Dean never does anything with girls in my presence. But knowing he has the occasional hookup bugs me sometimes. Now, I have the chance to be that girl for the night. We spend the next twenty minutes kissing and running our hands over each other’s bodies, never pushing the limit far enough that we can’t go back.
Sex is a fine line that could cost us everything.
Chapter 4
Sophmore Year
Dean
“Did you hook up with our sister?” Theo strolls into my bedroom, giving me a disgusted look. He plops down on my bed next to me and waits for my response.
“It was for a game,” I admit, leaning my back against the wall. “Kat and I are friends. Don’t read anything into it.”
The truth is that I loved every second of the kiss I shared with Kat. I didn’t want it to end. But we are friends. If anything, the kiss only complicated our relationship.
“Don’t let it happen again,” Tucker says, sitting on the opposite side of Theo.
I laugh at him. “What are you going to do about it, tough guy?”
He makes a fist, with his face twisted in mock anger, and punches me in the arm.
I guess I deserved that much for kissing Kat. Being with her gave me the worst case of blue balls. After I walked Kat to her dormitory, I stood under the water in the shower for at least an hour. Nothing I tried had helped.
The worst part is that I cannot stop thinking about her mouth and those luscious lips. I dream of what she would taste like and how good she would feel beneath me. I want all of her. But I need her friendship more.
Ever since Kat’s twin brothers joined the Senators this year, I have become just as close to them as Kat. She wasn’t joking about them being overprotective. Kat’s brothers would kill for her.
Growing up with no siblings and a single mother who worked three jobs to keep me in skates, I never knew what it was like to have a big family. I spent most of my time at other people’s houses or playing video games to keep myself entertained. My mom did her best, and she still busts her ass to make my pro hockey dreams become a reality.
But seeing how a close family operates makes me wish I was part of one. That’s why I cannot screw things up with Kat, despite my feelings. Kat has become family to me, and by extension, so have her brothers.
“Kat texted me.” Tucker sits up to read the message. “She wants us to meet her at the SAC to play air hockey.”
“Kat likes her air hockey,” I deadpan.
He shrugs. “We played it all the time at home when we were kids. It’s our thing.”
“I noticed. Kat makes me play with her almost every night that we don’t have a game or practice.”
“I’m hungry,” Theo says to Tucker. “Tell Kat to meet us in the cafeteria first. And make sure she brings some cash with her. I’m out.”
“You’re rich,” I say, stating the obvious. “How are you out of money?”
“I put the rest of my cash down on us winning the game tomorrow night. I only need to borrow a few bills for dinner.”
“If dad finds out that you’re placing bets, he will kick your ass.” Tucker, the eldest of the twins by two minutes, gets up from the bed and stares down at his brother. He’s the more responsible of the two. “You are such a dumb ass. Don’t go gambling away your trust fund on sports betting. Remember what happened to Uncle Steve?”
Theo nods, deflated. “Yes, Dad. I won’t do it again.”
Tucker snorts. “You know I’m right. Stop jerking off and focus on staying on the team.”
Theo rolls his eyes at his brother. “My game is fine, thank you very much, and my spot on the team is secure.”
“What do you think happens to players that take bets on their te
am, Theo?” Tucker points his finger at his head. “Think with your head for once. If you get kicked off the team, there goes your shot at the NHL, and Dad will kill you if you blow your shot over a stupid bet.”
“Okay, enough fighting, boys.” I push myself up from the bed and to my feet, holding out my hand to help Theo up.