Page 166 of Drop Three

I love when he takes what he wants and demands it.

I grin with venom. “Nope, but I was.”

Bodhi’s smirk lights up his face and I can feel heat mixed with anger simmer through him. He’s irritatedandturned on.

Great, that makes two of us.

I freeze in place as Bodhi’s knee anchors itself at my center underneath my dress, putting enough pressure to make me gasp and squirm against him. I draw in a sharp breath at the touch of him and he chuckles, knowing the effect he has on me.

“He put his hands on you. You know what this means, terremoto?”

There’s that name again.

I pant, struggling to remain paralyzed by his effect on me. “What’s that?”

He grins, and it’s as wicked as they come. “Strike three.”

I suck in a breath. I almost forgot about his little baseball game.

I laugh, but not for long before Bodhi leans forward and runs his warm tongue up the length of my neck. I let out a sharp moan and his hand reaches to cover my mouth.

“Greedy girl. It seems I have you confused.”

I roll my eyes, silently praying for him to lick me again. Instead, his mouth ghosts the sensitive spot where my ear meets my neck and he whispers, “Drop three, baby.”

Drop three?

Goosebumps erupt across my skin, leaving me no chance to respond before Bodhi grabs his backpack and strides off to the party where his guests are waiting.

“Surprise!” I hear everyone yell.

Except for me. I’m unable to move.

Bodhi called strike three but what does that mean for me?

Drop three? I know that term…

Drop three.Think, Navy, think.

Bodhi’s a catcher, so the term must mean something to him.

Holy fucking shit.

I don’t know how I didn’t put it together sooner.

Drop three is the moment in a game where the batter gets their third strike and if the catcher drops the ball from their glove, the batter is free to run and possibly be safe on first.

That is…if they make it.

Catchers have speed and agility. They are trained to be quick on their feet and react in order to get that dropped ball to first base before the batter is safe.

I know what this means for me now. He gave me three chances before he would take matters into his own hands. I never knew something so unpredictable would be so exciting.

Bodhi’s coming for me, and it’s about damn time.

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