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“You can always bother me! What’s wrong?”
“It’s my mom. I don’t… my dad texted me to come home. Can you?—”
“Do you want me to come with you?” she interrupted. “I can meet you in five minutes. I’ll pack up now. Unless you don’t want me too. I can also not.”
I snorted. She was fucking cute. “No, baby, I really want you with me.”
“Then I’ll be there. Text me where you parked.”
God, she was perfect.
The thought of facing my dad’s news alone sent shivers down my spine. I wasn’t over the first time he told me the news of her stroke. Having Audrey with me would make it all better. I knew it.
It didn’t take long to meet at my truck, and she stood there like a breath of fresh air. Her hair was down and wavy, and her sundress was a light purple and fit her perfectly. She chewed her lip in concern, but her eyes lit up when she saw me coming.
“Do you want me to drive? I can, but maybe you want the distraction?”
“I want a kiss. That’s what I want.” I tossed my shit into the back and marched toward her. “Every second I’m not kissing you is a waste.”
She giggled and jumped onto me. Fuck. I loved this wild side of her. The side no one else got to see. She wrapped her legs around my waist and threw her arms around my neck and kissed me. I could feel the heat of her pussy near my dick, and I loved how every time we were together, she got a little bolder. She nipped my lips this time, and I groaned into her. “You taste so good, Auds.”
“I missed you.” She kissed down my jawline. “Which is silly. I saw you yesterday.”
“Nah, I missed you too.” I missed her all the damn time. “You look beautiful. I love this dress.”
“Oh, thank you.”
I set her down, and she smoothed it out, her usual pretty blush covering her face. “Are you wearing your lingerie under it?”
She looked to the left, then to the right, a naughty expression on her face before she pulled the top of the dress down to show the very see-through, very sexy bra. Her nipple poked through the fabric, right in daylight, and a bolt of lust hit me. “Fuck, Auds. You’re trying to kill me.”
“You asked.” She shrugged and adjusted herself. “I was hoping to see you tonight.”
“Well, I have no idea what’s gonna happen with my dad, but knowing you’re wearing that will be a perfect distraction.” I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. “This could be a rough night. Will you stay with me?”
“You don’t even have to ask, Theo. Of course, I will. Whatever you need. If you want me to leave too, I will. Sometimes, dealing with shit alone is better.”
“Nah, I’d always choose you with me.”
She gave me a soft smile, one that met her eyes, and my heart skipped a beat. How the fuck was I gonna survive without seeing her every day next year? I was addicted to her now, and the season hadn’t even started. Panic clawed at me. I couldn’t lose her. She was the best thing that had happened to me.
“Then come on, Sanders. Let’s go see what your dad has to say. I’ll be with you the whole time.” She took my hand and led me to the passenger seat of my own car. She helped me get in, which was so silly and sweet, and bent forward to kiss my cheek. “You don’t have to be strong for me, okay? Be that for everyone else, but be real with me.”
“Fuck, you are… lovely.” I swallowed down the urge to say more, but she was incredible. I wanted her to know I would legit die for her at this point.
“As are you.” She cupped my face, and a shadow crossed her face. Before I could ask what she was thinking, she masked it and hopped into the driver’s side. “To your house?”
“Yup.”
She didn’t ask any questions on the drive. Instead, she told me the wild story of her group for a class and the interesting people she’d chatted with. She talked about next year and the hospital she wanted to work at. She also spoke about going to our first home game and how excited she was to watch us play. And maybe, if Em, Daniel, and Penny were up for it, she’d like to go with them.
She distracted me from the shitshow waiting for us, and I couldn’t ask for a better girlfriend. For real. The drive flew by, and the butterflies of dread filled me but not as badly as we walked toward the front door.
She gripped my hand. “Lean on me when you need to, okay? I got you.”
“I don’t deserve you, Hawthorne.”
“Yes, you do. We deserve each other.” She squeezed my palm. “You can handle this. You’re so strong, Theo. You will get through this.”
