TKO: Total Knock Out (TKO 1)

“I can’t tell you. If I do, it won’t come true.”

She walks over to a tree and leans against it, continuing to gaze up at the stars. Slowly, I make my way over to her and stop right in front of her. I raise my hand to stroke her porcelain face and gently bring her lips to mine. She doesn’t resist me. She crushes her lips to mine. The sweet taste of her lips causes a growl deep in my throat. I entangle my fingers in her hair and she lets out a soft moan before wrapping her arms around my back, and sliding her hands under my shirt. My flesh crawls with anticipation.

This is the moment I’ve been waiting for. I rest my hand against the small of her back, rubbing against her flesh. The second my hand touches her, she startles as if she didn’t expect it, but then leans into me a little more. When she moves her hands to rest on my stomach, the aching grows stronger.

I want this girl. I know she can feel my arousal pressing against her thigh. She moans a little louder, deepening the kiss before pulling away.

“I should get home. I’ve got a big day to get ready for.”

As badly as I want to argue with her, I won’t let myself. It’s something I don’t agree with and she knows that. I don’t want to ruin this moment.

All I can do is nod. My phone vibrates in my pocket and I look to see Whitney’s name, wondering why she’s even awake now.

Where are you? We tried to stop by.

On my way home. I rode with Raegan.

Oh, la-la! Okay, well, hope I wasn’t interrupting anything!

Um, no you weren’t.

Fine grumpy. I’ll ttyl. Oh hey, ask Raegan if she wants to go baby shopping with me tomorrow.

I’ll ask but she probably won’t. She’s planning to keep fighting.

Oh really?

Yeah, you heard right.

I didn’t feel like responding after that. The ride to my apartment is quiet. I wonder what’s going on in that pretty head of hers. One thing is for sure, I know what’s going through mine and it has everything to do with her. Raegan parks the truck and looks over at me. I can’t help but take her hand into mine and kiss her knuckles as I savor this moment with her.

“Will you come inside for a few minutes?”

She seems hesitant at first but then she says, “Okay.”

She sits beside me on the couch turning her body so she can face me. She brushes her lips against mine. I kiss her eagerly as she lies down on the couch. She arches her back as I trail kisses from her lips to her collar bone, savoring each and every inch of her. She slips her hands under my shirt, fumbling to lift it. I stop kissing her long enough to pull my shirt off. She’s grinning devilishly, dammit, she’s killing me. She runs her hands through my hair as she pulls me back against her. My heart pounds relentlessly in my chest and I wonder if she can feel it as our bodies lie flush with one another. It’s intense and everything I realize I’ve been missing. It’s everything I want. Slowly, she pulls away grinning, but that smile is broken by a yawn. A very big yawn.

“You tired, babe?”

“Yeah, I’m sorry. I don’t know where that came from.”

“It’s okay.” I pull her up next to me, placing one more kiss on her temple. She’s resting her head on my shoulder but the more tired she gets, the more her head leans toward my lap. I gently stroke her hair as I listen to her breathing begin to even out. This moment is perfect. I could do this every day with her and never get tired of it. She belongs with me, I just know it.

“Thank you, Raegan.”

“For what?”

“Spending the evening with me. This is all I wanted.” I continue to stroking her hair and the corner of her mouth slides upward into a sleepy grin. Her breathing gets back to an even state like it was earlier and soon I hear a light snore. She will be mine, I know it. This is it.

After a few minutes, she straightens abruptly, rubbing her eyes. She’s getting ready to leave. I want to ask her to sleep over. I want to promise I won’t put any moves on her, not unless she wants me to. I want her to be beside me. I want to wake up and see those beautiful blue eyes staring back at me.

“Can I ask you something, Garrett?”

“Of course you can.”

“I don’t know what’s going on between us…but can you please not treat me any different around everyone? Because I didn’t join the gym to meet a guy.”

I thought we were really getting somewhere, but now I feel like the biggest asshole on the planet. All because I can’t keep my mouth shut.