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As we walked through the gate, I glanced over at the guy that Tim had accused of being creepy. The dude stared at me for a second and then flicked his cigarette and ground it into the sidewalk with the heal of his scuffed Timberland boots. There was a pile of about three dozen other cigarette butts in the same spot.Does this guy do anything other than stand here and smoke?He pulled out his phone, typed out a text, and walked away.

"Alright, our Uber should be here any minute," said Tim.

Just as he finished his sentence, a black car with an Uber sticker in the window pulled up.

Going For Gold - Chapter 13

Monday

Alina

"Wow, that was quick," I said.

"It really was," agreed Bryce. "He must have known you couldn't wait much longer to get some meat in your mouth."

Oh my God. Why did I ever say that?I couldn't think straight with him standing so close in that damn fitted suit.The way it hugged his arms...I hit his arm playfully. "Just get in the car."

Bryce opened up the door.

"Is there enough room?" I asked. There were five of us and only three seats in the back of the car, so the answer was no.

"Sure there is," said Kristen. "We can just sit on their laps."

"Works for me," said Bryce.

Tim got in first, followed by Kristen. She sat on his lap way more seductively than was appropriate.

"What about seatbelts?" I asked.

Kristen gave me a death stare. "I'm sure Bryce will be happy to put his arms around you."

I glanced sideways at Bryce to try to catch his reaction, but he was already climbing in after Alex. There really wasn't any roomto sit besides on Bryce lap. I slowly got in, trying not to expose myself in my tiny dress, and sat on Bryce's lap. He put his hands on my hips and the smell of his cologne filled my nose. God, he smelled so good. His right hand left for a second to close the door, but then immediately gravitated back to my hip.

I swallowed hard. I was sure I wouldn't have felt what I was feeling if there hadn't been a sex ban. There's no way his touch would send shivers down my spine. There was no way I'd be noticing how big and strong his hands were. I tried to shake the thoughts out of my head and stared out the side window.

"Where to?" asked the driver in a thick accent.

"Carne Deliciosa," said Tim.

The driver nodded and pulled into the street. I lurched forward slightly, which caused Bryce's fingers to dig into my hips. It didn't matter what I tried to tell myself. I liked the feeling of his hands on me and I liked the feeling of his fingertips digging into my hips even better.

His grip eased up on me, but every time we hit a bump or came to a stop, his fingers would dig into my hips again. My body stiffened when he started to trace small circles with his thumb along my lower back. I wasn't sure if he was doing it absentmindedly or on purpose, but it was making my heart race. I put my hand on the armrest on the door to steady myself. If I wasn't careful, I'd melt into that touch.

"Alina?" Kristen said.

"What?" I turned away from the window.

She was staring at me like she had been trying to get my attention for awhile. "Do you have any guesses?"

I cleared my throat. "Um...what are we guessing?"

Alex laughed. "She's been trying to guess what sport the three of us are here for. Basketball, cycling, fencing...nope, nope, and nope."

"Oh." I turned around to see Bryce's reaction to those guesses.

He was staring at me so intently with his blue eyes that it made me gulp.

I immediately turned back around and stared at the headrest in front of my face. It seemed like he was doing that with his hands on purpose. Maybe he was trying to see how I reacted to his touch, and I was certainly reacting to it. "Do you guys play tennis?"