Chapter 32

CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO

Cole

The girls are up on stage singing Miley Cyrus’s “Party In the USA.” and they’re having a blast. It’s nice to see them cut loose.

It’s just Ty and I at the table for the moment. Dean and King went to order some food.

“Think we can go home soon?” Ty asks me.

“I sure hope so.” I tell him honestly.

“Me too, brother. I’ll ask Heather when they get back to the table.”

“Sounds good to me. Before they finish, I have a favor to ask.” I tell him.

“What do you need? It better not get in me trouble with my wife.”

I chuckle. He knows better.

“I would never.” I say, sounding appalled.

“Sure, sure.” He nods his head.

“I know when you took Heather to see that broadway show you had set up being able to bypass the paps. Can you help me? I want to surprise A by taking her to a show.”

“Little brother, look at you. I’m proud of you.” he grins. “Yeah, I’ll send you the info tomorrow. Do you know what show?”

“I do. I think she’ll be happy and surprised. But I’m not telling you so you can let it slip to Heather.” I tell him

“I can keep a secret from my wife.” He tells me.

“Only if it’s something for her.” I call him out.

“Whatever. The song is about to be done,” he informs me.

I chuckle under my breath. He’s just trying to change the subject on me. He’s been doing that since we were teens when he is over me calling him out.

The song ends and the girls make their way back to the table. They’re all smiles and laughter.

“You about ready to go home, wife?” Ty asks Heather.

She looks at Adriana and Dani to see if they’re ready. It’s refreshing to see Heather have girlfriends that get her. She will hang out with the other girlfriends and wives of our teammates, but it’s not the same as her friendships with Adriana and Dani.

The girls both nod their heads.

“Yes, we can go home. I need to head to the ladies’ room first.” She tells him.

“Me too!” Dani seconds.

Those two head to the restroom. Ty walks over to some of our guys to let them know we are taking off.

“Cole.” Adriana says.

“Yes, A.” I respond.

She looks around to see who is near us.

“Who are you looking for?” I ask.

“No one. Just wanted to tell you yes.” She says with a smile.

“Yes? Bubble time?” I ask her.

“Yes, Casanova.” She tells me and walks over to where Ty is standing now with Heather and Dani.

Hell yeah. I’m a happy camper. My girl is coming home with me.

I walk over to where they are. Dean and King are now standing with them, too.

“We are heading out. You guys good?” Ty asks them.

“Yeah, we’ll grab an Uber home.” King answers.

“Alright, we’ll see you two tomorrow at practice.” I say.

They both say bye to us and we head for the door. As we walk, we say goodbye to anyone we know.

“See you at home,” Heather says as the girls get in her car.

Ty pulls into his driveway behind Heather’s car.

“Thanks for driving today. I’ll drive us to practice tomorrow.”

“Bro, I’ve told you before, you don’t have to thank me. We take turns driving.”

“I know, but you know damn well our parents raised us better than that.” I chastise him.

“Mmhhmm. Get the hell out of my truck.” He tells me and then I hear him mutter under his breath, “Using mom and dad on me. What an ass.”

I chuckle to myself as I get out and walk over to the passenger side where Adriana just got out.

“What’s so funny?” Adriana asks me as I slide my arm around her shoulders.

“That I can still annoy my big brother all these years later.” I tell her.

“Boys.” She says.

“Do you need to grab anything from your place, babe?” I ask her.

“Depends. Can I steal a t-shirt to sleep in?” She asks.

“You just want another shirt of mine.” I chuckle. “But yes, of course you can. I enjoy seeing you in my clothes.”

“There you go again, Casanova. I just need to let Dani in to grab her stuff.” She says as she laughs.

“Oh shit, I forgot Dani was spending the night. I’m sorry. You can come stay over another night, babe.” I tell her, feeling like an asshole.

“I was told to have bubble time with you. Dani’s leaving early in the morning to head home. She has to catch a flight to Cali.” She informs me.

“Are you sure? I don’t want to be the needy boyfriend and take you away from your friends.”

“I’m sure she wouldn’t have it any other way.” Adriana says adamantly.

“If you are sure.”

“I am,” she says, leaving no room for discussion.

We head over to where Dani, Heather, and Ty are by the gate.

“Thank you for letting me have her tonight, Dani.” I say.

“It’s only because I see how happy you make her. And the bubble comment was a swoon moment.” Dani teases me.

“Come on, lady, let’s go grab my stuff.” Dani tells Adriana.

“Be right back,” Adriana says to us.

The two of them go up the stairs and into Adriana’s place. It sometimes seems weird to think of it as her place since it’s also located where my brother lives. I can’t deny that I like her being close even if I’m not with her.

“Bubble time, huh?” Heather says.

“What?” I ask slyly.

