Page 164 of Rush the Edge

Daisy gives him a look. “You’ve never really cared before when I’ve been kissed in front of you.”

Before River leaves, he peers back at us. “Yeah, well, I know how he is, so…”

Daisy’s cheeks turn a bright shade of pink.

“See!” He shakes his head at her.

The door latches shut, and Daisy pouts. “How rude.” My heart is beating a million miles a second, my palms suddenly tingling to have her in my grasp. “He acts like you’re going to strip me bare right in front of him or something.”

I thought about it.Now that everything's out in the open, nothing can keep us apart.

“After today, I don’t think anyone could stop me from doing just that.” I pull her in close and her breath catches.

“Bad day?” she asks with a barely there smile.

“Not all bad.” I skim my nose against hers, breathing her in like she’s my oxygen. I creep my hands past her curves, landing on her cheeks. “Say it again.”

“Say what?” she whispers, her mouth lingering right in front of mine.

Damn, I really do love her.

I have no idea how I went six years without her.

The devastation I felt the day she turned me away sent me to the edge of insanity. I cared about nothing.

Then she came back, and now I’m on edge whenever we’re not together.

“Tell me you love me.” Our lips are almost touching, our bodies buzzing.

She smiles against my lips. “Make me.”

Anticipation flies to my fingertips. I grip her thighs, and she’s jumping to wrap her legs around my waist with her faint laugh filling the quiet apartment.

I peer into her eyes before gazing at her mouth. “You know I will.”

I walk us to her bedroom and shut the door. I lay her back on the bed, and those blue eyes have me trapped.

“I love you,” she whispers.

I hover over her, wind my hand through her hair, and press my mouth to hers. I deepen the kiss, my insides pulling on my heart until I can’t breathe.

“I love you too,” I say, just in case she didn’t get the gist. “Now instead of all those rituals I do the night before a game, let me take care of you, and make sure to scream extra loud…so your brother can hear.”

I wink and catch the laugh right off the tip of her lips with mine.

Epilogue

DAISY

“I’ll take that,thank you very much.” My brother swoops in between Kane and me to steal the chocolate cake placed on his plate.

Kane stares at his empty plate but reluctantly nods when he remembers that he made a pledge that he was going to cut out all the same foods that I have, in solidarity, now that it’s the off season.

“Too sugary for you, and there’s gluten,” River mumbles with a mouthful of cake.

I glare at him, but Kane’s hand falls to my leg to calm my irritation.

“I made you something special.” My mom comes around with a dish that looks like pudding. “There’s enough for Kane too.”

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