Page 45 of Homecoming

“You know... you watchin' me work out. If I remember right, you used to love it.”

“Yeah, and if I remember correctly, you never used to finish your set.”

“No,cuzyou always seemed to have analternativeworkout routine in mind.” He places the weights on the floor and, stepping in front of where she’s seated on the weight bench, he looks down and lifts her chin. “I like it—youwatchin’me. It turns me on.”

He stares directly into her eyes and, with a tilt of her head, she returns a coy smile. “It turns me on, too. Digby, I’m—”

He doesn’t let her finish the apology as his mouth covers hers with a passionate kiss.

The taste of her on his lips is satisfying, and the smell of her is so good he can’t get enough. Leaning her back against the bench, Digby positions himself on top of her and they continue in their passionate embrace.

“Kat, I’m sorry. I know I didn’t react in the right way. And I’m sorry I hurt you. I should never have done that. It’s just… you know for mehavin’pups, it’s myeverythin’andhavin’Evelyn ripped away like that. It hurt. I couldn’t get my head around it—Darius? I mean, really? But what I still don’t understand is how?”

“I don’t know that either. But for what it’s worth, I’m sorry too. I would never want to hurt you. And like I said, I don’t know how, but I totally believe it’s true. I know it—I feel it. Digby, I’m so sorry. I know how much you wanted more pups but—”

“Well, it doesn’t mean we can’t try for more, right?” he grins. His gaze drops to her bare midriff and his hand gently caresses her belly. “You don’t know how much I loveseein’you pregnant—with my pups inside you. I love it.”

“Digby… I really can’t think about having any more pups. I want my place on the team. I need to do this—please tell me you understand that?”

“I know. And Ido,understand. Kat, I’mtryin’because I really wanna be here for you, but... I also know I don’t geteverythin’right all the time—hell, most of the time. I’m not cool and calm like Darius. I act on instinct, but that doesn’t mean I don’t love you. Kat, you’re mine and I’m yours—forever.”

“Uh-huh… forever.” Kat smiles as she takes a breath and Digby kisses her again. Balanced awkwardly on the slim frame of the bench, she can feel the rising want of his dick pressing against her leg.

He groans as he continues to rub against her and, pulling at the hem of her cropped t-shirt, his hand slips beneath the fabric and pulling it up, he smooths a gentle caress over her breast.

“Mm…” Kat groans in anticipationandwith a huge grin filling her face, she pulls at Digby’s black shorts and tugs them to his knees. His dick springs free—large, proud, andveryerect—and Kat’s eyes immediately sparkle with a glint of wanting lust. “It’s a long time since we did this—in a gym.”

“Yeah, it is,” he grins. “Do you feel okay? It’s not too soon? I mean, are you ready to do this?”

“I’m fine, if you take it slow,” she smiles. “I want this. I want to be with you.”

“Oh…” he growls in pleased pleasure, “me too, baby, me too.” Hurriedly he continues with removing his shorts, but a loud thud of the door against the wall followed by a gaggle of chatter behind them makes him freeze on the spot.

The door is shoved open and Zak halts like he's frozen in the doorway. His mouth drops as a huge, smug grin creeps across his lips. “Ohhhh… Uh… okay, so, let’s back it up there guys.” He steps backward, pushing Bud and Oz out of the gym and into the hallway.

“Zak,c’monman,” Bud groans, “let’s get in there and get this done. I wanna take a shower before breakfast.”

“Yeah uh… gyms closed, right now. We’ll need to come back later,” Zak grins. “Diggs… I’ll catch you later, buddy. And sorry... we didn’t know you two wereworkin’outin there,” he laughs. “But you just carry on, don’t mind us.”

Kat pulls at her shirt to cover herself as Digby hoists up his shorts. “Yeah, goodtimin’Zak—no seriously, that was reallyfuckin’greattimin’.”

“Sorry man. Like I said, we didn’t know. We’ll just… we’ll go and let you finish up. Just don’t take too long,cuzyou know what Helena’s like if you’re late for breakfast,” he laughs.

“No,” Kat shakes her head as her cheeks turn a crimson shade of red. “We’re done here. I need to go.”

“Hey…” Digby grabs at her hand, “You still wanna go for a run?C’mon, it’ll be just like old times—you and merunnin’together,” he smiles.

“Okay,” Kat nods. “Okay, sure. Yeah, let’s go for arunbut I’ll bet you still can’t catch me.”

“C’mon, let’s getouttahere. Hey Zak, gym’s all yours, buddy—we’re gonna take thisworkout, outside.”

Thesunbeatsdownand Kat pants hard. Her chest heaves. “Oh my God… that was intense.”

“Well Lieutenant Morgan, you’re gonna have to up your game if you really want Darius to let you back on the team. Being honest, that wasn’t a great time, but I guess we can keepworkin’on it. I’ll get Oz to draw up a proper plan—so you don't overdo it.”

Kat lays down in the cool grass, turns on her side, and leans on her elbow. Her green eyes look up. “I’m good. I feel great.”

“Well, we’re gonna make you better. I know you can do this. Alright, get up. I need you to try to lift me again.”

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