Page 42 of Puck with Karma
Her words are the distraction I need to snap out of this haze of sudden fury that’s wrapped around my brain. I lift the small bag I walked in with to show it to them.
“Here it is, princess, the latest and greatest.“ I grin at her. “Only the best for you.”
Abby looks at the bag like it’s about to bite her. She doesn’t jump on it like I expected her to. I don’t have a lot of experience in that area since I do not make a habit of gifting anything to the women I fuck, but I would’ve thought that she’d be happy.After all, I paid quite a bit for this phone, and I’m sure I’m going to hear about it from my father when he receives the credit card statement. Although, the water damage in my apartment may distract him from it.
“You didn’t have to do this, I could’ve bought my own phone.”
“Girl, are you crazy?“ That’s Hannah again. The woman always seems to be on a warpath. “Take that phone and save your money. He is the reason you can’t communicate now. You better activate it tonight,” she warns Abby. “I want to be your first text off it. With a selfie and holding a newspaper that shows today’s date.”
She is speaking so fast, it takes me a minute to process what she just said. And when I finally do, the laughter takes over my entire body.
“What are you saying, Hannah?” I wipe at my eyes, forcing myself to calm down. The more I try, the worse I get, and, before long, I am laughing like a lunatic again.
“I wanna have proof for the police that she was still alive tonight when we left her,” Hannah informs me with a straight face. “And if something happens and I don’t hear back from her, know that I will call the police. I will tell them everything I know. I don’t care that you’re famous. You will rot in jail.”
She looks very proud of herself when she mentions that last part.
“I’ll make sure to have a good alibi for tonight,” I assure her.
My eyes go to Abby, who is watching me with a slightly concerned expression on her face.
“I promise you that I won’t harm a hair on your body,” I swear to her. “But I’m looking forward to you begging me to.”
I reach for her hand, gently interlacing our fingers then bring it to my mouth, giving it gentle kisses.
“Good lord,” Hannah’s voice calls from the laptop where the video call is still on. “Me and Riley are gonna take off now so you two can sin in peace. Abby,” she addresses the woman whose body I want to possess in the next five minutes or so. “Don’t forget to call or text as soon as you activated your new phone. Promise.”
“I promise.” The words fall automatically off her lips, no hesitation, but I bet she wasn’t even paying attention.
Without taking my eyes off her, I reach behind me and blindly find the lid of the laptop, closing it in one smooth move that disconnects the call with her friends.
I stand up from the chair and tower over Abby, loving the way her eyes meet mine. She’s put more comfortable clothes on from the last time I saw her only hours ago. Her hair is dry as well, and she doesn’t have a stitch of makeup on her face. I am completely mesmerized by her natural beauty, the color of her eyes, the smoothness of her skin, everything that is her.
She licks her lips nervously, waiting to see what I am going to do next. Without hesitation, I throw my arm forward with the intention to grab her and set her across my lap. But she takes me by surprise when, with a loud squeal, she backs away from me, then turns around and takes off running.
“Abigail,” I call after her, unable to hold back the laughter escaping the back of my throat. “You’re mine tonight, babe.”
“You’ll have to catch me first,” she yells over her shoulder.
Since the place is impossibly small, catching her will not be an issue whatsoever. She is now on the other side of the table, watching me with excitement, trying to gauge which way I’m going to go so that she knows to run in the opposite direction.
I remain in my seat, my eyes assessing every little detail on her body. I’ve been with plenty of women since I joined the pros. That part sort of comes with the territory. Some of myteammates ended up marrying the casual hookups, others swore they never would enter into a serious relationship.
Something serious has never entered my mind. I’m not quite sure why it’s on my mind now. How can I think of a future with Abby when I just met her yesterday? But I do think we should make the most of whatever time we have available.
With that last thought in my head, I leap out of my seat fast enough where she doesn’t have time to react. I have her in my arms before she can blink. For a brief second, I think she is going to fight me. Instead, she lifts herself on the tip of her toes and wraps her arms around my neck.
“What took you so long?” she whispers against my lips.
I shrug. “I thought I’d give you a lead.”
The beginning of a smile forms in the corner of her mouth. She looks adorable, and I can’t get enough of her.
“I didn’t need a lead, Xander,” she informs me, her tone teasing. “I wanted to be caught.”
This time, I don’t respond. Instead, I drop my mouth to hers, diving right in as soon as the tip of her tongue touches my lips. She tastes so good, and I can’t get enough of her.
I blindly walk us toward where I know her bedroom is. One perk of her living in such a small apartment is the fact that you don’t have to guess where anything is. Since I used her bathroom earlier when I dropped her off, I know that the door across from it leads to the only bedroom here.
