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“Well, as the host country, you can expect quite a lot of interest in us.”

“Oh.”

“You nervous, Ezra?” Orion asked, coming over to us.

“How could you tell?”

“I’m not sure if it’s the hair swishing or the way you keep unzipping your jacket and possibly checking to make sure you’re still wearing a shirt underneath?”

“What? I just want to look good.”

“I forgot. It’s your first one, isn’t it?” I asked.

He nodded.

“Well, buckle up, buttercup.”

Ezra stared at me, speechless.

“I’m kidding. It’ll be super easy. Just answer from your heart and don’t swear.” And I added, “And try not to offend Jack Davies.”

Ezra rolled his eyes at me, but before he could come up with a sassy comeback, the hallway door opened and my handsome boyfriend was there in his radiant, tousled glory.

He saw me immediately, popped a sexy lopsided grin, and said, “Sorry we’re late.”

9

Lucas

“I take it your day was good?”

“Yeah,” I answered. “Shane distracted me with a trip to the zoo. We, uh, lost track of time, and then for whatever reason, it took forever to get an Uber.”

Cam leaned in for a kiss, but before we could add tongue, Woodward interrupted.

“Your tracksuit is here.” He held up a garment bag. “I’m glad Cassandra grabbed it for you.”

I mouthed a thank you to her, then glanced back at Cam. He was staring at me.

He tried to whisper. “How are you feeling?”

“A little sweaty.” I shrugged.

“I meant your chest, you goof.”

“I know. And…it feels alright. I took the pain meds this morning, so they’re apparently working.”

“By the way, I have them with me if you need more. I think you can take one or two every eight hours,” Shane said, then stepped back.

“After this, USA Gymnastics will send out the official press release and announce it on their social media platforms that the team has officially changed. No need to keep the secret after that.”

I nodded and didn’t bother asking if there was anywhere to change. Cam and I just made our way over to a corner and thankfully, it seemed everyone in the room was giving us a brief moment of privacy.

“I wish I could’ve been with you today.”

I looked up at Cam as I kicked my flip-flops off and tried to take off my shorts. Cam noticed I was having trouble with my button-up fly, so he helped me out of them and I turned away from everyone. My ass was less embarrassing of a view than my hardening dick. Cam’s hands fiddling around in that area were more than enough to turn me on, especially since I was super-horny.

Despite wanting to perform for Ezra, my adrenaline had worn off as soon as Cam and I fell into the twin bed in the dorm at the village. I was out in a few minutes, and we didn’t have time to fool around in the morning. It had been a few days since the last time - Cam blowing me at his hotel. Well, my hotel now.