Page 49 of Rebound
Drew tilts his head in thought. “That makes some kind of sense.”
“Of course, it does. I’m very insightful.”
“And full of yourself,” a voice says behind me.
I turn and find Lavinia, a wry smile tilting up the corners of her red mouth. She’s changed into a silver dress that clings to her body almost indecently. I can’t take my eyes away from her, the way the dress wraps around her curves, short enough to expose the thighs I want to live between.
Her eyes shift beyond me and her brother, and her smile grows wider.
“Kai!” Vin rushes towards the goalie and wraps her arms around his neck, his arms go around her waist. They hug each other like long lost loves.
I pick up my whiskey and swallow it. It’s bitter as it goes down.
“You were brilliant,” Vin gushes, pulling away from Kai.
Drew is right there beside his sister, handing her a lavender drink in a tall glass.
“Thanks, Vin. It really wasn’t much. I was doing my job.”
“Take the win, Kai. You stopped every single one of their shots and therefore this win belongs entirely to you, as far as I’m concerned.”
Lavinia squeezes his arm, and Kai gets this glow about him like he’s gone celestial. He hasn’t. It’s the Lavinia Callahan effect.
“Oh my god, Kai!” Jules is here, giving Kai a side hug. “Way to go! Even I was on the edge of my seat, and I couldn't care less about hockey.”
“Your best friend is a hockey player,” Drew reminds her.
“Vin loves me despite my flaws,” Jules quips. “Unlike you, who notices nothing but my flaws.”
I motion to the bartender to bring me another drink. It’s my third and I really shouldn’t order it. Despite the fact that we have two days off, I don’t drink more than a drink or two during the season.
I can definitely use another, though.
“Thanks, guys. I appreciate the support, but I was literally doing my job,” Kai says bashfully.
“Kai, if you continue being a humble king, you’re not going to get very far among these attention whores.” Jules hooks her arm through his and turns him away. “Let’s go find some people we can flirt with.”
Drew follows them as if he’s afraid of what kind of trouble those two will get into. Lavinia climbs onto the stool beside me.
“You’re not going?”
“To find people to flirt with? That’s what I have you for. Besides, I’m worried if I start flirting, you’re going to show up to drag me away again.”
Lifting the straw of her drink to her lips, she gently sucks, her lips forming a perfect pout. My groin tightens thinking about her perfect lips around my cock, and I pick up my glass again, taking a large gulp of the whiskey. Lavinia’s eyes sparkle flirtatiously, as if she knows exactly where my mind went.
I clear my throat. “I’m flattered you chose me. And if you’re talking about Dr. Plaque, he deserved to get left behind.”
Lavinia sips on her drink slowly. “You should be flattered, after that appalling display tonight.”
“Okay, admittedly, elbowing Ryker was not necessary, but he was getting in my face and your brother had to score. I did it for the team.”
Lavinia arches an eyebrow, her mouth turning into a straight line, though her lips are too pouty to ever be straight. She lightly taps her sandal against mine in what I think is censure.
“I meant, you telling me to take my clothes off.”
“I showed up on your date with another man, what did you expect was going to happen?” I lean forward, close enough to whisper in her ear, to breathe in the scent of her perfume. Herbreath stutters as she shifts. “Don’t pretend you didn’t wear Kai’s jersey because you knew exactly how I was going to react.”
“Contrary to what you believe, my thoughts don’t revolve around you,” Vin says lightly. “Maybe I wore Kai’s jersey because I wanted to support the best player on the team.”
