Out of Bounds: Steamy Friends-to-Lovers, Angsty Sports Romance by Kristin Lee

Author:Kristin Lee [Lee, Kristin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-09-11T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty

LETTIE

While he orders room service, I change out of my dress. Clean the makeup from my face and brush my teeth. I pop on my pajamas—cotton camisole and matching yellow boy shorts.

Still shocked that Dane flew to Florida to see me, a memory hits me.

Dane and I were about eight or nine years old, playing with his Stretch Armstrong. The action figure had blonde hair and a stocky muscular body that you could pull and twist. We put marks on the pavement with chalk every twelve inches and held onto an arm and a leg. Wanting to see how far he could stretch the toy before he broke, we started toe to toe, then backed up one foot at the same time. We made it to six feet each for a total of twelve feet before Stretch Armstrong’s rubber skin spat. Of course, we pulled harder and stepped back another foot when what could only be described as goo leaked from his body.

I can’t recall ever thinking about this moment before. What triggers memories?

“Damn, Lettie, or should I call you Elizabeth?”

As he drinks me in, he takes a step forward, and I take a step back. We play this game until my back is against the wall. He has taken off his button down, leaving his washboard abs free to admire.

I know he’s upset that Jasper called me Elizabeth.

“Is that what you’re going by now? Lettie isn’t good enough. Do you want me to call you Elizabeth?”

His words are like phantom slaps across my skin. He knows the only one who called me Elizabeth was my mom and dad.

“No.”

He runs his strong hands over his jaw. “Why?”

“You know why.”

“So, why are you letting someone you just met call you Elizabeth?”

I shrug as he tilts my chin so that our eyes collide. Pushing my words up my throat, I say, “Jasper said it sounds more befitting an Olympic Champion.”

“Lettie baby, when are you going to understand that you’re perfect the way you are? But I have to admit I’m scared that you’re letting this guy control you. And I don’t care what name they announce you as or what scrolls across the bottom of ESPN, I just don’t want another man…”

“It’s not like that. He’s hard to argue with, so I just let him call me whatever he wants.”

Dane’s brows pinch together, “So Elizabeth is the answer? That doesn’t sound like my Lettie Bug, letting people boss her around.”

“In fairness, it’s easier to be bossed when I’m on my meds.” I chuckle, attempting to lighten the mood. “Are you going to kiss me, or are we gonna argue about my name?”

“Kissing you isn’t enough, baby.” With one thumb caressing my face, and the other hand stroking my legs, he presses his knee between my thighs, spreading them wide, pushing my boy shorts to the side. “If you need to relax, don’t have expensive wine with someone else. Come to me.” The pads of his fingers sweep through my folds, leaving me breathing heavy.

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