All I Need (The Knights, #1)

by E. Salvador

I wish I were like my best friends, without a care in the world, but my mind likes to screw me over, thinking of the worst-case scenarios.

“There’s no going back. You’re stuck with me for life and by life I mean until Saturday.” “For life.” “For life, Peaches.”

So what’s up with the camera?” I ask as he holds the door open for me to step inside. He had that same camera hanging from his neck last night and this morning. “Can I really be considered a boyfriend if I don’t have pictures of my girlfriend?” TJ doesn’t wait for me to respond as he continues. “Thought I could take pictures of art next to art.”

“Peaches?” He grins when I roll my eyes at the nickname. Although it’s kind of grown on me. “Yeah?” “You’re worth it.”

May 26. Peach juice. Our talk on the beach. The bracelets. The museum. The pictures. The painting. The dolphins. The sunset. Her.

“Just some girl, yet her face is tattooed on your arm,” he dryly retorts, his tone patronizing.

“Don’t fucking talk about Lola. If I hear you talk shit about her, I don’t give a fuck that you’re my teammate. I’ll beat the shit out of you.”

“I get it’s not what you wanted, but what did you expect? You had sex. Kids come from sex, you dumb fuck.” There’s a bite in his tone as he looks at me, annoyed. “I get you’re shocked, but you’re going to have to get your shit together. You have your answer. Now you need to make a choice. Be a father or leave this shit behind and act as if you never knew. And if you decide to walk away, make sure you never look back because the last thing that kid will ever need is hope from someone who will never be there.”

Yessss landon

“If you could, would you take senior week back?” He doesn’t hesitate as he answers. “No. Taking it all back would mean not meeting you, and not meeting you would mean no Phoenix, and a world without Phoenix is a world I can’t imagine.”

Swooning

I’m really a dumbass for thinking it was going to work. Thinking I’d be able to stand in front of her and still not have that same desire. I shouldn’t call it that, not anymore. The best way to describe the way she left me feeling was consumed. Consumed in her touch, her laughs, her smiles, her whimpers, her delicate hands. I’m so consumed in her, red golden copper hair and dry paint fucking cloud my vision.

“You and Phoenix are part of my life, and that’s never going to change. They all know that and understand how present I want to be in his life as I do in yours.” With my free hand, I blindly reach for the key on the counter. “Phoenix is important and so are you. If you’re happy, then I know he’s happy, and that’s all I want.”

“Oh?” She licks her lips, catching a stray drop that clings to the seam of her bottom lip. Lucky drop.

Lmao

I know parenthood isn’t easy, but I can promise you it’s worth it. You being here for that little one will mean more to him than you can ever imagine.”

Who needs that many books anyway?” There are two books in his duffle, and he’s currently holding one in each hand, debating which one he wants to take. “I don’t know what mood I’ll be in.” “Mood? Does it even matter? It’s a book. Let’s go.” He whips his head in my direction, staring at me like I’ve offended him. “God, you know nothing. I can’t just take any book. I have to have options.” My gaze drops to his duffle, staring at a very familiar and worn book. “Didn’t you already read that one?” “It’s called a comfort read. If I can’t get into any of these, I’ll just reread this one.” He tosses the book in his left hand in his bag and places the other back on his book shelf. “All right, I’m ready to go.”

Saint is my new bestie

“I like her a lot. I like her so goddamn much, I don’t just physically want her, I need her. Everything she has, I want. But the problem is I don’t think she wants what I want. Anytime I try to bring us up, she shuts me down. Like she can’t bear the thought of being with me.”

know how arrogant it’s going to sound, but I’ve never been rejected. Anything I’ve ever wanted, I’ve always had. It doesn’t matter what is, I’ve always known that no matter what, I’d get it. But for the first time ever, the fear of rejection is freaking me out because I’ve never wanted anything or anyone as much as I want Lola.

“Having me around too much could possibly be your downfall.” “Or the best thing to ever happen to me.”

“Look at you and how fucking responsive your needy pussy begs to be fucked.” He rasps. Even if I wanted to deny it, the wet spot between my thighs grows. “You can see it, can’t you? My cock filling you.” “Yes,” I pant, feeling dizzy at how intoxicating he feels and sounds.

“And trust me, it’s best if we take it off. I want to see every inch of you. Your stretch marks aren’t going to deter me from appreciating your body the way I’m supposed to.”

“Bother me? Lola.” I drop my hand from the hem and chin and cup her jaw with both hands. “You had our son. You brought life into the world. They’re proof once again of how astoundingly resilient you are. Please, for the love of God, don’t ever feel like you need to feel embarrassed or hide them from me or anyone else. They’re part of something beautiful that you and I created.”

