The Pucking Wrong Date (Pucking Wrong, #3)

by C.R. Jane

The crowd roared, screaming “Shame,” over and over as the player skated to the penalty box. Fucking loved when they did that.

"Hey tender, your legs are so wide open you make your mama look like a saint,” Taylors called as he shot me a smug grin. “Taylors’, your mama's so nasty, they used to call them "jumpolines" 'til she bounced on one,” Tommy called back as he skated by with a nod. Ari snorted. “Tommy, I didn’t know you were funny.” He patted me on the helmet. “Not another shot, Walker Disney Davis. You’re a fucking wall.”

I didn’t want to share her. I wanted her to myself. I wanted to bask in the light she was giving off. Take all that gorgeous perfection for myself. Fucking hell. I was acting like Lincoln.

Death by car crash wasn’t going to do it for me. Death by pussy was the only way I wanted to go.

I’d be that good guy eventually. I’d make all her dreams—whatever they were—come true. But in order to have the chance to be the good guy…I was going to have to be the villain first.

But staring at him was a dangerous thing. Up close like this, it was like I was staring into the sun, destined to burn.

I’d been kissed before. But I was very sure that any kiss I’d ever had wasn’t going to come close with what I was about to experience. Walker Davis was going to ruin me. And maybe it was going to be worth it for once.

“Don’t worry. I did Lincoln’s. It’s going to be perfect.” He waggled his eyebrows. “And rumor is his wife lovvvvves it.” “Don’t talk about my wife, Dave,”

“Just setting the mood for our secret special spy mission.” I snorted. “Stop calling it a ‘secret special spy mission,’” drawled Lincoln from the phone. Ari had insisted that Linc participate in…whatever we were calling this…while he stalked Monroe on campus. I was only fifty percent sure he had been kidding when he’d said that’s what he was doing today. Stalking seemed to be approved behavior in the “circle of trust.”

“Park here!” Ari said frantically. “You can’t just park in front of the person you’re trying to blackmail’s house. Everyone knows that!” “Everyone does know that,” agreed Lincoln. I pulled the truck over and stared at Ari. “Why do you guys sound like you’ve done these things before?”

“That’s okay…” she finally said. “I don’t think ‘fuck boy’ is what I’m going for in bed…or should I say ‘puck boy.’” Olivia giggled again. I snorted, falling even more. My girl was kind of corny. And I loved it.

I was finding that out of everything I’d wanted in my life, that I never could keep…Walker Davis was moving his way to the top of that list.

Desperation like this shouldn’t be experienced alone. If I was going to ache for him, he’d better ache for me.

"You deserve someone who can give you everything, not just shattered pieces."

“I feel like I’ve been searching for something real, darlin’, for a long fucking time. And I don’t know how to explain it…but when I met you that night. I found my real.”

But also...I loved those guys. Circle of Trust all the fucking way.

"Let me make one thing clear," he murmured, his voice low and dangerous. "Olivia is mine. If you ever even think about disrespecting something that’s ‘mine’ again…I'll fucking end you."

“Thank you. You didn’t need to do that.” He shook his head at me. “I’ll prove it to you eventually,” he said quietly in response. “Prove what?” “That you have a safe place now, Olivia. That I am that safe place.”

“You have that ugly mask hiding your face though. No one knew the legend that was hiding underneath. You’re like the girl in the movies where the guy takes her glasses off and suddenly she’s the hottest girl in school.”

I didn’t know what it said that my two best friends also had cameras in their places so they could see their girls whenever they weren’t there…but I figured it was a circle of trust thing. Like the dick decorations. A circle of trust thing that we would never tell another living soul.

As a rule, I was against hitting women, but this “cunt” in front of me wasn’t a woman. She was a monstrous bitch.

“I’d like to think there is a place for us, all the people that walk around perpetually empty, with something missing inside of them. Somewhere where we can belong, and exist without this…pain,” I murmured against his skin as he held me through yet another one of my meltdowns. He gently lifted me off his chest, his stare burning into my tear stained gaze. “There is a place,” he told me fiercely, making me want to die with the devotion in his eyes. “I was put on this earth to be that place. To be those missing pieces.”

