“Shit!” I quickly slip out of her and pull my pants up while handing her the shirt that’s at the end of the bench.
She frantically pulls her skirt down and looks around for her pink lacy underwear, but it’s already in my jeans pocket. She’ll get it back later…maybe. Tugging her shirt down all the way, she whips her tights on and is shoving her skates on just as voices reach the door outside in the tunnel. I’m standing there without a shirt on, and Kat’s hair is a wild, sexy mess, just as my team starts to walk in. They’re shouting and talking like always, but the moment they see me half naked with my pants unzipped and Kat staring with wide eyes, it goes quiet. She looks at me in panic as I mentally try to come up with an explanation, but she reaches around me with a forced, nervous laugh.
“Got it! Thanks, Granger! I needed this and didn’t have any. I’ll see you later!” She quickly walks to the door as if her ass is on fire with her head down so she doesn’t have to look at anyone.
“I’ll see you in class. We can have lunch after because I’m craving something sweet,” I tell her with a cocky smile, and she gets my meaning when her eyes flash with desire. I’m not hungry for food, but what’s between those legs that I’m picturing wrapped around my head. “Be a good girl, Princess!” My shout reaches her ears just before she exits, and she whips her head up with a glare that says retaliation is coming my way.
She slowly smiles, and my heart starts pounding. Based on that look, I’m in deep shit. Fuck. She turns around and walks backwards out the door, my teammates jumping out of her way so she doesn’t bump into them as she stares me directly in the eye.
“Oh but, Granger, I’ve been a very bad girl.” She winks at me when I cross my arms over my chest with narrowed eyes as the locker room fills with catcalls and howls like a wild pack of animals.
Once she exits, I have to admit I’m proud of her backbone and for not backing down from me when I embarrassed her. She just looked guilty as fuck, but if she hadn’t stuck up for herself, the rumors and the ugly people would’ve crawled out of the woodwork to tear her alive. She has to get used to it when she gets attention from the nationals and with me going pro… Holy motherfuckery. I’m thinking of her by my side for the long run.
“Bro, why did she take my jockstrap powder?” Rinnie asks me as he stares at his locker with a confused glance, scratching his head, and turns back to the door she disappeared from.
“Don’t worry about it.” I turn around to get fully undressed for practice, but can’t help chuckling at her horrified look. I wonder when she’s going to realize she stole jockstrap powder from my teammate’s locker.
“You going to stand here all day or move your fucking ass?” Beast’s gruff voice reaches my ears, and I look over my shoulder to see him glaring down at douchebag Jeff, who’s blocking the doorway.
But Jeff’s not even paying attention to Beast. His gaze is narrowed down the tunnel in the direction my Kat went, his nostrils flaring and fists clenched at his sides. He swings his gaze around until it connects with mine, and what I see in his hard, hateful gaze has me seeing red. That fucker better stay away from my girl.
23
Kat
Why must we have pop quizzes on Fridays? As if my morning couldn’t get any worse. I mean, it wasn’t all bad. I’m apparently into having sex in public places…who knew? Granger probably knew, since he can read me like an open book. That dirty, oh God, so dirty man. I like to think I’ve grown over the last month, become someone different. Someone who sticks up for themself, who doesn’t back down from a challenge and is finally living.
I love Granger, that much is obvious, but why do I get the feeling he’s hiding something? When he told me he had to tell me something, I thought he was going to ask me to leave and to stop seeing him. I think that’s why I kept stopping him from talking about it, but now I’m not so sure that’s it. If my gut feeling is right…he loves me too.
I’ll ask him tomorrow night after his game. Mary sent me a 911 text just before class started and asked me to spend the night in her dorm tonight. Guy trouble apparently, which is new, but I think she’s falling for Beast and doesn’t know how to handle it. She isn’t the only one texting me halfway through the day. My father won’t stop messaging me, to get my butt home and talk this out…
