Page 31 of Triple Pucked
Shay chuckles.
Coach prefers his players to attend meetings dressed in suits. He has always insisted that I be immaculate.
Shay, on the other hand, refuses to wear a suit. I admire that. Shay is stronger than I was at his age, despite him not being able to see it about himself. He is wearing a scarlet t-shirt, black leather jacket, and jeans.
I love the black jeans because they’re painted on and show off Shay’s tight ass.
Shay bumps his shoulder against mine. “For the sake of fairness, maybe you should be next time, darlin’. Sparkling stilettos would look amazing with those cufflinks.”
I arch my brow. “Are you sure that you want to keep poking the bear?”
“I like growly bears.”
Robyn bites her lip hard to stop herself laughing.
I glance between them, craving to kiss them both hard enough to bruise them and mark them as mine. They deserve a reward for their attempts to distract me from my anxiety.
On the other hand, I shouldn’t encourage a brat.
Instead, I simply walk faster. “Say that when one’s clawing your ass.”
“Promise?” Shay whispers.
I should have saideating his ass,but then, he loves that too.
Shay winks at Robyn.
He is good at relaxing her when she’s stressed. But sometimes, I wonder how much his acting represses his own worries.
“Don’t speak, unless coach asks you a question.” My words are clipped. I need to protect Shay. “Don’t draw attention to yourself.”
It will be hard.
Shay is the type to be in the spotlight, whether he wants to be or not. He shines as brightly as the sun.
Once I did as well.
I won’t allow coach and Heine to dim Shay’s light like they have mine.
To my surprise, Shay looks hurt. “Do you want me to stay outside in the corridor? It’s okay, I will. I don’t want to say the wrong thing and screw this up for you.” He glances at Robyn. “Is this anocommentsituation?”
Robyn shoots me a frosty look; it’s enough to freeze my balls. “It’s awe both volunteered to support our captainsituation, which means that we’re going in with him. I know that Dad is a ruthless hardass. Also, that we don’t know what we’re walking into. But we’re facing it like we have everything else that we’ve overcome this season — together.”
My beautiful, brave, but naïve Robyn.
She doesn’t know everything about me. She barely understands her own Dad or brother.
I am going to introduce her soon to one of my favorite businesses and closest friends. Then I will see if she can accept my true dynamic and needs.
Yet right now, it feels incredible to have my two lovers fiercely on my side.
Shay smiles. “Hear that? We’re walking into the lion’s den with you.”
“Bears, lions…” I mutter. “You missed the most deadly predator of them all, the shark. Because Heine is in there too.”
I take a deep breath as I reach coach’s room.
This is it.
