Page 8 of My Brother's Teammates

“We’re going to need help in a few classes. If we don’t have the grades, we won’t play this year. Admin is cracking down on the athletic department, I guess. Someone probably found out that Hudson never went to his classes last year.” Jason sat next to me. “If you can keep us above an F, you can stay here.”

“An F? Wow. You’re really setting the goal sky high.” I looked over at Axel and an image of his hand pumping his cock filled my head. Snapping my gaze away from him, I nodded quickly enough for my hair to fall out of my bun. “I can do it. I’ll keep looking for a place of my own, though. Thank you, Jason.”

“Thank Axel and Hudson. They’re going to room together so you can have Axel’s room.”

My mouth fell open. “What? No, I can’t take your room, Axel. That’s-”

“You can and you will. Although, you’ll have to deal with me in your space every so often. I can’t move all that shit, just in case you find something else soon.” He stood up and stretched, revealing a sliver of skin between his t-shirt and shorts. “I’ll help bring some of your things up now, if you want.”

Jason pulled me up with me. “I’ll help, too. Come on, kid.”

Hudson sighed dramatically. “And how am I supposed to watch you two assholes being chivalrous and not help?”

I smiled and watched the three of them playfully shove each other out the front door. The hair on the back of my neck stood up and I looked up to see Ryder at the top of the stairs, watching me. My heart thumped faster but I turned and rushed out the door, unwilling to pay attention to whatever reaction my body had to Ryder.

Jason stopped in front of me and held out his hand. “Keys?”

I handed them to him. “Thank you for taking care of me, Jason. I love you.”

He cleared his throat and nodded. “Love you, too, kid.”

I smiled and lightly punched his arm. “You’re so awkward.”

“Yeah, yeah.” He backed away and a thoughtful expression crossed his face. “I’m giving you your space for now, Jenny, but eventually you’re going to have to tell me about this guy and why you were okay keeping a secret like that for so long.”

***Axel***

Afterwe’dmovedwhateverJenny wanted into my room, Hudson and Jason went to watch the game. I stayed behind under the guise of gathering my things to move into Hud’s room. Really, I was curious about Jason’s little sister in a way I had no business being. Knowing better hardly ever stopped me, though.

I stood at my dresser, pretending to search for clothes I needed. Jenny was sitting on the corner of my bed, her long legs stretching out from under a t-shirt that wasn’t mine. She’d stayed behind and changed during one of our trips back to her car, filling my head with visions of her actions while carrying a heavy box up the stairs. I’d liked seeing her in my t-shirt all day. I couldn’t think of a way to get her back into it without being a creep.

“What are you reading?”

Jenny looked up, her cheeks flashing pink as she did. She bit her lip and let it slide free from her teeth before answering. “It’s for pleasure.”

I raised my eyebrows and turned to face her, giving up my facade of sorting my clothes. “Pleasure?”

She crossed her legs and I caught a flash of red shorts under that t-shirt. Her bare foot bounced between us and I could see her toes were painted blue. Her eyes were wide when I looked back at her face and her cheeks were even darker. “I meant… I’m always reading for class. It’s rare that I get to read for fun.”

“For pleasure.”

She swallowed and I found that I liked the way her long neck fluttered when she did. “For pleasure.”

Her whispered words sent blood rushing to my dick. I adjusted my stance to hide it and nodded at the book. “What’s it about?”

“Um…”

I grinned. “Must be good.”

Jenny licked her lips and nodded. “It is.”

“Read some of it to me.” I didn’t know what I was doing, why I was asking her that, but my dick was making the choices. It wanted to hear her husky voice whispering dirty words.

She shifted on my bed and her gaze flicked towards the open door. “I don’t think Jason would like me reading this book to you.”

Hearing my best friend’s name should’ve knocked some sense into me, but it didn’t. I leaned against my dresser and ran my eyes over her body. She was taller than a lot of girls on campus, but she was still tiny compared to me. Her gentle curves were subtly sexy in a way that made me want to sink my teeth in. Even then, I could tell she wasn’t wearing a bra. Her breasts weren’t large but her nipples stood at attention, pressing closer to me through her shirt.

“One page?” My voice didn’t sound like my own. I was ridiculously turned on. I didn’t know if it was pure Jenny or a mix of her and the way she’d watched me that morning. Whatever it was, I couldn’t remember ever wanting a woman more.

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