Page 179 of Alive At Night

“There’s nothing more I’d love than to play for you,” I said honestly. Just thinking about seeing Juniper in those stands, wearing my jersey, had my heart beating faster. “And share my friends with you.”

Juni pulled back, her gaze roaming my face to judge whether or not I was being serious.

“I don’t want to share you, but I’ll share them,” I clarified with a grin, brushing a piece of hair out of her face.

She rolled her eyes before leaning in for another kiss. “You said you weren’t going to be cute,” she murmured.

“This isn’t what I had planned,” I said honestly, taking that moment to sweep Juniper’s body beneath mine, pinning her to the bed.

“What did you have planned?” she asked, all breathless and pretty.

My lips pulled sideways in a smirk as I looked down at her. “Now that you’re finally in this bed, and we’ve established that it isexactlywhere you are supposed to be, I fully plan on going down on you until you need to scream into my pillow to stay quiet.”

“Julian,” she gasped before giving my shoulder a little push.

I didn’t budge. “That was a pretty weak protest, love.”

“Who said it was a protest?” she said hotly. Juniper rolled her body beneath mine, reminding me of that morning I’d woken up to find her tangled in the sheets with me.

I grabbed the hand that half attempted to push me away and threaded my fingers through hers. Then I used my grip to anchor that hand and the other above her head.

“You’re so needy for me, and I love it,” I said, lowering my voice to a husky pitch.

She raised her hips, rocking against the obvious bulge in my pants. “Look who’s talking, baby.”

“You’re right.” No point in arguing the truth. “Fuck, I’ve definitely imagined you in my bed like this before.”

One of her brows lifted. “Is reality meeting your expectations?”

“Exceeding.” I dropped to kiss her exposed neck. “Definitely exceeding.”

Juniper sighed as I continued to kiss across her soft skin, lowering until I had the swell of her breasts beneath my mouth. But apparently, I wasn’t moving fast enough.

“I want your mouth on me, Julian,” Juniper groaned, wiggling against my body.

“My mouthison you,” I pointed out.

“That’s not what I meant,” she said through clenched teeth.

“Oh, really?” I smiled, releasing her hands as I inched down the bed, slowly taking her pajama bottoms with me. Then I dropped my face between her legs, nipping at her inner thighs. “Think you can stay quiet?”

She sucked in as I grazed my tongue over her underwear, precisely where I knew her clit was hiding beneath. “I’ll do my best.”

“That’s my girl,” I murmured, and I caught a glimpse of her smile growing out of the corner of my eye. It bloomed, spreading over her face.

“What?” I paused because I needed to know exactly what caused that expression to come over her.

“I just like that,” she said with a shrug. “I like being your girl. I’ve always wanted to be your girl.”

That was the best answer she could have ever given. My heart soared as I let my own smile blossom. “You always have been mine, Daisy. And you always will be.”

Her eyes flashed, sparkling with the Juni-like wonder I knew—and loved—all too well.

“Say it,” I prompted, knowing she had something on the tip of her tongue.

She shook her head. “I don’t need to anymore. I know you’re telling the truth.”

“Say it anyway.”

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