Close Quarters: MM Sports Romance by Regina Kyle

Author:Regina Kyle [Kyle, Regina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-14T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 12

Ben

Ugh.

I hate socializing at the best of times. And this is not the best of times. I’m surrounded by strangers—and the occasional familiar face—my dick is still half hard from my make-out session with Grady, and my drink is empty. And this is the longest fucking party in the history of the world.

Or maybe it just seems interminable because Grady’s across the room with not one but two scantily clad F1 fangirls hanging all over him.

There I go, getting jealous again when I’ve got absolutely no claim to him. All we’ve done is share a few kisses. Sloppy, passionate, mind-numbing kisses, but still. And he’s gay, for fuck’s sake. It’s not like he’s going to take one—or both—of them home tonight.

Nope. That’ll be me in his bed. Finishing what we started earlier.

I tried staying away from him. But he’s like the goddamn Borg. Resistance is futile. So I’m done trying. Or I will be, once this party is over.

If it’s ever over.

Besides, he has a point. There may be a thirteen-year age difference between us, but we’re both mature, responsible adults, capable of keeping our extracurricular activities separate from our work relationship. People who work together do it all the time, right? What’s the worst that could happen?

“Hey.” Stefan comes rolling up beside me, having to shout to be heard over the techno beats the DJ is spinning.

“Fancy meeting you here,” I shout back, grateful for the distraction. Beats watching Grady being pawed like a piece of meat. “I thought you and Lina were heading back to Stuttgart right after the race.”

“So did I. But she had other ideas.” He gestures toward the bar, where his wife is waiting to be served. Something nonalcoholic, presumably. “Said she couldn’t leave without seeing you.”

“As long as she isn’t here to string me up by the short and curlies.” I try to make it sound like a joke, but like any good joke, there’s a kernel of truth underneath it. More than a kernel, if I’m honest. He can insist that he and Lina don’t blame me for the accident, but it’s going to take more than that for me to forgive myself.

Stefan gives me an indulgent smile. “I don’t think you need to worry about that. She wants to thank you for agreeing to be the baby’s godfather.”

As if on cue, Lina appears next to her husband with two glasses, one filled with amber liquid and the other with what looks like club soda. She hands the amber one to him and takes a sip from the other before turning to me. The warmth shining in her eyes reassures me that my family jewels are safe. For the moment. If there’s one thing Lina is, it’s unpredictable. And more than a little intimidating when she gets worked up about something. As scary as that can be, I’m glad Stefan has her in his corner.

“Congratulations.” She gives me a one-armed hug. “You must be happy with today’s result.”

Stefan nods in agreement. “Yes. Your boy did good out there.

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