Page 126 of See You at the Finish Line

“Hurry up, I’m freezing my ass off,” he grumbles.

“Do some stretching,” I order in my most coach-esque voice. He gives me a classic Julien I-could-kill-you glare and stomps off, but not before throwing a small smile and a wave to Paige. Why am I friends with him again?

I take Paige’s hand and she narrows her eyes.

“All these people didn’t quit, did they?”

A smile blooms over my face. “Of course not, though I’m sure they would if I asked. I told them I needed to stick it to Maxim and had them walk out all at once. I may have mentioned to Whyatt that everyone was leaving because you got fired. Not my fault he thought they were quitting.”

“You’re an evil genius,” she says, looking at me with a mix of humour and awe.

“And you love me,” I say proudly.

“I do.”

If I was a dog, my tail would be wagging. But as a grown ass man, my dick is happily stretching my pants. I am going to worship this woman tonight.

I make her wait outside while I have words with Henry. He’s a decent guy, if not a little crotchety, but he knows what’s best for him,and it didn’t hurt that I may have sent the team’s general manager an email about the walkout.

As predicted, he’s staring daggers at me when I reach his office.

“You’re rehired. Your girlfriend is hired. Maxim has been fired.”

I’m so surprised by this news, I feel my mouth drop open.

Whyatt sighs. “This isn’t the only issue we’ve had with him—he was on thin ice.” He looks at me as if daring me to laugh at the unintentional pun. “You’re welcome.”

“Thanks, Coach.”

“Don’t pull a stunt like this again. And keep it in your pants at work, Ashford. Now get out of my office.”

Now that is something I can promise. I have no plans of ever letting Paige go again. She’s in the hallway looking like she just walked out of my daydreams, and I beam at her.

“All fixed.”

“What is this, some kind of happy ending?”

“As far as I’m concerned, if I get to spend every day with you, that’s a happy ending.”

We’re lying in bed,exhausted after a day of taking on the company, playing with Q, laughing with Mateo and Shay, and having very vigorous sexcapades around our house. I pull Paige onto my body. Her skin is flushed, and she looks thoroughly dishevelled. Male pride surges through me knowing I’m the only one who gets to see her like this.

I must have love and lust in my eyes when she looks at me.

“Again?” she whispers. I laugh and kiss the top of her hair.

“Not yet, give me a few minutes.”

“I love you, Adam, but I think my vagina needs a break.”

“That’s okay, we have the rest of our lives.” I miss her even though her naked body is pressed against mine, and I immediately regret agreeing to take a break. I cannot satisfy my need for her. “I was thinking about the future.”

“Oh yeah?” She yawns. I pull the blankets up so her back doesn’t get cold. Her vagina may need some rest, but I still want her naked against me in our bed.

Q’s snores reach me from the hall. We had to drag her bed outside our door or she would whine all night long. We both agreed that she couldn’t sleep in our room, but Paige felt bad. So outside the door is where our dog sleeps.

“I was thinking that we should do another race together.”

“That sounds nice. I’d like the chance to beat you again.”

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