Hail Mary: An Enemies-to-Lovers Roommate Sports Romance (Red Zone Rivals) by Kandi Steiner

Author:Kandi Steiner [Steiner, Kandi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kandi Steiner
Published: 2023-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Mary

After grabbing a quick bite to eat, Leo and I dragged our asses back to The Pit. The exhaustion from the night before combined with the adrenaline crash from tattooing had me yawning every two seconds, and one look at Leo when we kicked our shoes off at the door told me he felt the same.

It was quiet in the house, and I checked the time on my phone. “A little early for everyone to be asleep already.”

“Tomorrow is our first real practice with the depth chart set,” Leo reminded me. “Coach will start kicking our asses at the crack of dawn.”

“Guess that means you should get some sleep, too.”

“Shouldn’t be an issue,” he said around a yawn.

“Do you want the bed tonight? I feel so awful that you’re still on the—”

Leo cut my words off with a roll of his eyes before he reached out, snagged my wrist in his hand, and tugged me into him.

“I’m fine, Stig,” he said with a smirk aimed down at me. “And I like having you in my bed.”

Chills erupted from where his breath whispered along my lips all the way down my spine.

His body pressed against mine, his hold on me so comfortable and confident, like he’d done it a million times, like I belonged nowhere if not in his arms.

I swallowed when he brushed my hair out of my eyes, tucking it behind one ear.

“Is it okay that I call you that?”

My heart skipped a beat before picking up double time. All I could do was nod, because all my awareness was zeroed in on where one of his hands held my waist, the other cradling my jaw.

Suddenly, I wasn’t tired anymore.

I watched as Leo’s throat bobbed with a thick swallow, like he just realized how close we were, too. He slowly slid his hand behind my neck, pulling me into him for a hug.

“Thank you for tonight,” he said softly.

I closed my eyes, inhaling his scent as my fingers curled in the fabric of his t-shirt. I couldn’t be sure how long we stood there like that, but I knew when he finally put space between us, I felt so dizzy I had to brace a hand on the wall to keep from falling.

“Well,” I said. “Goodnight, then.”

Leo shoved his hands in his pockets. “Goodnight.”

I climbed the stairs in a daze, somehow managing to brush my teeth and wash my face before stripping out of my clothes and throwing on the largest t-shirt I owned. I crawled into bed, ready for exhaustion to take me under, but as soon as my head hit the pillow and the distinct smell of Leo surrounded me, every cell in my body buzzed to life again.

A deep inhale of him had my eyes closing, and I curled up in the sheets only to huff and throw them off me in the next breath. My nipples peaked under the cool air, adding to my already-over-sensitized nervous system as I stared up at the ceiling.

“Go to bed,” I told myself, like saying it out loud would give me the restraint I needed.

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