Page 145 of Face Off
“I have a confession,” I admit. “But it cannot leave this room.”
Maverick and I haven’t talked about sharing our relationship with other people, but these women are my friends. They’ve shown me so many bits and pieces of themselves over the last couple of months—the good parts and the messy ones too—and I really want to gush about him for a second.
“Swear,” Piper says.
“On my life,” Maven adds.
“Your secret is safe with us,” Lexi agrees.
“Maverick and I are sleeping together,” I blurt out.
“What?” Maven yells. “I thought you only kissed on New Year’s!”
“You kissed on New Year’s? You said you were staying in!”
“Is that why he came into the athletic trainer’s office the other day and complained about a sore hamstring? Because you two tried a new sex position?”
“Oh my god.” I bury my face in my hands. “I take it all back. I hate that man, and I’ve never seen him naked.”
“We want details.” Piper pulls my hands away and grins. “All the details.”
“It’s been going on since November and?—”
“November? That’s months ago!”
“Time flies when you’re getting fucked,” Lexi says, and I can’t help but laugh.
“Who initiated it?” Piper asks.
“He did. Maybe I did. I don’t know, it was a blur. One minute we were arguing in my hotel room after a game, and the next he was kissing me against the wall.”
I think back to that night, the excitement that rippled through me and the way he tasted for the first time. I felt that same giddiness this morning when he bent down and kissed me before slipping out of his bedroom to hit the weight room before practice.
“Damn, that’s hot,” Lexi says.
“It was only meant to be a one-time thing, but it happened again. Then again and again. The sex turned into sleepovers and hand holding and feelings I kept trying to avoid, but he’s impossible to resist. The other day we decided we didn’t want what we’re doing to just be physical. We’re dating now, and I’m…” I take a deep breath. “I’m so happy.”
“This is so much to unpack. Ilivewith you,” Piper says. “How did I not know this was happening?”
“We’ve been smart about our sneaking around, and a lot happens on the road. As for the night he wore my jersey… “ I trail off and hold back a grin. “I understand why guys go feral when they see their girls in their clothes. It was the hottest thing in the world.”
“Can I ask the question we’re all wondering? How is he in bed?” Lexi asks, and Piper squeals.
I blush. “I’m not going to get into detail, but all the rumors are true. Size. Satisfaction level. Selflessness. Everyone else I’ve been with has been doing it wrong up to this point.”
“And the multiple orgasms?”
“The truest of true.”
“I need another glass of wine,” Piper says. “You lucky bitch.”
“What comes next?” Maven asks. “That man has never been in this situation before, and I’m curious what you all are planning to do.”
“Take it day by day, I guess. My contract is only for this year, and Finn is eventually going to come back from his injury. I’m not sure there will be a spot for me on the roster long-term, and that’s a little scary. I’m usually a runner and always looking for the next thing, and it’s been fun to slow down and enjoy the now. To not worry about the future and what comes next. That’s what I’m doing with Maverick, and it’s kind of perfect,” I say.
“Why am I crying?” Piper wipes her eyes. “It’s so good to see someone so deserving of love finally receive that love.”
“Blame it on the alcohol,” Maven says. “That man once told me he’d rather die than ever settle down. I knew it was going to take a special girl to rein him in, and it was.”