“Because I want all of you. I covet you. I want your tears, your cum, your words, your breath. I want everything.”

In your arms, all fears cease, With you, my love, I find my peace.

“Say it,” he begged, cradling my face as he kissed me desperately. “Say it,” he whispered. “I love you,” slipped out of my mouth, and something happened that I never would have predicted. I didn’t regret it. That fact was my something ‘real.’

Parker and Cole had started on insisting she was on our FaceTime calls because the bastards liked to talk to her more than they liked to talk to me. But it also made me really, really happy. As hard as it was for me to share, Olivia needed more people in her life who saw her magic.

“What are you doing?” I asked, horrified. Wasn’t it a rule in the Circle of Trust, “Do Not Touch The Girl?”

My teammates were watching me, stunned. All except Lincoln and Ari…who were…slow clapping for me? “That’s how it’s done, Disney. True ‘Circle of Trust’ behavior right there. I mean, you might get suspended for threatening to end someone in a nationally syndicated program…but that is how it’s fucking DONE,” Ari whooped as he skated by.

I was pretty sure that the role of the smoothie-making, coffee-banning, overprotective partner was my life calling. Hopefully she was cool with that.

Me: I’m surrounded by grandmas…and I’m really confused. Walker: Grandmas? Me: The flight crew, the pilots…does Lincoln rent this from a retirement home or what is going on… Walker: Aren’t they great? Did they give you cookies yet? Can you grab a couple for me? Me: Why isn’t this weird to you? I’ve never seen this before! Walker: Just bring me some cookies, angel face. I fucking love you. “You’re asking Walker about ‘Grandma Airways,’ aren’t you?” Monroe asked innocently.

“Only a person without a mother could understand how much a child needs one. Only a person who’s been broken can fully understand how to make someone whole. Only a person who has been without love can understand why it’s so necessary. Only a person who’s had to fight for their life could understand how precious it is. Our baby is going to have the most perfect mother in the world because you know all of those things, and you’re going to give our baby everything you didn’t have.”

“When you knew all they’d done to control and manipulate my life…why didn’t you tell me?” “Because of the situation we’re in right this very second,” I responded fiercely. “What?” she asked, confused. “Angel face, you’re questioning me after months of us being together. After everything I did to get you free of the conservatorship. After I made Marco’s dick a pancake. After you got pregnant with my baby… Telling you the truth after we’d spent one weekend together was not going to go well.”

"Sorry?" I echoed, my voice filled with incredulity. "Olivia, I’m the one that’s sorry. Because clearly I’ve been doing a shitty job of showing just how much I love you. You're not a burden, you're my everything. Everything,” I repeated fiercely. “I breathe for you. I covet you. I spend every second of every day thinking about you. A burden?” I scoffed. “The way I love you goes beyond any love story you’ve ever heard. There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do to keep you. I burn for you, in the way that only someone can when you’re holding a piece of their soul.”

Me: How do we feel about kidnapping when it comes to entry into the Circle of Trust? King Linc:? Me: … King Linc:… Ari: The answer is obviously fuck yes. Me: Good. I guess Camden’s in.

MABEL’S CHOCOLATE CHIP PUDDING COOKIES Servings: 15 cookies INGREDIENTS • 2 ¼ cups (281g) all purpose flour spooned and leveled • 1 teaspoon baking soda • ½ teaspoon salt • 1 cup (2 sticks; 227g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature (vegan butter works too) • ¾ cup (150g) light brown sugar packed • ¼ cup (50g) granulated sugar • 1 (3.4-ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix • 2 large eggs room temperature • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips INSTRUCTIONS • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside. • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and salt and set aside. • In a separate bowl with a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter, brown sugar, and white sugar on high speed until light and creamy, at least 3 minutes. Do not skip this step. • Add the dry pudding mix, vanilla and eggs and beat on high for 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy. • Slowly add half of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and turn the mixer on low speed to start so the flour doesn't get everywhere. Turn the mixer up to high speed and mix until combined. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and repeat until dough is just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips with a rubber spatula until incorporated. • Use a large cookie scoop or ¼ cup measuring cup to drop the cookie dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or unt...