He draws me in for a hug, whispering, “Fuck the world and fuck anyone who thinks otherwise.”

Yesssss ben

Lola’s the embodiment of a sunset. Something you always look forward to even though you know it’s going to appear every day, around the same time. Because you know that it’s not always going to be the same colors. Sometimes you get a cotton candy sky that brings peace to your mind and sometimes you get a blazing sky that sets your soul on fire. And sometimes on special days you get a coalescence of both.

“I just want to be yours, like I want you to be mine.” Desperation pours from my mouth. “It doesn’t matter how many miles and people are between us. It’s only you and me.” I unhook my finger, interlocking my fingers between her slender ones. “Give me a chance and let me prove it to you. Please, Lola, please.”

“Pinches metiches,”

Lmfao yasssss

“How am I supposed to concentrate when you’re wearing my jersey and you look…you look really fucking good.”

He kisses my forehead, but his lips linger there. “I hope my reward is you bent over in nothing but the jersey.”

Omfg yessss

“Possessive, obsessive, and clingy as fuck. I hope you’re okay with that.”

“A chaotic sunset is what I painted. They make me think of you.”

“El amor es para pendejos,”

Lmfao im dying

Aside from basketball, I’ve never been more sure about anything in my life, and Lola is a sure thing.

When I open my eyes and look down at the people who have become my everything, my family, I realize they’re all I need.

Birth Certificate Phoenix Kingston

Awwwwww

I give her some space to take it off, and when she does, she brings her hands to her stomach. “Don’t do that.” I move them to the side and lower myself to her stomach. “This”—I softly brush my lips across her stretch marks—“shows how strong you are.” I kiss one end of her stomach. “How amazing you are.” I kiss the middle of her stomach. “How beautiful you are.” I kiss the other end of her stomach and then sit up, hovering over her. “I love everything about you. Stretch marks and all.” I smile down at her, pulling her in for a soft kiss.

Swoon

“This pussy is mine and only mine,” I huskily say. “Yes!” she cries out, bucking her hips up and throwing her head back. “Only yours.”

“Look at us.” We both stare at my dick, completely covered in her arousal. She watches as I grab the base and slide it into her, completely disappearing until I pull it back out and repeat the motion.

I love my parents and siblings. I love basketball. But nothing compares to the immense love I have for Phoenix and Lola. I’ve never felt empty in my life. I’ve always had what I wanted, but now I have everything I need.

“My son and girlfriend are here. It wouldn’t be right to leave after everything that happened. And I don’t want to miss out on Phoenix’s life any more than I already have. I missed his birth, his first steps, his first birthday, and so many other things. I know there’s nothing I could’ve done because I didn’t know Lola was pregnant, but I can do something about it now. I know it’s inevitable to miss out on certain things, but if I can prevent it, I’m going to. And Lola, I don’t ever want her to feel like she has to do anything alone.”

“My thoughts are that I’m in love with my tour guide.”

“Louise, I love you. This”—I grab her hand, placing it on my chest right where my heart beats wildly for her—“this is yours, it’s all yours, and will always be yours. I want you to know that you own every part of me, and no one, absolutely no one will ever have this because it’s all for you, my love, my happy, my everything, only for you.”

“I love it when you roll your eyes,” he says, the grip on my thighs tightening as he carries me away from the wall, and stops when we’re at the olive green bench. “Gives me more reason to fuck the sass out of you.”

“And I want you to believe it too because it’s true. Say it.” “I…I’m perfect,” I quietly say. “Louder, Louise.” “I’m perfect.” “You are. Every inch of you. Every part of you. Every microscopic thing is nothing but perfection. I won’t let you believe otherwise.”

Basketball serves a purpose in my life, but you both are my purpose too.”

“Your pussy is mine, so my money, your money. Stop. Being. Stubborn.” He enunciates each word before he pecks my lips as Nix shows up again.

“We’re young, really, really young. We still have a lot in this world to experience, a lot to see, a lot to learn, and so much to do. But, Louise, there’s no one, absolutely no one in this world I’d rather go through life with than with you.” He takes my hand and lays my palm flat on his chest where his heart lies and thunders erratically. His whiskey-colored eyes darken, filled with an intensity that burns my soul. “This world is filled with infinite possibilities. Some are in our control and some aren’t. Meeting you was out of my control, but loving you was something I had complete and total control of. You’re my most favorite and unexpected possibility, and I don’t want to stop exploring the endless possibilities life has to offer as long as you’re in it.”