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“This is where I grew up,” he said softly.“Your mother’s house?” Now the decor made sense.“Now mine and my brother’s. We share the place.”“You both live here?”“Yes, but he has a date tonight and won’t be home until late. Come on into the kitchen and I’ll grab the chicken for the grill. I have potatoes in the oven and a salad made.”“Your domestic side.”“The easiest thing I could think of to make. I can grill, but kitchen duty is not my strong suit.”This was not a good idea, but wild Cami pushed my nerves aside. I followed him into the kitchen walking past a winding staircase that I guessed led up to the bedrooms. Modern appliances filled the kitchen, and I envied the space. I would love to run loose in here. My tiny apartment had a small L-shaped counter with two barstools. It had a total of about three square feet to move around in. This room was a chef’s dream.“Your mother liked to cook?”His grin disappeared for a moment. “No, well yes… all this is new. Joel likes to cook.”
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The kiss changed as Van took over. His fingers sought the zipper on the back of my dress. Once the material was loose, he pulled the sleeves down, exposing my lace bra and dipping his rough fingertips under the material.“God, your tits are incredible,” he said with a whispery groan.Every nerve ending on my body centered on each stroke against my breast. Before I realized what I was doing, my arms were around him, my fingernails digging into his back. A dizzying whirl of sexual need shot straight to my inner thighs. His mouth took complete control. He sucked my lower lip continuing his assault with gentle nips. I could no longer think past the driving ache that wanted to explode from my body. Never had I felt such blinding need. He pushed my dress past my hips until it pooled on the floor. I had no idea that he unclipped my bra until it fell to the floor too. He swung me into his arms without ending the kiss. My shoes fell off along the way. I couldn’t think. I didn’t want to think.
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Joel didn’t seem surprised to see me. He casually placed the panties and bra on top of the dress, picked them up, and carried them to me. Our eyes remained locked the entire time. A foot away, his arms came out offering me my clothes. I did the worst thing I could possibly do. Tears rolled down my cheeks. Joel looked at me for one long moment before doing the last thing I expected. He pulled me into his arms, my clothes pressed between us.That’s when I lost it. I sobbed against his chest feeling like the biggest idiot on the planet.“Shhh.” His whisper coincided with his tightening arms.“I’m sorry,” I hiccupped, but didn’t pull away.He stood there holding me, swaying gently. Finally, he loosened his arms just a bit. “You need to get dressed, and I’ll drive you back to the hotel.”I took a trembling breath and moved back slightly. “You will?”“Yes.” It was said so gently I almost started crying again. I stood wrapped in a sheet with Joel comforting me because his brother was an ass
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We were on the main road now and Joel pulled into an old-fashioned small diner. I noticed his rigid jaw on the unmarred side of his face. I got out of the truck before he could walk around and lift me out. If anyone was behind me I’m sure they got a glimpse of my panties, but I just didn’t care at the moment. Joel held the door open for me and we walked inside. The place was clean and quaint. The aroma of fried bacon hung in the air.“Big match today. Wondered when you’d be by to fill up those engines,” an older waitress said while she grabbed two menus.Joel gave her a brief hug before introducing us. “Maggs, this is Cami Avesque from a Cleveland newspaper doing some articles on The Slam.”Maggs didn’t look twice at my dress. With a warm smile she shook my hand. “Nice to meet you. I’m glad you brought this man in for his meal. It’s good luck for him to eat our half a pig, dozen egg special before a match.”I had to laugh. “I thought he was joking.”“Well it’s a bit of an exaggeration
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I sat my things on the end of my bed and headed straight for the shower. I removed my clothes vowing to never wear the dress again. The scent of sex hit me. I still smelled like Van. Could Joel smell it on me? The thought was mortifying. I held back additional tears, but couldn’t stop thinking “What if?” What if I hadn’t gone out with Van? What if I hadn’t melted into his arms with the first kiss last night? What if I hadn’t had so much to drink? What if I drown wild Cami in a vat of poison? That was the best what if I had.I scrubbed myself, even my tender lady bits that were swollen and raw. The small stubble scratches on my skin pissed me off. What the hell did he do, mark his harem so everyone could see? I was such a stupid fool. My first real assignment and I fell into bed with my contact—a stupid, blowhard jock.I set my alarm on my phone and crawled naked under my covers. Again the what ifs swamped me, but I managed to shut them down. I slept until the bing bing bing on my phon
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“Fans drive hundreds of miles for the match,” Charlie said as he assisted Stub and me down from the bus. “We’re proud to fill the stadium every time. I’ve never even seen weather keep people away.” He put his arm around Stub. “Come on, let’s go in. They should have your name at the side door and you’ll be getting a field pass like me.”All I could do was follow, and sure enough I had a pass waiting for me. Stupid that I hadn’t asked what I needed to do to get in. The place was so empty during my previous trips to the stadium that it hadn’t occurred to me. My official seat was a few seats down from Charlie and Stub. People happily switched places and gave me their adjacent seat.“So you want to tackle your first locker room?” Charlie asked as he stood up.“You’re joking.”Everyone around us laughed as heat raced to my cheeks. I followed Charlie through the crowd on the familiar path to the locker room. I heard them before I saw them. Good-natured shouts and cheers had me smiling all th
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I spent half the match in the stands and half the time on the sidelines. I remembered Charlie’s words about the Stelson brothers leaving blood behind during matches. Many players did. I saw scraped knees, bloody noses, and scratched faces. I heard the grunts and groans and saw players jump up and continue playing when I thought they would leave on a stretcher. All up close and personal from the sidelines.Maybe too personal.My eyes strayed to Van; I couldn’t help myself. He was a different man on that field. He wasn’t a glory hound like I expected. He passed the ball, assisted other players in tries, along with scoring two tries himself. Yes, tries, rugby’s term for scoring points when you ground the ball on the try line. It was a foreign language that I was finally getting the knack for.I also saw the respect Joel had explained to me. Rugby was nothing like what little I knew of football. The plays didn’t stop unless there was a penalty called. There were no separate defensive or o
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The fans were rowdy and the beer overflowing at the tavern. Charlie and Stub kept me close, and I had no chance to slip away before the team arrived. Charlie handed me a beer and I downed it quickly. It felt good to drown my sorrows. Going back on my word to never drink again was like thinking I could cast away my self-doubt because of the thrill over a ball game. The shouts suddenly grew louder and people began cheering. The team had arrived. Fans passed beer hand to hand over heads until the players were guzzling their first glass. This went for both teams. Everyone just seemed… happy. Everyone but me. I downed the second half of my third beer like it was a shot of whiskey.Charlie and Stub started a serious conversation with Ron and I saw my chance to get away. I turned and ran straight into Joel’s chest. God, he smelled good—clean with no dirt anywhere in sight.He leaned in, his breath hot across my ear, “You okay?”How could I answer that honestly? I couldn’t speak, just shook
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