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Brittney leans over me before answering for the both of us. “Let’s start with two shots of tequila, then a bottle beer for her, and a coconut pineapple cocktail for me, please.” I love how she takes charge these days—that wasn’t always the case with her growing up.
“Thank you. I think we’ll be ordering more shots before the fights begin.”
“Yes!!!Fun KCis out tonight!” She wraps me up in a hug. “Yes, I’m going to have so much fun tonight with my best friend!!!” She screams the last part.
“Don’t forget your man will be arriving soon,” Brittney states as our drinks are placed on the table.
Salt and lime are next to our shots of tequila. Yeah, he should be arriving anytime actually. I pick up my shot, and wait for Britt to grab hers.
“To a night of memories that we never forget!”
We clink our shots, lick the salt, swallow the alcohol, and bite the lime.
The music here is actually nice, and our bodies are swaying back and forth in our seats to the rhythm of each song. I don’t even realize that we’re on our third round of drinks. Now the lights are flashing overhead, a silent message to inform everyone the fights will start soon.
A kiss comes from behind me, landing on my exposed neck, and it catches me off guard.
“Hey, you.” Mattie’s voice sounds more seductive than it really should. He appears before me in an all black tux that’s tight in all the right places; it looks like it was tailored just for him. I sink my front teeth deep into my bottom lip and let my eyes slowly drift over his body, as he looks down at me, watching.
That kiss made my nipples perk up—I don’t miss the way Mattie’s stare is trained on my pebbled peaks. This dress demanded that I go braless, so here we are…
“I’ve missed you.” Abruptly, I stand from our table, and my heels make it easier for me to kiss the right side of his mouth. His face is smooth, and he smells like aftershave.
“Hey, Mattie! Where have you been? The fights are about to start,” Brittney chimes in.
“Yeah, I’m sorry about that. There are important people in town from New York for me and my family. They needed some special attention. They’re bidding on certain fighters tonight.” Mattie smacks the table playfully. “Wait a minute; who are we supposed to be cheering for, again?”
Brittney rolls her eyes while smacking his arm dramatically. “Stop it! You know that we’re here for my boyfriend, Skyler.”
He surrenders under her stare. “You’re right, sorry, I was just kidding.” He grabs her hand and gives it a light, reassuring squeeze, and then places a peck on top. Britt and Mattie have always gotten along. Now that I think about it, I’m not sure why I’ve never gotten more serious with this man.
He catches me staring at him and rubs my cheek with the back of his hand. “You are the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen in my life, KC. When you walked in earlier, you took my breath away.”
“Oh, yeah? How long have you been watching us, you creeper?” I ask with a seductive tone, and lean deeper into his hand.
“Long enough to make sure no one was stupid enough to talk to what’s mine.”
“Yours?” I purr.
“Tonight, that’s what you are, KC…Mine.” Mattie seals his statement by grabbing the back of my head and smashing his lips into mine in a suffocating kiss.
“Okay, okay, you two, this is Skyler’s walk-out song. Time to focus and cheer!”
Mattie gives my bottom lip one last suck before he pulls back, sliding his hand on top of my thigh.
“Fight Back” by NEFFEX thunders through all of the speakers in this arena.
Skyler runs into the cage, wearing nothing but a pair of dark blue metallic shorts. He circles the cage, throwing his hands up in the air before doing a standing back flip. His short black hair is styled into a faux-hawk. Brittney is standing up, hoopin’ and hollering for her man as loud as she can. He’s all hers alright. I can see it…. why he’s phenomenal in bed. He looks like he can doanythingwith that body. Skyler comes over to our side of the cage and stops directly in front of Brittney and blows her a kiss.
The fight starts and is intense; his opponent isn’t weak by any means. I look over at Brittney to see one hand covers her mouth while the other grips the edge of the table. Skyler takes multiple hits at once: one to the face, and two to his ribcage. My hand grabs Brittney’s hand, the one covering her mouth, and keeps a hold of it.
“He’ll be okay; you’re his lucky charm. Skyler’s going to win this fight.”
Then, in slow motion, everything changes. A switch goes off inside Skyler, and he goes crazy. This man is like a machine, throwing nonstop punches at his opponent. The last hit puts the other guy down, flat onto the canvas, and he doesn’t make a move to get up. The speaker announces, “Knock out!!!”
Skyler spits out his mouthpiece and walks out of the cage, his trainer following close behind.
“You okay, babe?” I shake the dazed Brittney; she looks frozen in place.
