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But I was secretly glad that Alex stood up for me like that. There was something primal and touching—polar opposites, I know—about what he did back there.
We then finally made our way backstage to the player lounge. Alex told me that Michael was one of his first fans and that he had no idea that we had dated. We proceeded to hang out in the back until it was time for the mini NLA tournament finals.
Alex and I watched the games between the two amateur teams and discussed it between ourselves. It was a best-of-five series and with each game more of the Team Solid members I had met yesterday seemed to find their way to our corner of the crowd.
Finally, the fifth game ended and the crowd all around us exploded. We joined the cheers as the players on the stage shook hands, and then the winning team got to celebrate with the trophy while the DJ was playing some dubstep battle music.
As the winning team walked off the stage, the DJ tapped the microphone, then spoke. “We have one more thing to celebrate tonight. Let's give it up in honor of a true master of NLA, a player who has not only won every single major title, but done it twice. The pub star streamer turned two-time grand slam winner. Let'swelcome MnstrX to the stage to receive the NLA Lifetime Achievement Award!”
Alex stood up from his seat next to me, giving my hand a gentle squeeze before letting go. The crowd went wild once again and I did too. I whistled a high-pitched whistle and clapped my hands until they hurt. Around me Lisa and Ryan had gotten up and were clapping, I joined them, getting up as well. Nina saw me and rolled her eyes but got up too.
Alex ran up on stage and was handed a small crystal statue with the NLA logo by the DJ along with a microphone.
He looked at the statue for a second before speaking. “Thank you, everyone. This is a little overwhelming for me, I usually like to stay behind the screen but I couldn’t quite weasel out of this one.”
Chuckles were heard in the crowd.
“When I started playing NLA, I just didn’t want to be the worst player in my friend group. That was hard work, though, because my friends were PangoMango, GraveGabe, 6Soap, and Wingspan. And we all know how good those guys are.
“It’s kind of bittersweet to be the first one of the group to completely retire from pro play, but I can’t rationalize hurting my health over and over again when I’ve achieved everything I have ever dreamed of.
“But don’t worry, I’m not disappearing. Actually, you’ll be seeing a whole lot more of me. I’ll be terrorizing high-level pubs with OracleMyth as my Support, live on stream every evening.
“A big thanks to everyone at Team Solid, especially my manager Lauren, I would be lost without you. You’ve kept the team going for years and deserve so much more recognition for that. And last but not least, thank you to all the fans for stickingwith me through these last few turbulent years. It has meant the world to me.
“This isn’t goodbye, just a new chapter. See you all online.”
The crowd erupted again and Alex waved as he walked off stage and back to our group. Ryan was the first to throw himself at Alex and hug him. Then did his other friends, and lastly Lisa and Nina congratulated him.
Then he made his way to me and I hugged him tightly. “If you were aiming for tears, you’ve got them,” I said, my eyes stinging.
“Yeah, and I also told the whole world I was retiring to play NLA with you,” he whispered with a smile. “Now, let's go celebrate with the rest.”
And we followed the group out of the convection and to the after party Lisa had told me about yesterday.
Later that night we lay cuddled in bed, exhausted from the few hours of loud music at the club we could endure.
“We’re barely in our mid twenties, we should be better at clubbing than this. We’re back at the hotel and it’s not even midnight yet,” I sighed.
“Oh, I’ve never been good at clubbing in the first place. It’s not my thing.”
“How tired are you?” I asked, a hand trailing down his body and cupping his balls in my hand over the fabric of his underwear.
“Not tired enough,” he said, kissing the spot between my ear and jaw.
“Thank goodness, I’m fucking horny,” I hissed.
He didn’t let me touch him for long, instead he got up, moved me to the middle of the bed and lowered himself between mythighs. He nibbled on the skin on the left one and I had to restrain myself from clamping my thighs together and crushing his head.
“Alex,” I panted, trying to warn him, but he was too busy turning to nibble on the other thigh.
Maybe I should just crush his skull, so he can learn, I thought to myself.
I couldn’t quite finish that thought though because he lifted his head and rested his chin on my pelvic bone before leaning down and biting into the fabric of my underwear, dragging it down. The tiny stubble on his cheek brushed against my skin and heat pooled at my core.
When my underwear was at my knees I lifted one leg and kicked it off with the other. Alex licked his lips, looking up at me, holding my eyes as he lowered his mouth to my clit. I felt his breath puff against my most sensitive skin while he dragged a flat tongue across my lips and my clit.
A strangled mewl fell from my lips. I was almost embarrassed how he reduced me to this trembling, senseless, moaning mess every time. He lowered his lips and took my clit between them, sucking and nibbling on it, making my vision blank out until I saw stars behind my closed lids.
