ashton’s eyes met mine.
“I feel amazing. You’re amazing,” I breathed. It was a good end to a good night.
He hadn’t knotted me tonight, but he did sometimes. The two of us were alphas. We both had that extra something in the base of our cocks that swelled with arousal and when pushed inside a partner kept us together until the knot deflated.
For a moment, I just continued to hold him, anchoring myself. That’s what Ashton was–my anchor. That was part of what had drawn me to him back when we played on rival teams. He was a calm presence. Ashton was that good player who was there to play his best, have fun, and hopefully win, but his parents took him out to dinner regardless.
With quick efficiency, Ashton grabbed the shower gel and lathered me down, washing me off. I did the same for him. I washed my hair, but he didn’t wash his tonight. His luscious locks had a whole routine.
Turning the water off, Ashton got out, grabbed a towel and tossed it to me, then got one of his own.
“Are you hungry? We really didn’t eat much,” he asked as he pulled on some sleep pants in our bedroom.
“I think I’m ready to just go to bed,” I replied as I did the same.
The two of us climbed into bed. Ashton put on his reading glasses and opened his book. He was reading a thriller right now.
I doom-scrolled for a few moments and realized that we never got Kai’s phone number. But I found her profile and immediately followed her.
She posted a picture of us in the bar, and I saw a bunch of positive comments. I replied,Tonight was fun.
My parent’s account was picture-perfect. They were very concerned about appearances, so that was always a good way to track them. Look at that. They hadn’t been paying attention to the playoffs because they were on a really long international cruise. That made sense. It's kinda hard to be proud of somebody if you didn’t even know what their game schedule was.
I looked up a couple of things that Kai talked about so that I could be more intelligent during our next conversation. Also, I glanced at the arboretum map for a bit trying to familiarize myself with some of the different exhibits.
Finally, I put my phone away and turned off my light.
Ashton gave me a kiss. “One more chapter.”
It was never just one more chapter. I lay my head on his chest, and he moved his book to accommodate it. Closing my eyes, I went to sleep, excited to meet with Kai tomorrow.
Chapter Eight
Kai
Iwent back up to the hotel room, then quickly showered, and put on my pajamas. By the time the aunties returned to the room, I was lounging on the couch in the living room of the suite, watching TV, and eating an ice cream sundae that I’d ordered from room service.
Auntie Kiki and Auntie Mimi hung up their cowboy hats and took off their boots.
“Eating your feelings, I see?” Auntie Kiki eyed my ice cream.
“Best way to deal with them,” I replied as I got another big glob of hot fudge.
Should I be eating ice cream?
No. My stomach wouldn’t be very happy with me. Though I had my pills.
Was I eating my feelings after everything that happened? Absolutely.
“So, you didn’t meet anyone interesting in the bar? No nice alphas?” Auntie Mimi pried.
“Actually, I did meet some.” I was curious which auntie actually had the connection with the PR person for a hockey team.
Also, considering the whole conversation in the restaurant last night, they probably had no idea she was the PR person for a hockey team. It was probably,Oh, she works in the sportsball.
It was a little surprising someone set me up with athletes, not doctors. But I also appreciated the fact that they weren’t there to date me–just show me a good time.
