Page 107 of When You Had Me Adapting

“I’m good,” Gray says. “Wren you should play.”

Wren chokes on her drink and glares at her friend.

“Lace, you want to play against them?” I ask.

“Sure, why not? Wren, if I’m playing, you have to too.”

Wren rolls her eyes. Tanner goes to the bar to collect the paddles and the rest of us head towards the tables.

“What are we playing for?” Tanner asks, handing out the equipment.

“Losing team has to share a dance,” Wren says, looking straight at Lacey. “And the winning team gets to pick the song.”

“You sure Wren? Because when Jace and I kick your ass, you’re going to be stuck dancing with Tanner to “Pony” by Ginuwine,” Lacey laughs.

“Trust me if I thought that was even a remote possibility, I wouldn’t have made the bet.”

“I kinda want to throw the game now,” Tanner says, smirking at Wren.

“Don’t,” she warns.

We take our places and the game begins. The little ball bounces back and forth over the net and Wren was absolutely right. Lacey can’t hit the ball if her life depended on it. I’m just as bad. I keep getting very distracted because everytime she tries to hit the ball her dress rises up in the back, giving me a perfect view of the underside of her ass.

“Shit, y’all are terrible at this,” Tanner shouts across the table.

“See, I told you I didn’t have to worry about a dance,” Wren laughs.

“Would y’all stop?” Lacey shouts. “I’m trying my best.”

I lay down my paddle and move behind Lacey. “Let me help you,” I say, wrapping my arms around her and placing my hands over hers. I pull her into me and my dick strains against my shorts.

“Couldn’t wait any longer to touch me, J?” she asks, causing me to inhale sharply. Her tropical scent invades my nostrils.Fuck, she smells good.I push my hips slightly forward againsther ass and pull her in tighter. She lets out a little whimper, and I immediately want to pull her into some dark corner of the bar, but I don’t.

“Cat got your tongue?” she teases and I could swear I feel her press her ass back into me.

Before I can respond, Tanner hits the ball straight at us and our paddle makes contact with the ball sending it back over the net. This time it’s Tanner who misses and we score our first point.

“If you weren’t losing so badly, I’d say you were cheating,” he says, laughing.

The game continues and I stay wrapped around her. I let my breath tickle her neck and smile to myself when I feel goosebumps erupt down her arms. Tanner hits the ball hard in our direction and we miss it completely.

“That’s our point, we win,” he shouts, turning to high five Wren. They make their way over to the DJ.

She pushes her ass into my crotch again before pulling away entirely.Fuck me.

“Lacey,” I warn.

“What? I was warming up for the dance floor. What song do you think they’re gonna pick?” she asks, looking over towards the man running the music. “Hope it’s somethinghot.”

The music shifts and “Love In This Club” by Usher begins to play over the speakers. Tanner shoots me a wink.

“They have to be joking.”

“Dance with me, pixie?”

She takes my hand and I lead her out to the small dance floor. I spin her around so her back is flush against my chest. We begin to move to the beat of the music. She grinds her ass backwards and it almost ends me right here. Loud cheers come from our table and Lacey flips our friends off, causing me to laugh against her neck.

“Have I told you you look beautiful tonight?” I say, bringing my mouth to her ear, so only she can hear me.

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