Page 13 of Shooting his Shot

My eyes widenedwhen I didn't see Avani's car in the driveway of her old house. It had me wondering where the hell she was. Did she not come today? I pulled my cell phone from my pocket and went to my call log. She was the last person I talked to last night before I went to sleep. The phone rang and rang, causing me to frown. She answered on the fourth ring.

"Hello?" she spoke groggily. I know damn well she wasn't still in the bed when it was close to noon.

"You're in bed late. What gives?"

She snorted. "Like you don't know. I was unable to wake up for work this morning. We didn't get off the phone until nearly three in the morning."

I laughed, resting my head against the headrest. "You had to be the one to put me to sleep. I had just come in from partying with my homies. I'm still tired, too. I just left home after taking a shower. I was up early, working out in the gym. Let me come lay with you."

There was silence on the other end of the phone. "You don't even have my address."

I grinned. "Are you going to give it to me?" I would like to give it to her all night long.

The thoughts I was starting to have for Avani were wild as hell. It had to be the kisses we were sharing. Just the thought of picking her up in my arms and kissing her senseless almost had me begging her to give me the address.

She sighed and gave me her address. I smiled and told her I'd be on my way.

"Wassup?"I dropped a kiss on her lips when she let me into her home. I took a moment to let my eyes roam down her body. Avani looked good in the pajama set she had on. "You look good."

Avani's curves were on display, and I got the chance to see her sexy chocolate thighs. She had her feet done in white toenail polish. Even her feet were small and pretty.

She waved me off and walked away. With a smirk, I followed behind her, observing her house as we went up the stairs. She had a beautifully decorated home in yellow, gray, and white. It fit her.

When we walked into her bedroom, the aroma of her room was vanilla — her scent. Damn, my mouth watered. I had afeeling it was going to be hard lying with her. Truth be told, I was surprised she was letting me lie in her bed with her.

While she got back in bed, I stripped down to my basketball shorts. Her eyes were on me, and I was trying my hardest not to laugh. I placed my clothes on the beanbag she had in the corner of her bedroom.

"Are you going to scoot over?" I asked her, walking closer to the bed.

Avani grumbled before moving around in the bed. As soon as I got in, I reached for her, wanting to feel her in my arms. Was it a good idea? Hell no. But I wanted to feel her body against mine. I laid my face against her neck, inhaling her scent, trying not to get hard. Her ass was pressed against the front of me. I was playing dangerous as hell, and who knew how it would turn out.

"Are you sure it's a good idea to hold me like this?" she asked.

"I don't know, but I am going to, anyway."

She grunted and squirmed against me. That wasn't a good thing for her to do.

"You better stop before you get my dick hard," I warned.

Avani became stiff as a board, causing me to laugh loudly. I needed to stop playing with her before she ended up kicking me out of her house. That was something I wasn't going for.

"Man, let's just go to sleep. You feel good as hell in my arms. Damn, what the hell is happening between us?" I asked.

"I don't know, nor do I know how to feel about it. It came out of nowhere. We are just friends," she softly stated.

"Yeah, I know that. I'm all for being your friend. It's just how the hell we got to kissing and me lying in your bed?"

"You!" she playfully snapped. "You did all of this."

I chuckled, knowing it to be true. "I'm not sorry. I love kissing you, and with you lying in my arms, it feels nice as hell. I don't want to let that go."

Avani grew silent. "As long as you know where we stand with each other."

I pulled her even closer to me. "Yeah, whatever you say."

We grew silent again, and I closed my eyes. Her even breathing pulled me into a deep slumber with her.

My eyes snapped open,and I peered around, seeing I was in an unfamiliar bed. I sat up, and then it hit me where I was. Wasting no time, I climbed out of bed to see where she was. I peered into the bathroom and saw a rag and a fresh toothbrush sitting on the counter. I smiled, having a feeling it was for me.

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