Page 172 of Stolen Bases

“Next to your parents.”

His eyes widen in surprise. Gah, he’s so cute when he makes that face. “Perfect. I’ll be able to see you the entire night.”

“Will I distract you?” I didn’t realize I was going to be in his line of sight.

Cam drops his voice so only I can hear. “No. Seeing your face is going to make me want to strike out every motherfucker as fast as I can, so I can get you home and onto my dick wearing only that jersey as soon as possible.”

My thighs clench, and my clit tingles just thinking about being back in his big, strong arms as he takes charge of my body and takes it to new heights. “So crude.”

“And you love it.”

He’s right. It’s one of the many things that had me—and my panties—falling faster than his eighty-miles-per-hour change-up. “I really do. I missed you and your big—”

Cam presses a finger to his lips. “Hold that thought for later. I can’t pitch with a hard-on.”

“Miller. Quit kissing the fans and get your ass over here. We have a game to play,” Coach Anson shouts, forcing us apart. The old guy is smiling under his big, bushy mustache as he tips his hat at me.

“Coming, Coach,” Cam shouts over his shoulder before he smashes his face into the netting and kisses me again. “I gotta go, baby. Can you meet me by the locker room, or do I need to send someone to get you?”

I pull out the lanyard pass in my back pocket and dangle it in the air. “Nico took care of it for me. I’ll see you soon.”

He backs away, rubs at the side of his hat where our picture sits, and shouts, “I love you, Talia Romero.”

The crowd cheers as Cam outs me as Nico’s sister.

A glove hits Cameron on the back of the head. “Knock it off, Romeo. Just because I said you can date her, it doesn’t mean you get to kiss her in front of me.”

“Get used to it,” I yell at my brother.

He rubs his nose with his middle finger. I erupt in a fit of giggles.

It’s going to take some time for Nico to get used to seeing me and Cam together, but he’ll come around. Well, he better, because I plan on kissing Cam all the time for the rest of my life. Nico has already taken steps in the right direction, coming to terms with his misplaced anger towards Cameron, and I couldn’t be happier.

My eyes find Cam’s as he watches me, a soft smile on his sexy lips. I don’t know how I got lucky enough to find a man who looks at me the way Cam is now, like I’m his entire world. I hope he can see the same thing when I look at him.

He’s my sexy baseball god. The popular boy who falls for the nerdy girl. My Romeo climbing my balcony in my time of need. My everything.

“Have a good game, big guy. I’m counting on you to win tonight.”

“If I win, will you move in with me?” he asks.

My heart stops. Did he really just ask me to move in with him?

Yes. Yes, he did.

Aside from the fact that my boyfriend just asked a very important question in front of thousands of people, there is only one answer.

I tap my lips like I have to think about it and shrug. “Guess you’ll find out after the game.”

“Oh, you’re moving in. Just you wait and see.” He taps the spot over his heart with his finger and points it at me before jogging to the mound for his warmup.

My cheeks hurt from smiling as I watch Cam throw a few pitches.

I think back to the first night we met. From the start, being with Cam has been like being home. He’d do anything to make me happy, even walk away. I don’t think my heart could have fallen in love with a better man.

A man who makes me feel strong and beautiful.

A man who listens to me and supports me in any way he can.

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