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“What are you doing with Lana? You should be careful.”
“Careful?” He frowned and studied my face. “Is everything okay?”
A laugh rose up in me. “It’s great. Did you see my goal? It was you. I thought about that thing you said about being a mountain. I wanted to thank you.”
“I’m glad. It was a great goal. You did well.”
A ripple of warmth went through me at his praise. I shouldn’t have stepped closer, but the alcohol had made me bold and I couldn’t resist the heat of his body. I moved toward him, compelled by some uncontrollable desire just to be close to him. I looked up into his handsome face, drinking in the comfort of his nearness. Blood coursed hot and excited through my veins. I closed the gap between us, pressing myself against his firm chest, breathing in his woody cologne.
I stood on tiptoes and pressed my lips to his ear. “I saw your profile.”
He raised a dark brow in surprise. “My what?”
“A geek on the streets. A freak in the sheets.”
Pink tinged his cheeks. He pulled at his collar then raked a hand through his hair. “I don’t know what you mean.”
A warming shiver ran through me. Was he blushing? He was always so unflappable, but maybe it was possible to make him flustered after all.
“If you’re looking for a hookup, you don’t need to do it online. You have options closer to home.”
He swallowed and stepped back. “That had nothing to do with me. It was just a prank. My sister told me she’d taken it down.”
“I like it. I like the photos of you at the gym. I knew you worked out.”
His face remained level, his gaze steady. “You’re drunk. Are you supposed to be drinking in the season?”
I put a finger to my lips. “I won’t tell if you don’t. You can trust me with confidentiality if that’s what you're worried about. I can keep a secret.”
He turned away to the sink and poured a glass of water. “Here,” he said, holding out the glass. “Drink this.”
I took it. “So, you’re not a freak in the sheets?”
He pressed his lips flat. I stepped forward, stumbling to close the gap between us. Adrenaline buzzed through my veins. We’d won today. Fortune favored the bold. I’d had a win on the pitch; maybe I could score again.
I leaned up unsteadily to whisper in his ear. “Come back to my place. You want some no strings fun and so do I.”
My cheek grazed his as I pulled away and I brushed my lips against his. The firm pressure of his mouth sent a thrill through me. A hot ache tingled between my thighs and I pressed myself closer to him. My hands wound into his soft hair. His jaw scraped my mouth as he turned his face away. He pushed me back, holding me at arm’s length.
His voice was calm, his gaze steady. He held me away from him by the elbows. “We can’t do that.”
“Why? You said you want something no strings. That’s fine with me.”
“You’re steaming drunk. Let me be clear, Skylar. This can’t happen between us.” He studied my face, feature by feature, before he stepped back. “We’ll talk about this when you’re sober. Come to my office when you’re ready. I have to remove myself from this conversation now.”
Pain speared my chest. “You don’t have to go.”
I moved to follow him and tripped over my heels. He caught me before I hit the ground. His gaze passed over me and he frowned. “How are you getting home tonight?”
“Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine.”
I weaved through the kitchen back to the noise and frivolity of the party. Reece caught my elbow before I hit the deck again. “Come on. I’ll take you home.”
Chapter 14
Reece
I put the car radio on low. The night flashed by outside, and for the second time in a fortnight, I was driving Skylar Marshall home from a party. As a teenager, I could never have imagined I’d ever utter that sentence. Parties and Skylar Marshall were two things that existed in a different universe from mine. She was far drunker than last time, her voice slurred and her eyes glassy. Her head dropped back on the headrest and she closed her eyes. Hopefully she’d stay asleep. A soulful ballad drifted from the radio and I turned it off. No love songs tonight.
