Long: A Secret Baby Sports Romance(52)
“I’m sorry I ran out on you like that. I should have stayed and let you explain. And I should have talked to you sooner.”
I shrugged. “It was your loss.”
“What do you mean?”
“Not talking to me. I’m sure it’s been a struggle.”
She concealed a smile. “It wasn’t right of me, anyway. We’re in this together.”
“Yeah, we are,” I said. “That’s exactly what I’ve been trying to make you understand.”
“I get it,” she said, “but I need you to understand something. Of the two of us, you have a lot more to lose than I do.”
I laughed. “Hardly.”
“You have a shot at playing in the NFL. You’re practically a star right now, Gibson. You have a lot to lose. I’m just a girl.”
I moved toward her and sat down on the base of the statue. We were inches apart. “Maybe,” I conceded, “but that doesn’t mean shit. You’re a person too. Just because I play football doesn’t mean I’m special.”
She sighed, shaking her head. “That’s exactly what I mean. Only someone really special would say that.”
I laughed. “I guess you got me there.”
“But, Gibson, I can’t take your mob money. I just can’t. That’s not what I want from you.”
“You don’t have to take it,” I said, “but I’m going to use it on our kid.”
“I don’t know,” she said.
“Listen, Avery. I understand that it makes you uncomfortable. I can’t blame you, really. But I worked for that money, and it’s mine now. I’m going to spend it on the kid one way or another.”
“Fine,” she said, sighing. “On the baby, but not on me.”
“You got a deal.”
“Our relationship is important to me, Gibson. I want you to be a part of this kid’s life, you know? I don’t want to jeopardize that.”
“Nothing can jeopardize that,” I said.
“Maybe. But for now, I think we should, you know, try to stay friends.”
I frowned at the way she said friends.
“If that’s what you want,” I conceded.
“I guess it is right now.”
“Okay then, princess. But if you want to just be friends, then I’m not going to take you behind this statue and make you come so hard you go numb all over.”
She finally cracked a smile. “I guess I’m missing out.”
“You absolutely are. I’d press you up against the concrete, fuck you rough in the dirt, tongue that clit until you couldn’t see straight.”
“Probably for the best then,” she said, standing. “I have homework to do. I need my vision.”
“See you tomorrow morning then?”
She frowned. “I don’t know.”
“Hynes got used to seeing your pretty ass bright and early. You wouldn’t want to disappoint him.”
“I guess not.”
“Plus, where else are you going to find the perfect specimen for your study?”
“Nowhere,” she said, back to smiling.
I stood up and started to walk away. “See you tomorrow morning then.”
I smiled to myself as I headed back toward my apartment. I knew she was looking at me, and I knew what she was thinking.
She was wondering how she was going to resist me. She was wondering how she was going to be so close to me without her pussy getting wet, without her body betraying her.
But that was exactly what I wanted. I wanted her body to betray her, because her body knew what she really wanted.
And I wasn’t going to give it to her until she had to beg for more.
24
Avery
I showed up at Gibson’s bright and early at the usual time. I knocked once and he let me in, looking sleepy.
“Good morning, sunshine,” I said to him.
“Morning,” he grunted. He sipped from a coffee mug.
“Oh hell yeah,” Hynes said from the kitchen. “She’s back and looking lovely as ever.”
Gibson gave him a look. “Down boy. That’s my baby momma.”
He laughed. “Your fucking baby momma. She’d leave you in a second for me if she weren’t already knocked up.”
I couldn’t help but smile and laugh. “I think he has a point,” I said to Gibson.
“You’re just delirious. It’s early. You’re exhausted.”
“See, man? She wants the Hynes.”
“On second thought,” I said, “I’m not into guys who talk about themselves in the third person. I think I’ll stick with nobody for now.”
Hynes busted up laughing and then disappeared back into his bedroom. I steered Gibson to the couch and started going through the routine.