Page 22 of The Only Shot that Mattered

He brushed those thoughts aside as he reminded himself that was what this impromptu trip was for. He wanted to get to know every little thing about her, and he prayed this wouldn’t be his last time seeing her, either, but he didn’t let that thought bother him too much because he had a feeling Ms. Kenna was feeling him just as much as he was feeling her.

Before he could get out of the car and ring the doorbell, she and Cam came out of the house fussing. Damien sat back and watched them for a moment, noticing they acted a lot like him and Jendaya. It was clear they loved each other fiercely, but they bickered like friends who had spent decades together and got on each other’s last nerve.

He finally got out of the car to help them with their bags. As soon as Cam laid eyes on him, he batted his long lashes. “Hey, Mr. Blaze, baby.”

Damien chuckled. “’Sup, Cam? How you?”

“Oh, chile, I amgreat, especially now that you’re here to whisk me away on a private jet.”

Damien thought Cam was amusing with his dramatic ass. “Nothing but the best for Kenna and her people.” His eyes finally landed on her, and he swore he saw her blushing. “How you, Ken Ken?”

“Ken Ken? And she ain’t punch you? Oh, y’all go together real bad.” Cam giggled and walked past them to give them a moment alone, but Damien stopped him.

“I got your bag. Go ’head and get in the car.”

“Oh okay, mister. You a gentleman too? Kenna, you better lock that down, boo.”

Kenna cut her eyes at him in embarrassment before looking up at Damien. “Remind me why I invited him again?”

Boldly, Damien pulled her into him by her waist. He loved that she wore sweats and a fitted purple crop top. She was sexy as hell in her comfortable clothes, and that turned him on something serious.

“I think because you’re afraid to be with me alone.”

This time, he knew she blushed, and he found it adorable. She avoided his eyes as she fidgeted in place and tried to hide her smile. “We should get going.”

“You’re the boss.” He gave her one last squeeze before letting her go and grabbing her bag. “Ladies first.”

She walked ahead of him, and damn if he wasn’t looking at her small but curvy ass through those baggy sweats.

Cam sat in the back while Kenna got in the front. After he placed their bags in the trunk with his, he got in and pulled away from her house.

When Cam tapped him on the shoulder, Damien looked in the rearview mirror.

“You really bringing us on a PJ?”

Damien chuckled. He would normally take the flight with the team. That was typically mandatory, but he definitely had some perks since he had put his time in with the team. He had only chartered a private jet a couple of times before, mostly when he took the family on vacation, but this seemed like a special occasion to him. He would be lying if the thought of impressing Kenna didn’t cross his mind, but somehow, he figured throwing money around wouldn’t really impress her. Still, he didn’t want to be hassled at the airport, and he wanted everything about this experience to be intimate.

“I am,” he confirmed.

Cam sat back and exhaled dreamily. “Kenna, you snagged one that can afford a damn private jet. You did that, girl.”

Kenna turned and her eyes narrowed at him, but Damien personally loved the manifestation Cam kept throwing out because there wasn’t a part of him that didn’t want Kenna to be his. He wanted her in the worst way since he laid eyes on her, so Cam’s vote of confidence on his behalf was heartwarming.

“Be clear, I don’t own the jet. I don’t really have a use to own one.”

“But you could,” Cam pointed out.

He wasn’t wrong, so Damien just shrugged, but this time, Kenna spoke up. “Camden Lewis, stop counting this man’s pockets. Sit back and chill. Damn.”

“Not the whole government,” Cam said, placing his hand on his heart as if he was offended.

Meanwhile, Damien’s dick hardened slightly when he heard the firm tone she took with her friend. It was like every new version of Kenna he saw, the more he liked her.

Damien drove and observed Kenna and Cam the rest of the way to the airstrip. They went between bickering and talking about other things, like the trip or their families, and then right back to bickering. It entertained him, and he was glad he decided to invite Kenna on this away game. Traveling so often during the season could get really lonely. Jendaya came to almost all of his home games, but since she met Grayson, she didn’t go to his away games unless it was a special occasion.

When Skylar had breaks from school, she would come sometimes, but she wasn’t a huge sports fan, so those trips were coming few and far between now that she was getting older. Having Kenna and Cam with him was refreshing.

After twenty minutes, they pulled up to the airstrip. He parked in one of the guest spots before getting out and helping Kenna and Cam out of the car. He juggled all their bags as they walked toward the private jet.

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