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“Jesus,” I muttered, reluctantly setting Shannon down on her feet. Stepping back, she folded her arms under her chest, and I bit back a groan at the sight of her full tits pressing together in the tiny scrap of a bikini she was wearing. Her nipples were puckered and straining against the flimsy red fabric, clearly taunting me.Jesus!“Bring them back, you big eejit,” I called after Gibsie, desperately trying to calm myself down and stop the semi in my jocks from flying full mast. “Some of those bars are for the kids.”

“Heisa kid.” Feely laughed, closing the space between us. “Welcome home, Cap.” Wrapping his arms around me, he clapped my back. “You were amazing over there.”

“Yeah, Cap, welcome home,” Hughie called out as he busied himself with digging in my luggage. “It’s great to see you… Holy shit, you got all their signatures on this?” He pulled out a New Zealand jersey and waved it around, eyes wide. “Can I have this one?”

“Yeah, I got two more for Feely and Gibs,” I told him, grimacing at the memory of how much slack I had taken from my teammates for getting those jerseys signed by our opponents. I didn’t give a shite, though. I was still in school and playing with and against most of my childhood heroes. “There’s a few Fijian, Australian, and South African jerseys in there, too.”

“You were a good investment,” Hughie mused, pulling out his pick of the bunch. “I knew it the day you stepped through the doors of Scoil Eoin with your Dublin accent and fuck-you-all attitude.” Passing a handful of goodies to Katie, who was waving at me, Hughie continued to rummage around in my personal property. “I said it to Feely and Gibs that very same day. I told them this city boy is so intense, he’s either going to hit the drugs or hit the big time.” Shrugging, he added, “We voted unanimously that we were down for the ride, either way.”

“Wow, Hugh,” I said. “Thanks.”

“No bother, lad,” he replied. “I’m deadly proud of you, by the way.”

“We all are,” Lizzie announced, coming to stand beside Feely. “Welcome home, Captain Fantastic.”

“Thanks…I think?” I replied, giving her a wary look.

“I’m being sincere,” she said, smirking. “It’s good to have you back—for Shannon’s sake. I’m not pushed. I could give or take you, if we’re being honest.”

“Thereshe is.” Winking, I added, “And it’s good to see you, too, Viper.”

“Can we go for a walk?” Shannon asked, slipping her hand in mine, blue eyes dancing with excitement. “Just us?”

Fuck yeah.

“You can’t take him yet, Shan,” Hughie objected. “We need to talk rugby.”

“She can take me wherever she wants,” I shot back, trailing after my girlfriend.

“You’re whipped, Cap,” he called after me. “In the worst kind of way.”

* * *

Stumbling blindly into the tiny alcove between the rocks with Shannon’s lips on mine and her fingers digging into my shoulders, I didn’t have time to think about what I was doing or whether this was a good idea or not. My head was too clouded to think rationally. Everything inside of me was completely wrapped up in this moment—in the way she made mefeel. I was aching all over, the need to be inside her unbearable.

“Are you sure?” I choked out, breathing hard against her lips as she reached between us and pulled on the waistband of my shorts. “Shan, I don’t have anything on me.”

“It’s okay,” she breathed, nodding frantically. “And I’m so sure.”

“Really?”

“I’m on the pill now, remember?”

Fuck.

Tugging on the flimsy ribbons on both sides of her briefs, I groaned into her mouth when the fabric fell away from her body before I quickly freed myself from my shorts. “What do you want me to do?” I whispered, making short work of the tiny bra and then shuddering when her full breasts fell free. “Christ, baby, your body is so different.”

“Just be with me,” she begged, hooking an arm around my neck and hoisting herself up my body. “Beinme.”

Instantly, my hands were on her thighs, my dickstrainingto get to her. Pressing her back against the rocks, I closed the space between us, covered her mouth with mine, and slid home.

* * *

“What—”

“Was—”

“That!” we both finished at the same time, eyes wide and locked on each other.

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