Page 77 of Nights at Seaside
“Sky,” he whispered. “I crave you every minute of the day. I can’t get close enough to you, and I’ll never, ever get enough of loving you. You better leave, or…”
“Love me, Sawyer. Love me now.”
She didn’t have to ask twice.
He lifted her into his arms, and they kissed feverishly as he carried her into the bedroom.
“I’M TELLING YOU, I’ve turned into a sex maniac,” Sky said as she, Bella, Jenna, Leanna, and Amy walked across the parking lot of the gym to watch Sawyer fight. “I didn’t even go into the shop this morning because we couldn’t keep our hands off each other.”
“And your problem is?” Bella teased. “Look at my man up there, all police-officer hotness with handcuffs at his waist. I still can’t keep my hands off of him.”
“I’m right there with you. Look at Kurt.” Leanna smiled at her handsome husband as he held the doors to the gym open for them. He leaned down and kissed her, then swatted her butt as they walked inside.
They gathered around the registration desk with their husbands, waiting for Brock, who was walking toward them from the back of the gym where Sawyer and Roach were huddled in a corner. Another massive boxer and two other guys congregated on the opposite side of the floor.
“I missed work,” Sky whispered. “For sex!”
Pete turned angry eyes toward her, then hissed out, “I seriously don’t want to hear this.”
Sky felt her cheeks flame, and they all burst into laughter.
Brock smiled as he approached. “Hey, Sky. You guys, you must be here to watch Sawyer. It’s gonna be a mean sparring match.” He put his hands on his hips, and his eyes turned serious. “Here’s the deal. You can watch, but you stand behind the black lines that are on the floor. No profanity, no nasty slurs. This is a friendly fight.”
“Okay,” they said in unison.
“Sky, Jana’s here,” Brock said. “She’s getting changed from practice, but she’s excited to see you again.”
“Who is Jana?” Hunter said as he draped an arm over Sky’s shoulder.
“She’s Brock’s sister. Hands off,” Sky said as Blue and Grayson walked through the front door.
“Brock, you may want to tell Jana not to come out of the locker room,” Sky teased.
Brock narrowed his eyes and laid a dark stare on Hunter. Then his lips curved into a wide smile. “She’ll kick both y’all’s butts. Follow me.”
Sky’s brothers got a nice laugh out of that. They followed Brock through the gym to the ring where Sawyer and his opponent were readying to fight.
“Your posse is here,” Brock said.
Sawyer’s gaze found Sky’s in a hot second, and while he smiled and thanked everyone for coming, it was Sky he made a beeline to.
“You sure you want to be here?” he asked quietly.
“Yes. I love you, and I want to support you.”
Blue came to her side. “We’ll take care of her, Sawyer. You just show us how to win a fighting match.”
“Thanks, Blue.” He kissed Sky. “I love you, sweetheart.”
“Ooh, sweetheart,” Jana said in a singsong voice as she came up behind them. She threw her arms around Sawyer. “Go get ’em!” She turned to Sky with a wide smile and embraced her, too. “I’m glad you’re here. You’ll see, it’s not that bad.”
“I hope so. I have an army of support if I want to run screaming from the gym,” Sky said, only half kidding.
Jana laughed, and her eyes moved over Sky’s shoulder. “No way. Oh, no. Tell me you don’t know that guy.” She pointed to Hunter.
“That’s my brother Hunter,” Sky said, worried about the annoyed look in Jana’s eyes.
Hunter turned, and when his eyes connected with Jana’s, they nearly bugged out of his head. “Aw, hell.” He ran a hand down his face.
