Page 8 of Netting the Goalie

Oh my.

Heat lit through me at the deep, suggestive tone of his voice and I had to take a quick breath before I could answer.

“Can’t I have both?”

The curve of his lips made my thighs clench and, when he spoke, I went wet between my thighs.

“Honey, you can have whatever the hell you want.”

My answering smile made my face hurt, it was so wide.“Then I’ll have a shot of tequila and a beer.”

“Coming right up.”He took a step away but looked back over his shoulder, those blue eyes shining as if lit from within.“Don’t go anywhere.”

I raised an eyebrow and made an X over the exposed flesh above my breasts drawing his gaze down before he snapped it back up.“I’ll be right here when you get back.”

“I’m gonna hold you to that.”

“I hope that’s not the only thing you’re going to hold me to.”

His gaze darkened with sexual intent.“Wherever and whenever.”

Then he turned and headed for the makeshift bar on the other side of the room.

I sucked air into my starved lungs.Damn, I felt light-headed.

It’d been so damn long since a guy had had this response to me.Or that I’d had a response like this to a guy.I liked it

Across the room, I watched Shane handle two tall bottles and two shot glasses as he made his way back to me.He didn’t stop to talk to anyone and he didn’t seem to notice the looks the women in the room were giving him.Looks that I sincerely hoped he’d never see because I wanted him all to myself.

When he stood in front of me again, I took a glass and a shot off his hands and immediately downed the shot.Nice.

Setting the shot glass on the table beside me, I took a sip of beer, aware that Shane watched my every move.When I lowered the bottle, his gaze slipped to my mouth then down to my breasts, which I’d displayed to their full potential tonight.What good was having a decent body if you couldn’t dress to please yourself?The lace bra and panty set I’d decided on tonight would be worth the expense, especially if Shane got a look at them.

“So you’re a goalie.How’s the team this year?”

He blinked and his gaze popped back up to mine.I actually thought he blushed at being caught staring at my chest.

“We’re doing good.”Then he grimaced.“Mostly.”

He looked like he wanted to say something else but stayed silent.

Since I pretty much couldn’t, I asked, “And you play with Cary?”

Shane nodded and kept his gaze glued to mine.“He’s a great guy.He’ll make a great coach.”

The reverence in Shane’s voice made me smile again.He obviously looked up to Cary.

“And are you from the area?”

He shook his head.“Minnesota.Didn’t feel like going home for Christmas this year.”Something crossed his expression but passed quickly.“We have a game the day after Christmas and I didn’t want to do all that traveling.What about you?You’re local?”

Apparently, he didn’t want to talk about his family.No problem.Everybody had family issues.“Yep.Born and raised.My whole family’s still here, including all four older brothers.We’re disgustingly close.”

Just how close… Yeah, I typically didn’t go into that, especially not when I first met someone.

His eyebrows raised at the mention of my four brothers and I almost expected him to back away slowly.Some guys did.And when I mentioned that one was a cop… Well, that thinned the herd even more.

Then he smiled…and stole my breath.“Sounds like my family.Even though I’m not home anymore, my parents and my sister and brother still need to know every little thing about my life.”

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