Stealing Home by Nicole Williams

Author:Nicole Williams [Williams, Nicole]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Stealing Home
Publisher: Nicole Williams
Published: 2016-07-08T21:00:00+00:00

“I’M SORRY I put you on the spot like that,” Luke said from the second-row seat of his SUV while I sat in the driver’s seat, feeling like I was driving a tank down the interstate.

“You didn’t put me on the spot. There was just a lot coming at me at that particular moment in time.”

“Like me suggesting I introduce you to my sisters.”

I sagged in relief when he pointed at the upcoming exit sign. In addition to feeling like a bus in comparison to my small sedan, Luke’s SUV wasn’t a smooth ride. My body would probably still be vibrating tomorrow morning. “Like me realizing I made a bad call letting you play tonight.”

“You didn’t make a bad call.”

As he said it, I heard him adjust the bag of ice I’d forced him to keep on his leg. I’d also insisted he keep it elevated for the next twenty-four hours, which was why I was in my current condition—barreling a tank off the interstate while Luke Archer sat behind me with a reinjured groin muscle.

“Is that why you didn’t want to say anything to Coach about it?” I asked.

Our eyes connected in the rear view mirror.

“I didn’t want to say anything to him because there was nothing to report.”

“And that’s the reason you have a bag of ice on your crotch and are laid out in the backseat, right?”

He leaned forward, bracing his hands between the passenger and driver’s seats. He smelled fresh from the shower, his still-wet hair curling around the rim of his ball cap.

Getting distracted by the way Luke smelled was not a great idea if I placed a priority on getting him to a destination safe and in one piece.

“No, you are the reason I have a bag of frozen water on my crotch.” His fingers curled into my headrest caressed my cheek. “I’d much rather have something else between them right now.”

“Like a vise?”

Archer chuckled, pointing me down the right road when we came to the end of the off-ramp. “Hey, Allie?”

“Mm-hmm?”

“Thank you.”

“For what?”

“For letting me play. For taking a chance on me. For being you.” His hand dropped to my shoulder and gave it a squeeze.

“Is that all?”

“No, not all, but it sums up a good chunk of my thanks.” He pointed down the next road, and I coaxed the tank into a turn.

“In that case, you’re welcome.” I tried not to get distracted by him in the rearview mirror. Or the way I could feel him leaning toward me. Or the way his hand was still lingering on my shoulder. “Can I ask you a weird question?”

“I’d be disappointed if you asked me one that wasn’t weird.”

I lifted my brow at him in the rearview mirror. “The condom thing.” I swallowed. “Pulling out last time . . . what’s the deal? I’ve never met a guy so concerned with birth control.”

Luke didn’t look the slightest bit uncomfortable with the topic when I checked the mirror.

“Do you not trust me—what I said about

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