Playmaker: A Baltimore Banners Intermission Novella by Lisa B. Kamps

Author:Lisa B. Kamps [Kamps, Lisa B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BimHaven Press
Published: 2016-01-14T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

"Did you want anything to drink?" Derek stood in front of the refrigerator and called over his shoulder, his voice raised enough to carry into the living room.

"No. Thank you." Bridget's voice was muffled by the distance, a little hesitant, a little unsure. She was probably still standing in front of the patio doors, looking at the view of the harbor stretched out below. He didn't have to see her to know she was probably still nervous.

Hell, he knew the feeling.

What had he been thinking, asking her back to his place? He hadn't been thinking. Not with his big head, anyway. One kiss had been more than enough to wipe all rational thought from his mind, to be replaced with a single purpose proposed solely by his cock.

He wanted her in bed. Again. To feel her body writhe beneath his, to bury his cock deep inside her wet heat. Maybe then he'd be able to stop thinking about her, get her out of his system.

But a nap? Really? That was the best he had been able to come up with?

He closed the refrigerator door and left the kitchen empty-handed. Maybe he shouldn't knock the suggestion, since it seemed to have worked. She was here, wasn't she?

He moved into the living room then stopped, his gaze immediately landing on her. She stood to the side of the patio doors, looking out at the view, just as he expected. What he didn't expect was his body's instant reaction at seeing her, at watching how the afternoon light played against her pale skin, turning it gold. Or how it reflected off her thick red hair, turning it to the color of flames. Vibrant, alive.

What the fuck was wrong with him? He shouldn't be standing here staring at her, like he was mesmerized. But he was.

Or maybe that was just his cock talking, aching to be set free, aching for release. That had to be it.

But why? Why Bridget? What was it about her that created these strong reactions? There was nothing special about her, nothing that stood out, nothing that would draw attention to her. Not to mention that she probably had some serious emotional baggage, too. He hadn't known what to think when she told him she had been in the system, that her mother had died and that she wanted to be a social worker.

He'd had no idea what to say so he just made some neutral comment and shoved more food into his face.

Yeah, she was definitely different, nothing like anyone else he knew, her background nearly completely opposite from his own. Which made his reaction to her even more baffling. One more time, he told himself. One more time and she'd be out of his system and he could stop with this ridiculous obsession.

He stopped next to her, close enough that his shoulder brushed hers. Her body stiffened for a brief second. Derek snaked his arm out and wrapped it around her waist, moving her closer before she could step away.

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