Page 54 of Trouble in Love
“Polly.”
“I have to go, and you do, too. Mum can’t know you’re here.”
“Ahh. I’d hate to break it to you, but I think she was at the door when I was rocking your world. She knows I’m here.Andthat I’m a massive sex machine.”
A snorting guffaw ripped from her lungs. “Oh really? Maybe she thinks I had my collection of toys out?”
“Is that right? How big a collection are we talking?”
“Massive,” she sighed, “Just like your sex machine-ness.”
Imagining Polly getting herself off in the very bed where I had her trapped took me from a semi to a raging hard-on. And despite further insistence that she had to go, Polly was doing nothing to help in its eradication. In fact, she was doing the complete opposite. Wriggling her sexy self against me. Wrapping her legs around my back and pulling me so tight against her that I could feel the wet patch on her panties. We were all set for another round of “just one more time” when more knocking and the distinct sound of keys twisting in a lock had me rolling onto my back like a maimed turtle and lunging for something to cover myself with. You could be forgiven for thinking that since I was on a bed, I would go for a pillow or a blanket.
“Plop. We’re going to church. Mum is losing her shit, and your Elias is actually hot. If you don’t get out here soon, I might bang him—oh, why hello!”
A cute blonde, but not Luna, stood before me, an incredulous, familiar smile gracing her lips.
“Hi.” I waved with one hand while holding a lavender Teddy Bear over my junk.
“What the hell, Holly?” Polly demanded, her tone an equal mix of mirth and rage.“Why are you barging in my room?”
“Sorry, sis. Would you have preferred Mum? ‘Cause she was waddling her way up here on a mission, claiming she heard …” Holly looked at me, eyeing the Care Bear. Her smile was growing. “Noises.” Giggling, she pointed to what I hoped was the stuffed animal. “Sharing is caring, eh?”
Gritting my teeth, I shrugged as much as I could flat on my back. “Sorry?”
“The bear. It’s a Care Bear, Share Bear to be exact, and you are most definitely sharing … a lot of skin. I appreciate that … Luca, is it?” she asked, her tone implying she already knew the answer.
Princess had told her about me.
Using the non-bear-holding hand, I reached out and shook her outstretched hand. “Pleasure to meet you. Holly. Sorry about my, ahh, attire.”
“Or lack thereof. And again, I appreciate it. No need to apologize.”
Making things more awkward, she sat herself down beside me, the shifting bed causing me to roll into her a little. “So, you’re a hockey player? My husband likes hockey. I like the fights. It’s hot. You a fighter, Luca? Bet you would look great bleeding a little.”
That seemed to be enough for Polly, who had been quietly giggling. “Okay, you’re done, Holly. Do me a favour, stop drooling over the pretty man, and go cause a distraction so I can sneak him out.”
“Aye, aye, captain!” Holly gave her a salute, me a wink and one last full body scan before pressing her hands into themattress and shuffling backwards towards the door. “Hope to see more of you soon, Luca.”
The second the door was closed, I yeeted the ear and turned on the dimples. “You think I’m pretty?”
“That’s your take on this? My mum almost burst in with you on top of me. My sister eye fucked you, and the bear. I’m trying to get you out of here without being unalived, and you’re asking me if I think you’re pretty?”
I propped my hands behind my head and lay against them. “That’s right.”
Polly giggled, picked my pile of clothes from the floor and threw them next to me. “Get up, get dressed and get out, cowboy. Our time’s up.”
My heart sank to my feet, shoulders hunched in disappointment, but still, I tried to play it cool. “This time or all time?”
“All time. It was fun. We got off. But we’re done.”
“I thought you said fuck the rules?”
“I did. And we did. And now that I’ve got what I wanted, I’m done with you.”
“Really?” Standing, I moved behind her, wrapping my hands around her waist and tugging her close. “I feel like we are just getting started.”
She huffed like I was talking rubbish, but her warm body betrayed her, melting into mine for like … five seconds. “Luca. I have to tell you something.”
