The Guy on the Right (The Underdogs 1)

I can no longer be Laney’s friend.

My dick is rock hard by the time she moves, her soft groan only fueling my desire.

Sleeping bags lay piled beneath us in our makeshift fortress. I’m more comfortable than I’ve ever been in my life, even with a raging hard-on. I’m positive we fell asleep mid-sentence with smiles on our faces.

Laney stirs, and I brush the hair away from her face while she lifts her chin, bringing light brown eyes to mine.

“Hey.”

“Hey.”

We’re close, so close I can see the faint green circle around her irises and the flecks of amber gold within. She studies me just as carefully, and I relax in the feel of her resting so contently on top of me.

“I feel like a lazy cat.”

“Don’t move,” I mumble, running my fingers through her hair.

“Feels so good,” My dick jerks at the sound of her raspy voice and my pulse picks up. “Are you cold?”

“No,” there’s clear heat to my voice that I try to disguise as sleep. “I’m good.”

Her eyes pool before she averts them, her lashes flitting over her cheeks as she surveys my chest. She’s turned on too. I can hear it in her voice. It’s then I feel it, from her. “Epic nap.”

“Best sleep I’ve had in a long time.”

We share a shy smile as she palms my chest, covering my heart.

“You feelin’ okay, right here?”

“Perfect.”

“Really?”

“Yeah, haven’t thought about it at all since the coffee shop.”

Her eyes light, and it’s then, I know. “Good.”

Just as I’m about to grip her face, she giggles into my neck. “We took like four times the amount we were supposed to. My bad.”

“Another whoops?”

“Yeah,” she laughs. “Sorry, but it wasn’t so awful, was it?”

“No,” I thread my fingers through the silky strands at her back. “It never is with you.” I gently nudge her. “Hey, when did you buy an EpiPen?”

Smiling, she pulls away from me to sit and starts sifting through her purse, producing a slender white container. “It’s not an EpiPen. It’s one of those discreet tampon holder thingamajiggies. Looks like an EpiPen, doesn’t it?”

I grin. “Clever.”

Fearful eyes search mine. “I’m really sorry. You could have gotten into big trouble.”

“A reaction to meds was the perfect excuse. Only you would use enough ingenuity to come to my rescue and save me with a tampon.”

“Tampon holder. And that’s true. I am a genius.”

I roll my eyes. “I wouldn’t go that far.”

Her blinding smile has the ache returning in my chest. “Well, today was the best day, ever.”