Total pages in book: 162
Estimated words: 158848 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 794(@200wpm)___ 635(@250wpm)___ 529(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 158848 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 794(@200wpm)___ 635(@250wpm)___ 529(@300wpm)
When I finally wind down, she rests her hand on my chest. “And they said you were the taciturn, shy fighter.”
I lift a questioning eyebrow. “Taciturn?”
“Someone who’s reserved and doesn’t say a lot.”
“I guess that’s better than the belligerent blockhead they used to describe that guy Bull.” I tilt my head. “Although, honestly, that one was true.”
She laughs softly. “Yeah, Darcy mentioned you knocked him out once.”
“I’m sorry you still had people telling you about it.” I swallow hard. “I’m sorry I just dumped all of that on you.”
A little furrow forms between her brows. “I want to hear everything from you. Every story you want to share.” She flicks her gaze down. “I’m sorry I stopped being your weekly phone call.”
I brush my finger under her chin, tipping her head back. “Uh, under the circumstances, I don’t blame you one bit.” I narrow my eyes, thinking it over. “I still really don’t understand why they did it. We weren’t supposed to talk about the show on our calls. Would they really expect you to keep calling if you thought I cheated?”
“Sounds like maybe they should have had a script.”
I huff a sound of agreement. “I think they lost the plot when they added the girls into the mix.”
“I like how you, Venom, and Woolly seemed to stick together. At least that was real.” She lifts her eyebrows as if she’s asking for confirmation.
“I think it was. I feel shitty saying this, but I could never fully trust them. A lot of times Venom was probably trying to give me helpful advice. But in the back of my mind I was always wondering if he was sharpening a knife to jab between my shoulder blades.”
“Because they wanted you to turn on each other.” She rolls her eyes. “Better ratings.”
“Probably.”
“I hope I’ll get to meet them at the reunion. And Bear Trap. He seemed funny.”
I squeeze my eyes shut and rumble with laughter. “Jesus Christ, you know what helpful advice he gave me before getting in the cage for the last fight? To keep my fingers out of Naptime’s butt hole.” I pull a disgusted face.
She bursts into giggles. “That’s priceless.”
“It certainly gave me something else to think about besides how nervous I was.” Maybe that had been his intention. “I kinda miss those guys.”
“Well, have you tried reaching out?”
“Yeah, Woolly started this group text for four or five of us from the show. We’ve been going back and forth about the reunion and what to expect. I talked to Venom once. Talked to Woolly too. Bear Trap texts me outside of the group chat.”
“Well, hopefully you guys can hang out at the reunion.”
I love her for saying that, but my first priority will be watching over her, not socializing.
“Thank you for listening. I haven’t really been able to talk about it with anyone here. And not only because of the show’s restrictions.”
She tilts her head. “Not even Remy? I thought you two talk about everything?”
I slant a look at her. “Not everything. But he was so pissed at me, I don’t like bringing it up so he can remind me of how stupid I am for doing it in the first place.”
She sighs. “He was worried about you too.”
“I know.”
She strokes her fingers through my hair. “What do you want to do today?”
I make a big show of looking around the bedroom. “Uh, this. Spend time with you. Talk to you. Just be with you.” Before you leave me again tomorrow. “I meant what I said. I missed you.”
Her eyes shine with emotion. No. No. No. I didn’t want to make her cry.
“Actually, you know what we should do today?” I lean over and kiss her shoulder. “Go find that full-length mirror.”
She giggles and rolls away, taking the covers with her.
I sit up. “Where are you going?”
“Upstairs to get dressed so we can go shopping.”
I lunge off the bed, hug her around the waist and toss her back onto the mattress. “You like that idea, huh?”
“Oh, yeah.” She reaches up and runs her fingers through my hair, then over my shoulder and down my arm. “Loved seeing your strong arms around me.” She rubs the tip of her finger right between my eyes. “Love the serious face you make when you’re concentrating on making me come.”
“I take my work seriously. I want to make giving Molly orgasms my new full-time job.”
She shakes with laughter. “You do excel at it.”
The covers are bunched around us, obstructing my view. I untangle myself, then peel the sheet down to reveal her body. Her smooth skin seems to glow in the early morning light, begging my fingers to explore every inch. “Love you sleeping naked next to me.” I cup her breast, kneading softly, admiring her pretty pink nipples, hard and pointing at my mouth. “Look how perfectly you fit in my hands.” I dip down to suck one tight bud between my lips, swirling my tongue around the hard peak.