Total pages in book: 61
Estimated words: 58342 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 292(@200wpm)___ 233(@250wpm)___ 194(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 58342 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 292(@200wpm)___ 233(@250wpm)___ 194(@300wpm)
“I’ll tell you all about it,” I promise. “But first, I want my retirement gift.”
“Your gift?” She hikes up her brows in alarm. “But I didn’t--”
I interrupt her. “Oh, you’ve got something for me, gorgeous. It’s wrapped in black pants and a gray T-shirt.”
The corners of her lips turn up in a sexy smile. “And you’re going to unwrap it?”
I peek around her shoulder in search of a hallway. “Soon as I find your bedroom.”
Her apartment is small, with oak hardwood floors and two big windows in the living room. The kitchen just has the basics and is open to the living room. Framed vintage cosmetics ads adorn the walls and there are pillows and blankets scattered all over the living room furniture.
“It’s the doorway on the right. The other one’s the bathroom.”
I start walking that direction. She puts her hands on my cheeks and looks into my eyes.
“I thought you sounded weird on the phone. Is this why?”
“Yeah.” I grin. “I was afraid you’d be able to tell from the background noise that I was at an airport.”
Her expression turns serious. “I may need to think about this, actually. I’m still young. In my prime, really. Should I be fucking around with a retiree?”
I roar with laughter and smack her ass as I walk into her bedroom. The unmade queen-size bed takes up most of the tiny room. I set her on it and she grins up at me playfully.
I pull a box of condoms from my pocket and hold it up for her to see. “I had more than fucking around in mind, so think fast, gorgeous.”
Her smile is replaced by a serious look, her eyes wide. “Linc...are you sure?”
I tear open the box, looking down at her as she leans up on her elbows. “I’ve done a lot of thinking in the past couple of weeks. And here are the things I’m sure of, I’m done with hockey and I want this with you, more than anything. I love you, Trin. I want a future with you.”
Tears pool in her eyes. “I love you, too. I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you.”
Setting the condoms down, I move on top of her, supporting my weight on my elbows as I kiss her. Immediately, I know this is right.
My teammates back home were in a state of shock when I announced my retirement. I got cleared medically to return to playing, but after a couple weeks of sitting with my team in arenas with flashing lights and pounding music, I didn’t want to go back.
I’m done chasing wins and records. I miss the quiet peace of my time with Trin at the cabin.
I kiss every inch of her as I remove her clothes, aching to bring her pleasure. She allowed me past the walls she’d built, and I want to do the same for her.
She stiffens nervously as I lower my face to the apex of her thighs. I sit up, my knees on the bed, and put one of her legs over my shoulder, kissing her calf.
“Don’t be nervous,” I murmur, running my hand from her ankle, up her calf, to her thigh.
She meets my gaze. “I feel like...in Alaska, I was a different person. Uninhibited. With nothing to lose. But in my own bedroom, I’m the person I’ve always been.”
Moving my free hand between her legs, I slowly run the backs of my fingers up and down the seam of her pussy. She gasps and closes her eyes.
“You’ll never lose me, Trin. I know you. I know your body and I want you more than any other woman on this planet.”
I put a finger inside her and she moans. My cock is straining in my jeans, my fantasies about being inside her finally on the verge of coming true. When I circle her clit with my thumb, she bites her lip and moans again.
“Open your eyes, gorgeous.” I put my thumb in my mouth and thoroughly wet it, then return it to her clit.
Her eyes fly open as I circle it, her lips parting as she meets my gaze. This is one of my favorite things about her. She starts off shy, but once I get her turned on, she forgets all her inhibitions and gives herself over to me.
“Not from this,” she pants, scooting back slightly. “I want to come when you’re inside me.”
I move from the bed, enjoying the way she watches me as I pull off my shirt and unbutton my jeans. I want this with every cell of my body. I never thought I could feel the sense of rightness I have with her.
I put a condom on, hoping I don’t suck at this since it’s been so long. But when I slide inside her and we both groan, all my fears and insecurities disappear.