The Elite Boxed Set by Nicole Flockton

Author:Nicole Flockton [Flockton, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-25T23:00:00+00:00

Somehow they managed to polish off the pizza and keep conversation to neutral topics. Dane’s body co-operated with his mind and his hard-on reduced from painful to not so painful. Another cold shower looked to be on the agenda the moment he returned to his own apartment.

Brooke walked back into the living room with two bottles of water, her long legs encased in soft jeans eating up the distance. Ah, the joys of being a professional athlete with the prospect of a drug test being sprung on them unexpectedly. Oh, if he wanted to, he could have the occasional beer, but Dane knew his competitive window was small. And since Brooke was here for training, he knew she wouldn’t want to put anything that would be a detriment to her body’s performance in her system.

She sat back down and, like when he’d first sat down, her body crashed into his. Instinctively, he put his arm around her, keeping her tucked up to his side. He held his breath as her body stiffened against him, before a few seconds later relaxing into his side.

“I’m glad you came over tonight, Dane.” The words were soft, as though the admission had been dragged from deep within her soul.

“I am, too.” God, how he wanted to hook a finger under her chin, turn her toward him so he could sample her lips once again. But he resisted. The moment was too perfect. He knew if he tried to kiss her, she’d bolt from her place beside him.

“How long are you going to be living in this complex?”

Finally, they were hitting on the topics that had swirled around in the air while they’d been eating, both too afraid to address them and shatter the harmony they’d found.

Dane brushed a hand down her silky hair, capturing a skein and curling it around his finger. The scent of fresh mint wafted up to him. He could bury his face into the softness. “Probably a couple of months. I can stay longer if I want, but I need my own place. Somewhere away from fellow competitors. Plus, I have all my stuff in storage.”

“Is your move going to be permanent?”

“I’ll be here for as long as Coach wants to keep training me.”

“I don’t imagine he’ll want to break up the relationship you have. Not after the success you had at the Games.”

“Nothing is guaranteed in this sport. There’s always someone younger or faster nipping at your heels. My goal is get ready for the Commonwealth Games, seeing as they’ll be held in Brisbane in 2018, and after that I’ll re-evaluate and see if I want to continue with my training to aim for Tokyo 2020.”

“Commonwealth Games? I’ve heard about those. But they don’t get too much coverage in the US.”

“They used to be known as the Empire Games and usually the competing countries are all members of the Commonwealth. So England, Canada, New Zealand, Asian and the Caribbean nations, to name a few.” He tugged lightly on the portion of hair still curled around his fingers.

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