Page 46 of Stolen Bases

She covers her hands with her face, hiding the blush on her cheek that blooms with her scattered thoughts.

“Talia,” I growl her name, pulling her hands away from her face.

If she for one second thinks she’s not gorgeous and worthy of my or any man’s attention, she’s out of her damned mind.

“Don’t do that. Don’t put me on some pedestal I don’t deserve to be on. I’m just a guy who’s into a woman who is smart and sweet, and really fucking sexy.”

A slow smile spreads across her face. “Yeah?”

“Fuck yeah.” I rub my thumb across her bottom lip before leaning in for a quick kiss. “As for relationships, I’m not going to bullshit you. I’ve dated a lot. Probably too much. But the women I dated weren’t with me for the right reasons. They didn’t get to know me. I didn’t talk to them like I talk to you. You’re…” Now, it’s my turn to hesitate.

Her eyes search my face, intently waiting for me to continue.

Ah, fuck it. I’m just going to be honest. “You’re different. I don’t know what’s going to happen. The season is going to start. Youhave work, but no matter what, I want to keep seeing you. Can we take this day by day?”

“Yes. I’d like that.”

“Good, because I didn’t want to have to turn into a stalker to find you.”

“You’re crazy.”

For you, I am.

I keep that to myself. But I am a little crazy about her. I’m already jeopardizing my game and my team to sneak around and see her. I don’t see that stopping soon.

“A little. But I think it’s growing on you.” I wink at her, and she purposefully rolls her eyes. My cock twitches at her sass. I lean into her ear and whisper, “I also think you like my dirty mouth too much to walk away. Youwantto hear how desperately I want to spread your legs wide, bury my face in your sweet cunt, and suck on your clit until you come screaming my name.”

Talia’s breathing becomes choppy, and her throat vibrates with a soft moan that sounds like a kitten purring. Yeah, my girl definitely likes it when I talk dirty to her.

My girl?Fuck, I like how that sounds.

More voices carry through the air from the other side of the hedge, shattering the mood. I’m going to have to remind the guys to keep it down from now on.

Talia drops her head on the rim of the hot tub as my hand trails up and down her spine.

“I guess it’s time to get out, isn’t it?” she asks. She’s breathless, and I imagine all the other ways I can make her breathless.

Neither of us moves, soaking in the other’s presence for another minute.

“You first,” I tell her. I need another minute to will my eager dick down before I can climb out.

With a nod, she wades through the water and gets out. I stare at her perfect, plump ass as she bends over and picks the towel up off the floor, and proceeds to indecently wipe the water droplets off her silky legs, her soft, flat stomach, and her delicate arms. Whenshe wraps the towel around her waist, I might as well be drooling with my tongue hanging out like one of those old 80s’ cartoon characters.

“Enjoy the show?” Her question cuts through the lust-filled spell she seems to have put me under.

Eyes locked on hers, I shift in my seat and give the head of my cock a tight squeeze, letting her see the effect she has on me. “I’d enjoy it more if you were naked.”

She giggles and shakes her head at me before she pads to the edge of the hot tub. She digs a hand into my thick hair, grasping the strands and tugging my head back. “Another time.”

Then she lays one on me. It’s wet and decadent, and over way too quickly for my liking.

She’s halfway to the sliding door that leads to the kitchen before my brain turns back on.

Fuck, she keeps doing that to me.

“Itty bitty,” I call out to her.

She looks over her shoulder, a sexy smirk on her face.

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