Page 57 of On Her Team
“We’re friends.”
She smirks. “Friends? Is that what the kids are calling it these days?”
“I’m serious. We’re just friends.”
“Addy, I love you.” Alaia sighs. “But if you don’t jump that man and ride him like a pony, I will be mighty disappointed in you.”
My stomach tingles at the idea of jumping Gage. It’s been such a long time since I’ve had sex. I’d given up on it since my past boyfriends proved more exhausting than satisfying. Their complaints about how busy I was and their bruised egos when my life didn’t orbit around them didn’t make them very attractive.
But Gage isn’t a boyfriend.
He doesn’t demand my time. He doesn’t make me feel guilty for choosing my family first. He looks at me like I’m something rare. Something he wants.
He’s my friend.
And friends… friends can have sex, can’t they?
I don’t have space in my life for a relationship. But maybe I have space for this. For one reckless, selfish decision that’s just for me.
And if it complicates things afterwards? I’ll worry about that later.
Chapter 17
I’m done circling the goal line.
Gage
Addy giggles as she places the empty bottle of moonshine on the table in my suite. “Phew. Glad I was finally able to set it down. It was unbelievably heavy.”
I roll my eyes as I set the cooler on the ground. “I didn’t need your help.”
“Of course not. The big, strong football player can do everything himself. But I’m strong, too.” She flexes her bicep.
“I’m impressed. But not as impressed as when you did a flying somersault over the bonfire.”
She bows and ends up stumbling. I grasp her elbow to steady her before she faceplants on the carpet.
“I’m fine.” She pushes me away. “I’m a smuggler. I can handle my alcohol.”
“I bet you can since you challenged Tanner to a shot-off.”
“Which I won. Thank you very much.”
I stop her before she bows again. “Tanner’s in training. He shouldn’t be drinking shots.”
“He started it. I can’t help it if he underestimated me.”
“Everyone underestimated you. You’re half a foot shorter than me, and I’m the shortest of the bunch.”
She pets my chest. “Ah, poor Gage. Such a tiny man with all the big football players.”
I growl. “I’ll show you tiny man.”
I wrap my arms around her and haul her close. She gasps when her stomach hits my cock. My cock’s been hard and wanting since she put on a mermaid’s tail earlier today. I nearly lost my mind and carried her away when I unzipped her tail and felt her soft skin for the first time.
“You’re a dangerous man, Gage Edwards.”
“Only to defense players who get in my way.” I tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear. “I’m not dangerous to you. You can trust me.”
