Page 4 of The Game

Dani. My entire body stills, and Tony runs into the back of me.

“Shit, man. Watch what you’re doing.”

“Sorry.” My face burns and I stare at Dani as she jogs down the hallway.

“I have your headphones. You must have left them on the machine this morning.” She waves the white wires in her hand.

“Crap. Thanks.” I reach out and grab it from her. When her fingers brush against mine, my dick twitches.

God, I’m such an idiot. Did I leave them behind like Cinderella’s glass slipper in hopes I’d get another chance to talk to her?

Sadly, that’s a strong possibility. My subconscious seems to be doing stupid things right now. Lord, this is why I don’t date during the season.

“Hey, Dani.” Tony nods. “We were just talking about you.”

“Yeah?” Her face scrunches as if she’s trying to figure out what in the world, we’d be doing taking about her.

“I was telling Gunner about Ashley’s recipes. She and my wife, Jenna, hit it off.”

“Ashely’s a great cook.” Dani cringes. “I’m horrible. Thank God, we live together, or I’d starve to death.”

“You’re lucky.” Tony crosses his arms over his chest and glances back and forth between the two of us. “Hey, we should all get together some time. You girls are new to the team, so you probably don’t know a lot of the wives and girlfriends.”

What in the hell? I don’t want to get together with Dani and her girlfriend. God, that sounds like zero percent fun.

“No, we don’t.” She shakes her head. “But we wouldn’t want to impose.”

“It’s no imposition.” Tony hits my upper arm, and I flinch.

“Dude.” I glare at him and rub my arm. “We’ve talked about this. Don’t hit the guns. They’re valuable.”

Dani giggles. “That’s too funny.”

“Right?” Tony rolls his eyes. “He’s such a pussy about his arm.”

“Dick.” My eyes narrow into slits, until I can barely see out of them as I frown.

What’s he trying to pull? It’s almost like he’s trying to set us up. But he knows Dani’s seeing someone. Shit. He’s only being nice, and I’m losing my mind. It’s not that hard to understand why. All my blood is in my crotch.

“I’ll get with Jenna and see when a good time for a group of us to get together would be.”

“Okay. That sounds nice.” She smiles weakly like she’s giving in to avoid further discussion. “I’ll let you know.”

“Guys, I’ve got to get out of here.” I need space and fresh air. “Talk to you later.” I pivot on my heel and move to the exit without glancing back. I don’t need to see her again. She’ll be front and center in my dreams like she has been since the first day of training camp.

Chapter Three

Dani

I flop on the sofa and throw my feet on the coffee table. God, what a day. I close my eyes and rest my head against the cushions.

“What’s up with you?”

“Shit.” I jump and glare at Ashley with one eye. The other one is too tired to open. “God, you’re annoying.” I slump back against the couch.

“Why’re you so late?”

“Trying to make a good impression.” I’m not about to say I was hoping to run into Gunner and give him back his headphones. That makes me sound pathetic.

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