Bigger Than Beckham by V.K. Sykes

Author:V.K. Sykes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, sports, soccer, hot romance, steamy romance, steamy, sports romance

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

As Martha sank down in her seat, her short skirt slid up to reveal so much of her tanned, slim thighs that Tony’s heart pounded with a beat that almost drowned out the roar of the crowd. He didn’t know whether to laugh at himself or smack his head against the chair in front for his relentlessly cock-driven thoughts. He’d just hit Martha with the proposition that had been on his mind for the past twenty-four hours, and yet his sodding, sex-addled brain was fixated on how fabulous her long legs had felt draped over his shoulders last night as he sank himself inside her sweet, sweet body.

Forcing his eyes back to her face, he confronted the shock plainly written on her tight features. She stared straight out at the pitch with her mouth slightly open, clearly surprised. But was she surprised pleased or surprise horrified? He couldn’t read her yet and his body had tensed in response.

Finally, she tilted her head and brushed back an errant lock of glossy blond hair before catching his eye. “This is a hell of a place to propose a big-time business deal, Branch.”

Tony let out a big breath, his muscles starting to relax in response to Martha’s wry smile.

“I can be impulsive at times,” he said with a self-deprecating shrug. “Maybe I just got caught up in all this excitement.”

He shot a quick look around them. Even though he figured no one could overhear their conversation in the midst of the continuing din, he kept his voice low. “But now I’ve said it, so I suppose I can’t take it back.”

“I know exactly how impulsive you can be.” Martha impatiently pushed her hair back again after the wind blew it across her face. “Hell, you’re the guy who hopped on a business jet with your buddy and flew all the way across the Atlantic Ocean on the off chance I might actually listen to what y’all had to say.”

She reached into her bag and fished out a pair of stylish red sunglasses. “By the way, I’ve been meaning to tell you that your carbon footprint sucks.”

Tony had to laugh at the deft way she was able to poke a needle into him while maintaining a perfectly deadpan expression. But was she just stalling for time?

“So, what do you think?” he prompted. He glanced down again and noticed that despite her breezy tone, her hands were gripping the arms of her seat tightly enough to whiten the skin across her knuckles.

Martha thrust her chin out in an unconscious defensive gesture he was beginning to recognize. “What do I think? Well, I think that if you’re really serious about this and not just playing me, Tony, it would be a very good idea if you made it clear exactly what you mean by a partnership.”

He took a moment, sitting on the edge of his seat and watching intently as the Lions passed the ball back and forth in midfield, patiently preparing to launch another attack.

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