“Don’t be all what with me. You are so smitten and I’m loving this front-row seat I have,” she says.

“I know. I know. You’ve been waiting for this to happen. Seems fitting you brought her here, too.” I tell her.

Ty laughs, and Heather joins him.

“I’m happy for you. I wasn’t sure if I was going to have to wait until after you retired after that user, Layla.” Heathers states.

“I wasn’t sure either. I just knew I didn’t want to be with someone like her again.”

“A definitely isn’t anything like her.” Ty says.

“That means a lot coming from you. No offense Heather.” I say.

I don’t tell Tyler this often, but his approval is something I might not need, but want. And that goes for anything in my life. He’s my big brother and his opinion matters to me. Especially after mom and dad died. He’s the only one in the family who can call me out on my shit the way our dad would. I do the same for him too. We might have to be there for each other, but I also want to be there for him and his family, too.

We hear Dani and Adriana come out of the apartment to make their way towards us. It only takes them a moment to reach us.

“I’ll text you when I get on the plane tomorrow.” Dani says to Adriana.

“You better woman. I love you. Thank you.” Adriana says to Dani as they hug.

Adriana goes to say goodbye to Heather and Dani comes over to me.

“So now that you two are official, as her best friend, I have to say this. I like you Cole. I think you are good for her. Please don’t break her heart. I don’t want the Grizzlies fans to hate me if I have to break the hands and knees of one of their favorite players.” She says quietly but sternly to me.

The only thing I can do is smile at her. I’m glad Adriana has someone looking out for her like this. I know Heather does too, but it’s not the same as Dani.

“I will always do what I can to make her happy. That you have my word on.” I tell her with the utmost honesty.

“Good. Thank you for not giving up on her.” Dani says and gives me a hug.

I just nod at her. I don’t know what else to say. There was no way I was going to give up on her.

“Ready baby?” I ask Adriana.

“Yes. Bye guys.” She says.

I take her hand in mine, and that’s how we walk back to my place.

We get into the house and go straight to the kitchen.

“Do you want something to eat or drink?” I ask her.

“Water please.” She replies.

I grab two waters out of the fridge.

“Ready to head upstairs or do you want to watch a movie or tv down here?” I give her the choice.

“We can go upstairs. I can’t be falling asleep on the couch again.” She laughs out.

“I can say it wouldn’t matter where we sleep, but it would be nice to have the space of a bed.” I tell her.

“Exactly.” she agrees.

We go upstairs into my bedroom. I go straight to my dresser in the walk-in closet to get Adriana a t-shirt. I grab one of my college baseball ones and head back into the bedroom.

“Here you go. You can change first. Do you need anything else in the bathroom?”

“Do you still have the extra toothbrushes we stocked you up with?” She asks.

“Exactly where you put them.’ I tell her.

With that, she is off to the ensuite bathroom. I unpack my bag and grab my sleep shorts and a plain white t-shirt. I cue the tv up with the next Harry Potter movie for when we get into bed.

Oh, I need to text Ty so I can get the info for my surprise date with Adriana.

I grab my phone from my pocket and text him. He gets back to me right away with the information, and I thank him.

Adriana walks out of the bathroom and fuck me. Her being here in just my t-shirt is better than I ever imagined it. And I have imagined it. More than I’d like to admit.

“You’re up, Casanova.” she tells me.

“I’ll be right back.” I say as I go to pass her and drop a kiss on her lips.

I change and do what I need to quicker than usual. I want to get back to my girl.

When I walk out of the bathroom, I see her just standing there. I walk up directly behind her and wrap my arms around her waist.

“You okay?” I ask her.

“I didn’t know if you have a side of the bed.” She tells me.

“Baby, I’ll sleep on whatever side. As long as you're in my bed with me, I don’t care about sides. I only care about you being there.” I say as I kiss her cheek.

She leans her head back against my shoulder and sighs.

I let go of her and she walks to the other side of the bed and pulls back the covers. She lays down and pulls the covers over her.

I follow suit, getting into bed too. I prop my pillow up a little so I can lean against the headboard instead of laying flat.

“You ready for the next movie?” I ask her.

“You really are going to watch them all with me, aren’t you?” She asks in almost in a state of awe.

“I told you I would. You know I mean what I say.”

“I do. It’s one of the things I like most about you,” she tells me.

I press play on the remote and put it on my nightstand next to the bed. I need to get her in my arms asap after that statement.

“Come over here. I believe I said something about cuddling.” I say as I outstretch my left arm.

“That you did,” she says as comes to put her head on my shoulder to where she can still watch the movie.

She bends her knee and puts it over my thigh. I hope she doesn’t move it because I won’t be responsible for my body’s reaction to her. Knowing she only has my t-shirt, and I pray underwear on, is bad enough. I just want to leave my mark on every inch of her body so that no one will ever question if she’s mine.

