Page 17 of Three Pucks and a Baby

Holy. Shit. My knees trembled slightly at not only the words but the delivery as well. Jesus, how was this younger man such a stud? As if he could read my thoughts, Theo winked.

Tearing my gaze from his before my thong completely went up in flames, I turned my attention to Grayson. Unlike his oversexed teammate, he was staring at me with a goofy grin that was so endearing. “I can’t believe you came back.”

With a nervous laugh, I replied, “That makes two of us.”

“I knew you would be back,” Theo said, his voice ridiculously deep. When I cut my gaze over to him, he crossed his arms over his broad chest with a smirk. “Didn’t I tell you she would be back, Gray?”

Grayson bobbed his head. “He did. I thought he was full of shit, but here you are.”

Sweeping my hands to my hips, I countered, “How could you be so sure?”

Theo’s cocky smirk deepened. “Because of what I saw in your eyes.”

“Let me guess. Horniness?” I asked in exasperation.

While Grayson snorted, Theo shook his head. “Longing.”

As I stared into his hypnotic gaze, a shiver of anticipation pricked its way up my spine. How was it possible he could see someone he’d just met so clearly? Most of the men I dated remained clueless about my desires and wants after three or four dates. Some never saw me at all.

With a teasing smile at Theo, I replied, “While I’m sure it’ll give you a big head, you’re right.”

“Just being in your presence gives me the big head,” Grayson joked while wagging his brows.

While I giggled, Theo groaned. “Seriously, Gray?”

“Viv appreciates my innuendo. Don’t you?”

“I don’t know what it says about me, but yes,” I replied with a grin.

Theo scoffed at our exchange. “How in the hell did he ever pull a woman like you with lines like those?”

“Because he wasn’t using lines on me.” I reached out to ruffle Grayson’s hair. “He was sincere and charming.”

Grayson beamed under my praise. “I'm a total cinnamon roll, right?”

I threw my head back with a laugh. “Yes, you are.”

Nudging Theo playfully, Grayson said, “I told ya.”

Before Theo could respond, our waitress returned to take our meal orders. After ordering a burger and some fries, I said to the guys, “I need to take a quick bathroom break.”

“They’re to the right of the stage in the back,” Theo informed me as he handed the menus to the waitress.

“Thanks.”

Once again I made my way through the crowd. This time, my emotions weren’t as jangled as they had been earlier. Of course,anxiety at the looming threesome still ricocheted through me. I knew that wouldn’t be going away anytime soon. I had no reason why to put so much faith in two young men I’d just met, but I did. Something told me that Grayson and Theo would treat me well.

After a quick stop, I whirled out of the bathroom only to run smack into a wall of hard flesh. “Oomph,” I muttered.

As my gaze trailed up to the owner of the aforementioned flesh, I swallowed hard. Like the two dates at my table, he was another tall drink of water. The similarities didn’t end with his height. He was also ridiculously good-looking looking justlike Grayson and Theo. His chestnut brown eyes matched the hair peeking out from beneath his backward Atlanta Braves baseball cap.

Seriously, it was like I had hit the lottery tonight when it came to encounters with gorgeous younger men.

The stranger flashed me a smile, revealing two perfect rows of pearly white teeth. “Easy there, darlin’. Where’s the fire?”

Holy Southern accent, Batman. It wasn’t often I heard a drawl like his that didn’t come from an actor in a movie. It further unsettled me.

When I realized that I’d been staring wide-eyed and wide-mouthed at him, embarrassment tinged my cheeks. Add in the fact of how closely my body was pressed against his, and it was pure mortification.

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