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Adalyn Reyes was beautiful. And she was also a hot mess.
To the point where I was telling a kid her anxious six- or five-month-old blind goat couldn’t apply to the soccer team?
“You’re going to hurt yourself if you keep this up,” he said so softly that I couldn’t make sense of his words. “You’re in shambles, darling,” he murmured, green eyes returning to mine. “I can hardly see you underneath the mess.”
“It’s been a long time since I’ve held hands with anyone,” I heard myself admit out loud. “I can’t remember something so simple ever feeling this way.”
“You didn’t seem that bothered by me when I had my arms around you, so save the complaint and jump in the car.”
“Just horny— Honk! The horn. Or text. When you’re ready and I’ll come out. I guess that’s the one perk of getting saddled with me here, right?”
“Like I’m something precious. Worth looking at.” His face fell. “Why would you think otherwise?” “Because no one ever looks at me that way.”
“I… You’re smiling really big.” Something took flight in my chest, and I made myself ask. “Why?” “Because you’ve just given me a reason.” “A reason for what?” “To play the longest game I ever have.”
“You are all I can see,” he told me, his words falling right on my lips. “Even when I close my eyes, you’re all I see.”
“I’ll always give you more than what you ask for, love. Even when you don’t know what you want.”
“We might be at odds sometimes. Drive each other crazy. But this is how we fuck.” His fingers circled my clit. “This is how I’ll always fuck you, no matter what. This is us.”
The moment I’d set foot in Green Oak, I’d already lost. But now, my heart was on the line, too. Now, what was at stake was greater than redemption. Larger than fixing a PR mess or earning back someone’s trust. But this was Cameron. And I trusted him like I’d never trusted anyone. I saw that. So I kissed him in the center of his chest, and when I said, “I know,” I meant every word.
“She’s… not a game. She’s more than something you win. She’s more than a loss. She’s everything that’s worth playing for. She’s everything in between.”