I kiss the top of her head and release a small sigh. Laying here with her in my arms, I feel a peace I didn’t even know existed.

We both must have fallen asleep because Adriana’s hair is tickling my nose and I squint my eyes open to see sunlight coming in from the window. I’m not ready to lose the heat of her body against mine. I move my face to the crook of her neck and pepper kisses up and down her throat.

Adriana lets out a soft moan and presses her luscious ass against my growing hard on. I scoot back and as I do Adriana turns around to face me.

“Morning.” She rasps.

“Good morning.” I tell her.

Adriana moves her lips to mine for a kiss. She keeps it short and sweet.

“That isn’t a good morning kiss, babe.” I state.

“No? Then what is?” she asks.

I bring my lips to hers and she opens up for me and I roll her onto her back while I slightly hover over her. Her hands move to grip the back of my head by my hair. Adriana lets out a groan and grinds her hip into my thigh.

My girl is worked up. And she isn’t the only one either.

I pull my lips from hers and place kisses on her jawline. Another moan slips out of her when I nip at the base of her throat. She takes my hand and brings it under my t-shirt she is wearing, giving me the green light to move forward.

I move my hand to cusp one of her breasts while my lips find hers again. I deepen the kiss and squeeze her breast in my hand before pinching her nipple. She lets out a moan that encourages me. I let go of her breast and slowly slide my hand down her body. I reach the top of her underwear and pull my head back from hers.

“Is this okay?” I ask her.

“Please,” she whispers

That’s all I needed to hear. My hand dips under the fabric and I rub her clit. She kisses me as I move my hand to push one finger inside of her. I pump my hand and I can feel her get slicker. I add a second finger and increase my tempo. Adriana breaks our kiss to let out a moan.

I take the opportunity to reposition myself in between her legs. Pulling my fingers out of her and bringing them to my lips for my first taste of her.

She tastes like fucking candy. Sweet and addictive. I move my hands to the top of her underwear and she lifts her ass up so I can pull them down.

Once off, I pull the t-shirt up to expose her stomach. Placing kisses below her belly button and making my way back down while I push two fingers back inside of her. I suck on her clit while I pump my fingers in and out of her. I can feel her tightening around my fingers.

Adriana moves her hands to grab my hair as she bucks her hips. She’s right there, but I’m not ready for this to be over just yet.

My mouth teases at her clit as I slowly pump my fingers. I change between licking and sucking her. I can tell she needs to cum by her hands tighten in my hair when I graze her clit with my teeth.

I’m so fucking hard from her moans and whispers.

I pull back from her but continue to pump my hand.

“You need to cum, baby?” I ask her.

She shakes her head yes. I don’t know if she can’t talk or if she’s afraid to.

I go back to putting all of my attention to getting her off. I suck on her clit hard as I pump my fingers, going deeper each time. Her walls start to constrict.

“Let go baby, I can feel you’re right there.” I tell her.

Reaching my other hand up to her breast, I pinch her nipple as I suck her into my mouth hard and pump my hand faster. It doesn’t take much after that before she moans my name out and her body is shaking. I keep pumping my hand while she rides out the waves of pleasure.

I let go of her nipple and pull my fingers from her, put them in mouth and let out a groan. The taste of her arousal just turns me on even more. I’ve never been so fucking hard in my life.

I place kisses randomly up her body. Once I reach her face. I place my forehead against hers.

“Now that’s a good morning kiss.” I tell her and give her a chaste kiss before laying down next to her.

She laughs and smiles at me.

“I would have to agree,” she tells me.

I chuckle at her agreement.

Adriana moves her hand to my chest and rubs up and down. Each time her hands move further down to the top of my shorts.

I place my hand on her hers when she goes to move her hand down again.

“What are you doing, babe?” I ask her.

“I can see how hard you are. Maybe I want to make you feel good too,” she tells me.

“It’s not that I don’t want that, but this was about you. I wanted to be the one to make you feel good. You need to know that it’s not just about give and take in the bedroom. I always want to give you what you need and when you need it.” I tell her.

Adriana just looks at me and I can’t tell what’s running through her mind. Luckily, I don’t have to guess or ask her.

“Are you real?” she questions.

I don’t know how to respond, so I just smirk.

“Where are your words now, Casanova?” She teases.

“Sugar, I’m going to go use the bathroom, and then we are going back to bed.” I tell her.

“Sugar?” she questions.

“You taste so fucking sweet.” I tell her as I jump out of bed and walk to the bathroom.

I come back out and get back in bed.

“I don’t have to get up for a little while longer. Let’s take a nap.” I tell Adriana as I snuggle her from behind.

She nods her head, wraps her arm over mine, and we both fall back asleep.