Page 107 of On Her Team
“What did I say about breaking formation?” Nolan shouts.
“Addy.” Gage searches for my injury but I swat him away.
“I’m fine.”
“You’re laying on the floor. You’re not fine.” He bats my hands away and lifts my oversized team hoodie to inspect the damage. He winces. “It’s going to bruise.”
I lift my chin. I won’t be defeated in front of him and his teammates. “I’ve had worse.”
“From what?”
“You’ve met my baby sister.”
He chuckles. “Nonetheless, you’re done.”
“But we’ll lose.”
“Don’t give a shit.” He lifts me in his arms bridal style before walking through the middle of the ship on his way to the exit.
Balls of paint come at us from every direction but he doesn’t duck or flinch.
“Go paintballing, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. Who’s having fun now?”
Tanner pops up from behind a crate of beer. “I’m having fun.” A ball of red paint hits him in the chest and he ducks back down.
“You should go back. With Tanner eliminated, maybe you can win.”
“Not interested in winning.”
“What about being a competitive athlete?”
He squeezes my hip. “You’re more important than winning, songbird. I choose you.”
I melt in his arms. How can I resist him when he says such sweet things? I can’t. There’s a reason I fell hard and fast for this man, after all.
I just hope he doesn’t break my heart at the end of the summer.
Chapter 31
I don’t fumble what’s mine.
Gage
Addy wiggles in my arms as I carry her from my SUV to the chalet. “You can set me down now.”
I’m not ready to set her down. When I saw her collapse on the galleon, I nearly lost my mind. My heart stopped and it hasn’t returned to beating normally yet.
I grunt. “Nope.”
“Nope?” She imitates my grunt. “Me big man. Me no let little woman walk.”
She can make fun of me all she wants. Hell, she can get mad and rant at me. I don’t give the first fuck.
I need her in my arms. I need to know she’s alive and breathing. I inhale a deep breath and allow her scent to fill my lungs. It helps to calm me but it’s not enough. I tighten my arms.
She giggles. “Are you seriously going to carry me around all night?”
“Yep.”
