Page 62 of Worth the Risk

Her eyes shoot open, and her body is near panting, but the corners of her mouth twist into a subtle smile. “I was sensing that, but I like hearing it.” Ah, she’s being a smartass. “I’m in love with you too, and I’m not just saying that because your hard cock is inside of me.”

I laugh because that’s Piper, surprising me with her mouth at random moments. Our lips seal together as I move again, this time a bit more frantic.

Finally, when she’s trembling in my arms, I’m chasing right behind her with a few more thrusts, and then I’m doing exactly what I plan on doing every chance I get, filling her up because she is mine.

19

PIPER

“Can’t keep up, old man?” I holler over my shoulder to Hudson as we walk up the path in the woods behind Hudson’s house.

He quickly runs to catch up and grabs me by the waist, pulling me against his body causing me to squeal. “Watch it there or I may need to teach you a lesson.” Playfully, he swats my ass.

It’s Sunday which means he kind of has a day off. Or at least the morning off; Hudson and his coaching staff are meeting later at Catch 22 to discuss the team. We decided to do an early-morning walk to get some fresh air.

I look up to meet his lips for a kiss.

“I was admiring the view, you should too.”

“I guess I get into my power-walking a little too much.”

He pulls back and laughs. “I know. It’s like take off the heels and throw on some sneakers and you’re a bionic bunny.”

I stretch my arms into the air. “It’s a beautiful day, fresh air, and I’m wide awake.”

“You’re obviously not sore enough from last night, I’m not doing my job right.” He says that without breaking, but I can only grin.

We begin to walk again, hand in hand. “You also seem very happy.” His voice turns sincere.

“I think you know why,” I remind him and give him a sly look.

He brings his arm around my shoulders. “Oh, I do. I think we went over it several times last night in bed.”

We approach a lookout point at the edge of the tree line that overlooks Lake Spark just as a man in his fifties walks away, with his golden retriever on a leash, and we greet them in passing.

This is such a great view. It’s different to Hudson’s backyard because we’re higher up and looking down. I can see the town square on one side, someone fishing in the middle of the lake, and I spot someone swimming.

“Pete’s at it again. No rest for the wicked and old,” Hudson comments.

“He has to burn off all those jellybeans.”

“He’s a good guy. We have a team fundraiser for this children’s charity, and he donated like half his candy store. Speaking of which, want to come to practice this week? I mean, I am assuming you can just stay here for a while since you seem to work from my house.”

“True. I can work from anywhere, although my grandmother does like to see me in physical form to make sure I’m still alive. But I haven’t really thought about the next week, I only packed for a few days.”

He chortles a sinister laugh and releases his arm to lean against the railing of the lookout and face me. “Not a factor. You already left a few things last time you were here, you know where the laundry room is, my shirts look good on you, and my favorite solution is how you can just walk around my house naked.”

I loll my head to the side slightly with a closed smile. “Valid points, Coach Arrows.”

“You’re stalling again.” Lines form between his brows. “Speak to me.”

I roll my lips into my mouth. This man can see through me. “It’s…”

He steps into me and is quick to bring his hand to my cheek affectionately. “Go on.”

“I’m mentally preparing for people’s opinions of me personally.” That was a lot easier to admit than I thought.

Hudson nods once, with his eyes filled with understanding before placing a gentle kiss against my temple. “I kind of assumed it had something to do with that.”

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