“I’m not breaking up with you, Gray. I’m going back home to check on my business and house. Heck, I need to make sure that Mer hasn’t killed Cat.”
“That mongrel is too mean to die.”
“Lay off Cat,” I tell him with a slight smile.
“You’ll come back?” he says, and fear grabs ahold of me, beating in my chest. He wants me back and that feels amazing, but what happens if I let him completely in and I lose him?
“Not for South Carolina, but if you keep winning, maybe I’ll come admire your trophy.”
“You’re not fooling me. You’re totally talking about my dick.”
“Or at least your boner,” I agree, breathing a little easier.
“If you don’t come back, Cooper, I’m coming to get you. You need to understand that. I’m not letting you go. I’m keeping you.”
His words break through the fear in my chest—at least a little of it.
“Keeping me? Careful, you sound a little caveman there.” He walks over and picks me up. I squeal, trying to brace myself on his shoulders. “What are you doing? Put me down before you hurt yourself, you big dummy!”
Gray just laughs at me and then tosses me on the bed. I land horizontally on it beside my packed bag he must have tossed there earlier. Heck, I hadn’t even realized it wasn’t on my shoulder anymore. He pushes it to the floor and grins down at me, taking his shirt off over his head and throwing it on the ground.
“Me Tarzan. Me fuck Jane senseless. Jane be too tired to get on plane,” he grunts, kicking off his shoes.
“That’s your plan?” I ask him, laughing.
“It good plan. Jane shut up now and Tarzan take her for a ride on his grapevine.”
“You are seriously, seriously deranged,” I laugh, but I’m sitting up and taking off the clothes I threw on when I got back to the hotel. Gray works faster than me and by the time he has his own clothes off, he reaches down and helps me kick out of my jeans and underwear. He wraps his arms around my hips and pulls me down on the bed. Without warning, he buries his face between my legs. I cry out just as his tongue begins working its magic. When I feel it stroke against my clit, I forget about everything else and just let myself get lost in the sensations that only Gray can create.
“That’s it, baby. Lay back and ride my fucking face,” he groans, and this is one time I lay back and give Gray control without worry.
I do exactly what he tells me to. I ride his face. Tarzan good.
“That was outstanding, Gray. You’re really racking up the wins.”
“Thanks,” I tell Riverton, wishing he’d leave. Something about the man rubs me wrong.
“The way you’ve been tearing it up, you’ll need that week off you wanted before the next Florida match. Your official invite to the king of them all came today, by the way. Just four weeks away,” he says, like he had much to do with it. I’ve busted my ass and racked up win after win and climbed so far in the standings that the invite is an afterthought. The only thing he’s involved in is making the courses a little smoother and nicer. I finish this match here and then I get a week off. I return to Florida for one more match and the competition there will be the best of the best. I’ll need to be on my A game to make it out with my top fifteen rank intact. I’m currently twelve in the standings, which is a fucking huge accomplishment. But I want that trophy and that green jacket. Then, I’ll feel like I’ve made it to the top. It’s so close I can almost taste it, so I’m chomping at the bit to get rid of the Florida matches so I can look towards Georgia. “What do you say we have dinner and celebrate?” Riverton adds, and that’s the last thing I want to do. I am supposed to be on the course early in the morning and get this damn tournament done, then I am hopping a plane to Kentucky and getting back to my woman.
“I got an early call in the morning,” I tell him. “I probably should get back to the hotel and pack. I’m leaving right after the tournament.”
“Nonsense. A quick dinner will still get you back in plenty of time. Actually, you know what you’d enjoy? The boys and I have a poker game coming up at the local club. That’s just the thing to help you unwind before tomorrow. What do you say about joining in? Brayden was called out of town and it left an empty chair.”
“I don’t know…”