Scored by Marquita Valentine

Author:Marquita Valentine [Valentine, Marquita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Sports
Publisher: Valentine Publishing, LLC
Published: 2017-06-18T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 14

Dallas

It’s a home-game day on a Saturday afternoon—a makeup game against Miami that was called because of Hurricane Edwardo. I’m sitting in the Renegades locker room with my earbuds in while I transition into beast mode. The Dolphins’ defense is a beast this season, which means there can be no mistakes. No distractions. No—

A text from Paige pops up on my notifications, and I swipe right.

Paige: Good luck today! I’ll be wearing my Renegades jersey while I cheer you on.

Me: Why don’t you put on jeans and join some of the guys and me for drinks after the game before we go back to my place for dinner? Finley’s not invited. JK.

Paige: That sounds nice, but I was thinking I could wear my jersey to your house and bring Mexican takeout? I’ll be starving by the time everything is done and over.

Paige at my place again. Wearing my jersey and bringing Mexican. I’m pretty fucking sure I’m about to die and go to heaven.

Me: I’ll let the guys know. BTW, this will be date 4 if you’re keeping count.

Paige: Sounds like you’re the one keeping count.

Me: I’m a fan of numbers. Math, especially. No matter where you go, 2+2=4.

Paige: That’s your go-to international language? I’m shocked.

Me: Number two is the language of love.

Paige: There he is… LOL.

Me: If you want to head on over to watch the game on my big screen, the codes to get into my gate and house are 5734, 31415.

Paige: Got it! See you tonight. Go Renegades!

I allow myself time to enjoy her last line before I put my phone in airplane mode and concentrate on the beat.

My blood starts to pound.

My leg starts to jump.

My hands start to flex.

The lead up to the game is almost exactly the same as the lead up to sex. Hell, I look at sex and football in almost the same light. Both require patience, a light touch, and the instinct to know when to drive in deep. A certain amount of finesse is required throughout, especially after everything is said and done. Everyone involved needs to be satisfied and go home with a smile on their face.

The main difference is I have more control over satisfaction and smiles in the bedroom. I can guaran-damn-tee that they’ll come back for more.

Except with Paige. With her, I actually have to try, have to learn new plays that keep me from scoring but will lead to a win by the end. Or at least, I hope so.

Coach strides in the locker room, the assistant coaches following close behind. He’s got his game face on. He wants to win this badly. Miami was his old team. The one he cut his teeth on when he first got started.

“We’re not going to let you down, Coach,” I say, and my teammates start to chime in.

“We’re going to spank Miami so hard they’ll cry.”

“They will know the Renegades hit them hard.”

As one, we stand up, getting more pumped with each passing moment, and bring it in for a last-minute huddle and prayer.

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