Page 29 of The Only Shot that Mattered

Cam looked at Damien. “See? Crabby.”

“She wouldn’t be if you hadn’t woke her up like that,” Damien pointed out before placing a kiss on her temple. He couldn’t help himself. Since they kissed the night before, he found it extremely hard to keep his hands and lips to himself. He wanted Kenna badly, and he hoped she would accept his invitation to stay the night at his place that night. They were creeping into the wee hours of the morning anyway. The only thing he wanted to do was get home and crawl into his big ass bed with Kenna. Whatever happened after that would be up to her.

It only took a few more minutes for the plane to stop and for them to get off. Damien carried everyone’s bags and led them toward the cars that waited for them. He stopped at one and placed the bags on the ground before turning toward Cam and Kenna. Instinctively, he pulled her close and leaned down so he could nuzzle close to her ear. “You tryna come home with me?”

He heard a small giggle escape her before she nodded her head. “Yeah, I can do that.”

That sounded like music to his ears. He kissed her neck before straightening up and looking at Cam. “You can take this one, my guy. We’re going to take my car.”

Cam’s eyes ballooned as he looked between the two. Finally, a sly grin appeared on his face, and he cupped his hands in front of him before throwing his head back dramatically and shouting, “Thank you, Baby Jesus! My girl is finally getting some di?—”

“Goodbye, Camden.” Kenna interrupted his impromptu prayer.

Cam immediately straightened up and cut his eyes at her. “Now you know how I feel about my government name.”

“Cam, get in the car. I’m sleepy.”

The sly grin covered his face once again. “I highly doubt you’ll be sleeping tonight.”

By now, Damien saw that Kenna’s face was beet red, even in the darkness. He held back a laugh as he pulled her closer, trying to warm her up from the cool night air.

“Bye, Cam,” Kenna finally said.

Cam waved his fingers at them before getting into the car, while Damien directed the driver on which bag to place in the trunk. Meanwhile, the driver that stood outside of Damien’s personal car that he left at the airstrip had come to collect his and Kenna’s bags. Damien tossed him his keys so he could put the bags in his car. He was glad he had enough sense to have a driver meet him there because he felt too tired to drive and honestly wanted Kenna in his arms for as long as possible.

When they finally made it to the car, Damien wasted no time pulling her over to the middle seat so she could lean into him again.

“You want me up under you at all times, huh?” she asked before she yawned.

“You say it like it’s a bad thing.”

She shook her head and nestled into him. “It’s not. It’ll just take some getting used to on my end.”

“Mine too, honestly.”

“When was your last relationship?”

“Jendaya.”

Kenna sat up and looked at him. “Wait, really?”

“Yeah. After I got drafted, dating really wasn’t for me. I didn’t trust women. Jendaya was the exception because we were already best friends, which is why Skylar is here now.”

Damien’s face lit up when he thought about his daughter, and Kenna must have noticed it.

“What’s she like? Skylar?”

“Stubborn like her mama.” He chuckled. “She really got the best versions of me and Jendaya. She’s smart, spoiled, and has a big heart. She has a hard time being away from me so much. The older she gets, the harder it’s gotten. I’m looking forward to spending as much time with her as possible as soon as I retire.”

“That’s sweet. I was a daddy’s girl growing up too. It was hard for me when he moved away after…”

Damien watched her closely. The pain on her face broke his heart, but he didn’t want to shy away from it. He had a feeling people did that too often with her.

“After what, baby?” he asked, reaching his hand out and cupping her cheek.

She looked at him with so much pain in her eyes. “I had a little brother. We went to the same high school.”

Dread immediately filled him, but he didn’t want to jump to conclusions. He grabbed her hand and caressed it. “You saidhad?”

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