Total pages in book: 127
Estimated words: 122219 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 611(@200wpm)___ 489(@250wpm)___ 407(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 122219 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 611(@200wpm)___ 489(@250wpm)___ 407(@300wpm)
I bit my bottom lip. “You know I want to kiss you.”
“Can I?”
“Maybe.”
“Fast?”
“Fast.”
He pecked my lips quickly.
I sighed.
I wanted more.
“Again?” he asked.
I sighed, hearing the water turn on from Cameron’s shower. A sign that perhaps we were in the clear. “Again.”
He kissed me again, this time a little longer. He didn’t pull his lips away from mine this go-round. “Again?” he murmured as he pressed his body against mine more.
My hips arched toward him, feeling his good morning greeting sweeping against my leg. “Yes,” I sighed. “Again.”
This time, he parted my mouth with his tongue and kissed me deep and hard. His hands fell to my lower back, and he pressed his body against mine. I placed my coffee cup down, then wrapped my arms around his neck, deepening the kiss. He lifted one of my legs and wrapped it around his waist before he smacked my behind, making me giggle against his mouth.
“Uh, Coach?”
Within seconds, Nathan dropped his hold on me, I shoved him away, and I turned my back toward Cameron, who was standing there in the kitchen archway, staring at us. I wiped my hand over my mouth as humiliation settled in.
Nathan cleared his throat. “Hey, yeah. What’s up? I thought you were showering.”
“I was about to hop in, but you’re out of body wash. I figured I’d ask,” Cameron explained. He pointed two fingers toward Nathan and me, a big grin on his face. “I knew you two were into each other!”
“We’re not!” I called out, still not turning to face him. “That was just, uh, I had something stuck in my teeth.”
“And Coach P was sucking it out?” Cameron sarcastically asked.
Nathan snickered, and I swatted his arm. “Don’t laugh!”
“You don’t have to explain it to me, Coach K,” Cameron said. “I already know about the birds and the bees. I think it’s good for you both. The team plays better when the two of you get along. Now that I know you both are banging, we’ll probably win the whole series,” Cameron joked.
“Hey! That’s enough. Body wash is under the bathroom sink. Get going,” Nathan ordered.
“Okay, thanks, Coach P. Oh, one more question. Is your niece Priya single?” he asked.
I giggled with my back still turned.
“Get out of here, Cameron!” Nathan shouted, hurrying Cameron off.
The moment he was gone, I turned around and raised both eyebrows and tossed my hands up in defeat. “That’s bad.”
“The fact that he’s asking about Pri? Yeah. That’s awful.”
“No.” I shook my head. “The fact that he saw us together like that.”
Nathan smirked as if he were unfazed by the fact that Cameron walked in on us tonguing the heck out of one another. “It’s fine. He’s not going to tell anyone.”
“Are you joking? He’s probably texting the whole team about how, quote, ‘Coach K and Coach P are banging’ unquote.”
“The fact that you said quote and unquote is adorable.”
I shoved his arm. “It’s not funny.”
“No, it’s not. But you’re sexy when you’re nervous. Your little nostrils flare and steam comes out of your ears.”
“You’re a pain in my ass.”
He narrowed his brows and smirked. “Is that in reference to what I did to your ass the other night, because—”
I swatted his arm as a small chuckle fell from me. “Shut up! Gosh. I can’t stand you. At least you’ll be cooking me brunch today.”
“Don’t hold your breath. I got this in the bag.”
“That would be true if I didn’t have Cameron Fisher on my team.” I grabbed an apple from the basket on the counter and tossed it into the air before catching it. “Batter up, Coach.” I smirked before walking off to change into my uniform. As I walked away, I called out. “Stop looking at my butt, Nathan Pierce.”
“Can’t help it. There’s so much goodness to take in.”
“Shut up before I take off my shoe and throw it at you.”
“Don’t stop there,” he urged. “By all means, throw me your panties, too.”
38
NATHAN
The game was a hit, and unfortunately, I lost to Cameron and Avery. That was a game I’d never live down based on how the two mocked me nonstop during brunch.
Afterward, Avery stayed back and helped Cameron with his homework and talked to him through some things. I figured it was good for them both to talk about their mothers. Sometimes talking about the hard losses in one’s life made them easier to deal with.
On the other hand, I figured it was a good time to check in on Cameron’s father and have a heart-to-heart with the living.
“Coach Pierce, hey,” Adam said as he opened his front door after I knocked. He looked as if he’d come down slightly from his drunken binge. He had dark circles beneath his eyes as if he hadn’t gotten much sleep. He was still wearing the same clothes he had on the day prior, too, and smelled like booze. He scratched his head and cleared his throat. “Is Cam with you?”