Kam's heart sank at hearing that. That was the worst thing Kam could think to happen to anyone who played a sport he or she was passionate about.
"That's awful." Kam leaned in to kiss PJ's shoulder.
"No its not." PJ shifted on the bed to face Kam. He reached out to cup his hands around Kam's cheeks. "If I hadn't gotten hurt, I'd be playing ball somewhere far away from Silver Creek, and I would never have met you." PJ brushed his lips lightly over Kam's. "You want to know how I got through that hard time in my life?"
Kam nodded.
"I told myself that everything happens for a reason and that fate must have something really great in store for me." PJ shrugged. "I guess that meant coming here and meeting you."
Kam stared longingly into PJ's eyes and couldn't resist rushing forward to capture those perfect warm lips in a toe curling kiss. Kam would never get enough of PJ's kisses or his touch. This man had the ability to piss him off yet make him feel so loved because that was what this was about. Kam never gave much thought to love at first sight, but PJ had proved him wrong. It did exist.
"Way to put a guy on the spot," Kam said breathlessly, breaking the kiss. "Talk about pressure."
"Oh, I think you'll do fine." PJ caressed his big hand down Kam's back, then grabbed a handful of Kam's butt cheek. "The moment I saw you I knew you were the other half of my soul and an amazing shortstop." PJ let out a deep sigh. "You know I saw you play before, right?"
"You did?" Kam started to wrack him mind. Surely he would have remembered seeing PJ if that were the case. "When?"
"I did." PJ nodded. "I went down to visit Brock and got to see you play. Granted, I used seeing him as an excuse." PJ smiled sheepishly. "But either way I watched the game you played against the Gators, and you blew my mind, and it wasn't just because we were mates, but I could tell how much you loved the game. It was a combination of that and us being mates that had me falling in love with you."
"What?" Kam flinched so hard he hit his head on the wood headboard. "Did you just say you fell in love with me?" Kam shook his head from side to side "Do you love me?"
"Uh … "
PJ moved to the edge of the bed, kicked his legs over, and then stood. Kam was momentarily distracted by his mate's bare ass as he bent down to pick up his discarded shorts from the bedroom floor and pulled them up his thick muscular legs. PJ started to pace across the room. His cheeks and neck were flushed, and he worried his bottom lip.
"Kam, it's like this." PJ stopped in front of the bed to face him, his hands out in front of him.
"You love me." Kam sat up on his knees and moved to the foot of the bed. This should have scared the holy hell out of him, but it didn't. It was never bad to have someone love or care for you. Kam didn't think he was ready to say the words back to PJ, but he knew that's where all this was leading to.
"I … " PJ lifted his hands and fisted his fingers in his hair. "Fuck!"
"Hey!" Kam jumped off the bed, naked as the day he was born, and stood in front of PJ. "I get that I'm not perfect but I'm not bad either. You should want to love me." Kam poked a finger into PJ's chest. "I'm funny, athletic. I'm a nice person-"
Kam's list of what he thought were his good qualities was cut off by PJ covering his mouth with his insistent lips. Whatever else Kam might have wanted to say was gone from his mind as if a stiff wind had blown into the bedroom and swept it away. And speaking of stiff, his cock had filled to full on hard and he shifted closer to grind his hard on against PJ's.
"You're all those things and more, Kam." PJ rested his forehead against Kam's while they both worked to catch their breath. "I do love you but I don't want you to feel like I'm rushing you into anything. Does that make sense?"
"It does." Kam flicked his tongue out to moisten his lips, tasting PJ on his tongue. "I'm not sure I'm ready to say those words back just yet but it's heading in that direction." Kam looked up at PJ. "I've never felt this way about another person before in my life, and I love this feeling and never want it to go away."
"Me either." PJ pulled Kam even closer. "You're all I've ever wanted in a mate, and nothing will ever change that."
Everything in this one single moment was perfect. There was just one very important thing they had to work out, besides figuring at the living situation and PJ being his coach, and it was PJ meeting Kam's family. That was sure to be a fun time.
"Okay, good! Remember you said that." Kam sucked in his upper lip and nibbled on the delicate skin. At PJ's confused expression Kam explained. "My dads and brother are going to want to meet you, and I think the sooner, the better."
"Oh." PJ's eyebrows lifted off his forehead. "Yeah, sure. I want to meet them as well. I mean I've met them before but not as your mate so this will be good."
"Famous last words."
Kam started to laugh, and PJ tackled him onto the bed. They lay tangled together, kissing and holding on tight to one another. This was all still really strange to Kam. Just a few days ago, he was a straight man living his life, hoping one day to find the perfect wife. Little did he know he'd find the perfect husband instead. It was funny how life worked out like it did.
Chapter Twelve
"I can do this." PJ's eye twitched as he gripped the steering wheel in his hand. "I'm Kam's mate and they can't stop us from being together. They'll like me. Everyone likes me." PJ was doing his best to psych himself up. He'd never dated anyone long enough that it required him meeting their parents, so this was all brand new to him.
After that first night together engaging in wild passionate sex, PJ and Kam woke up and realized they had to face the world. They couldn't just stay in PJ's bedroom for the rest of their lives, no matter how appealing that sounded to both of them.
Sex with Kam had been mind-blowing. It was hard to believe his mate had been a virgin before that. Well, anal virgin. He was certain Kam had his fair share of women conquest in his young life. That made PJ a little jealous and envious of those who had his mate first, but in the grand scheme of things, it was nothing really. PJ was Kam's first male lover, and from the sounds he pulled from Kam every time they made love, PJ could tell it was the best sex his young mate had ever had.
Kam was in no rush to tell his family. PJ thought it best to get that out of the way right away but Kam was hesitant. It wasn't too shocking. Kam had been straight before meeting PJ. It was bound to be a shock to his folks.
It had been over a week of them sneaking off together, making love under the stars or in PJ's bed that they both came to the conclusion that it was time to tell Kam's family. PJ had already told his parents and they had even talked to Kam on the phone. PJ and Kam were planning to go visit his parents over the Thanksgiving break. So now it was only fair to fill Kam's dads in on the good news.
The street Kam's dads lived on was just up ahead. PJ hit his blinker and turned left. He saw Kam's Jeep already in the drive. That eased his nerves just a little bit. His mate was great, handsome, smart, and athletic, yet he was also a pain in the ass. Kam was the funny guy, always cracking jokes. PJ was totally prepared for his mate to try to make light of this to keep his parents calm. Kam had explained that his parents still babied him at times because he was their youngest, but it was also going to be a shock to them. They wouldn't mind the whole gay thing, but PJ being older and his baseball coach they might have issues with. It shouldn't matter what Kam's dads thought, but it did. PJ loved Kam and wanted his family to accept their relationship.
PJ parked his truck behind Kam's Jeep, then got out. He took a deep breath, shook out his arms, then headed toward the door. He knocked once, then waited. The sound of pounding feet running toward the door had PJ taking a step back.
"Hello," a little boy with bright blond hair and blues eyes answered. "Are you Uncle Kam's friend?"
"Yes I am." PJ knelt and held his hand out to the little boy. "You must be Riley."
The little boy smiled brightly and nodded.
"Kam has told me a lot about you." PJ leaned in close and whispered. "He said you're his favorite nephew."