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“Why me?” The desperate, dumb words are out of my mouth before I can stop them.
He chuckles. “I don’t really have an answer for that. At least I don’t have one that will make me look like I’m not just a dumb jock who is only out for one thing.”
“Are you?” I raise my brows pointedly.
He looks caught off guard by my question, but he shrugs. “I’m a smart jock out for one thing.”
I laugh. “And what’s that thing?” I have a feeling I know what it is, but I’m…shall we say…new at this.
But I’ve also put a lot of thought into this moment, and by this moment, I mean what I’d do if Colin and I ever broke up.
I’m free as a bird, and I definitely want to exercise that freedom. With Grayson Nash. And by freedom, I mean sex. Tonight.
His lips tip up a little. “I like a woman who’s direct, so let me be direct with you. I’m new to town. I don’t know anybody here except my two brothers and some acquaintances. It’s my first night, I’m staying at a hotel since I don’t have a place yet, and I’d love to invite you back to my room where we can talk privately.”
“Talk?” I repeat.
He raises a brow. “Where we can get to know each other. Maybe, you know…sample some cookies.”
Oh. I chug the rest of my vodka.
“Is that how this works? You just…hit a woman with a pickup line in a bar, and she goes back to your hotel room so you can taste her cookie?”
He has the grace to look a little sheepish.
“Because I’m not saying no to that,” I add before he can protest or say something that’ll make him look like a total jerk.
Maybe it’s the courage from the vodka and the buzz. Maybe it’s because fifteen-year-old Ava is about to get everything she ever wanted. Maybe it’s because he doesn’t seem to recognize me, but I know him, and that makes me feel a little safer, like doing this with him isn’t really that bad of an idea since I’ve dreamed of the moment he gave me a single second of attention when I first saw him back when I was eight years old and my oldest brother had his friends over to play video games his freshman year of high school.
He looks downright shocked by my words. “You haven’t exactly said yes, though, either.”
“Okay. Then yes.”
“Really? You don’t even know me.”
“I feel like I do.” Because I do. But I’m still not telling him that. “And maybe you could treat me to dinner first so it feels more like a date than just a hookup.”
I spot another woman beelining for him. “And, you know…other women. It would be nice to have some privacy without all the competition.”
He tilts his head and twists his lips. “Okay. I could eat dinner. I should also mention that I don’t know if I’ll be able to make a connection beyond tonight. Like I said, I’m new to town, and—”
I hold up a hand, interrupting him. “I never said I want anything more than tonight, either. But don’t you want to hang out with your new teammates a little while longer?”
His jaw slackens a little. “Not when your cookies have me so goddamn intrigued.”
I laugh. “You’re taking cookies over teammates?”
He shakes his head a little as his eyes flick down to my lips. “No. I’m taking you over teammates. I have an entire year ahead with them, but I’m not blowing my chance at tonight with you.”
I narrow my eyes. “Was that another line?”
He lifts a shoulder. “Maybe a little. But truthfully, there’s something about you that caught my attention the second you walked in. And Graham’s, clearly. But you pawned him off on your friend. Why are you talking to me?”
“Because you’re Grayson Nash. You’re a legend, and I’m not blowing my chance at tonight with you, either.” I set my glass on the bar with a loud clatter, link my arm around his, and escort him toward the door without so much as a backward glance at the woman who was making her way toward him—or at my friends...or his.
Chapter 6: Grayson Nash
I Like Being Your First
