“No, all the people I know think they’re too special to get down like that. Like it’s beneath them. I don’t care because I have a ball.”
“Can I join you?”
“You mean, like a date?”
“Yes, a date.”
She grinned at me and took another sip of her hot chocolate.
“No, I don’t think so. If we were on an official date, I’d have to act respectable and let you win at everything.”
“But, if we were on an unofficial date? If I just happened to be there and you just happened to be there?”
“Then, I’d be a competitive opponent and wear you out in every event.”
We both laughed.
“I seriously doubt that.”
“Talk is cheap.”
I could tell that she was serious about being competitive, but I liked the idea of it.
“So what time does adults’ night out start?”
“Nine on the dot.”
“I’ll be there at eight-thirty to warm up,” I told her.
Rayne got up from the table and put her gloves back on. I hated to see her go so soon but I was thrilled that she’d even shown in the first place. I was even more excited about seeing her again the next night.
“I’ll be there at eight-fifteen doing some stretches,” Rayne boasted.
“See you there, tiger,” I said and then growled at her.
Rayne leaned over and whispered in my ear. “You better wear a jock strap. I wouldn’t want to cause you any permanent damage.”
I watched her walk out the door and couldn’t help but wonder what kind of damage she could do to me in the bedroom.
Seventeen
Rayne
I decided to save Chance the trouble of ringing my phone off the hook and called her as soon as I got home to tell her what had happened at Bagels by the Bag.
“Girl, why are you home so early?” was the first question out of her mouth.
“What? Did you expect me to spend the night with Yardley or something?”
“As fine as he is and as long as it took your ass to hook up with him, you need to be over his place or yours boning right this second.”
“Chance, I’m not giving it up to him that fast.”
“Puleeze, you were planning on giving it up to Basil the first night; until he came simply on a coochie sighting.”
“He never saw my coochie, only lingerie,” I said, correcting her.
I had to admit she had a point. I was planning on jumping Basil’s bones. But, it was different with Yardley. I wanted our first time, and I already knew that there would be a first time, to be extra special. Something neither one of us would ever