Page 42 of High Baller

“Yes." Sky hands it back to me, and I take a few of us, her giving me a kiss, me giving her a kiss, and a few others. "Let's go."

I’m going to enjoy this weekend so much. We can go out in public together, we can have a nice meal together, and I don't have to worry about anyone. This is going to be one fantastic getaway.

***

I can’t help but watch Sky as her mouth hangs open, her eyes locked on the jet.

Calvin jumps in front of Sky. “Surprise!” When Sky doesn’t move, he says, “Hey, come on.”

“I’m...how did...this is amazing, where are we going?”

“Just tell her,” I complain. “She’s been asking nonstop all morning.”

"You're no fun,” Calvin grumbles. “We're going to Napa Valley for the night, and we're doing what you love the most—drinking wine.”

Sky’s smile grows even bigger. I didn't think that could happen. "A weekend of drinking wine, Calvin, thank you." She wraps her arms around him and hugs him as he hugs her back. "This is going to be the best weekend ever."

“I love seeing the first time someone goes on a private jet,” Derek says, and I look over at Ariel.

"It's my first time, too, so shut up." She pushes him out the way and gets on the jet.

Derek follows her. "Well, I guess she told me.”

“I think someone might get lucky tonight,” Sky says as I walk over to her. She runs her finger down my chest and stops just by my belt. “So lucky,” she whispers to me, then enters the plane.

Is it normal to be this hard every time I see her, or every time she touches me, or every time she talks dirty to me?

I enter the jet, and I let the flight crew know that we’re ready to go. It won't take long to get there, but the flight will still be easier and faster. More time to spend there with my gorgeous girl.

As we get in the air, Derek is telling Sky about our first time on a jet. "Trey was the little dude from the hood about to make it in the big league, and he told them, ‘if you're taking me, you're taking Derek too.’ I still remember what it was like. We both looked at the jet the same way you did Sky, and I told Trey then, he better not fuck up. I want this to be my life.”

"No, your words were, 'I'll kick your ass if you fuck this up.' I'm sure that's what you said." I point at him. The second the seat belt sign comes off, I take Sky's hand and pull her over to me, wrap her arms around my neck, and lean in to kiss her.

"Yeah, and look at us now.” Derek looks around us. Without him pushing me, even more than my ma did, I don't think I would’ve been able to push through all the hate or all the yelling the coaches gave me.

“Happy?” I ask Sky as she leans into me.

“Very. Thanks for doing this.” She turns her face so that her lips are right by my ear. “I’m very lucky.”

“Do I get extra lucky?” I ask, my voice low.

"Oh, yes,” she replies as she accepts the wine glass form Ariel. "Thank you." I nod my thanks as Ariel hands me a beer.

"Happy birthday, Sky, I hope that it's a good one." After clinking her glass with Sky’s, Ariel walks away to sit on Derek's lap.

"Oh, it will be.” She leans over and gives me a kiss, not just a quick one, though, one long, hard kiss.

"Get a room!” Calvin yells, and I glare at him while Sky sticks her tongue out at him. "I've booked a spa day, just you and me. Since the player has entered our lives, he takes you away from me.” Calvin tells Sky but points his finger at me. I let out a chuckle. “So, he can do whatever he wants today, but tomorrow, you're mine."

“I’m all yours,” Sky tells him, then turns to me. “So, what do you have planned for me tonight?”

"Oh, we have wine tasting today, so it's going to be more like, what do you have planned for me?" I give her a wink. I enjoy Sky when she drinks a little; she gets so much hornier, and I can push the barrier a little more. I've wanted her ass for a while now, and she lets me tease now and again, but maybe if I'm lucky…?

***

I stare at the wine list. I'm not much of a wine drinker, so I don't know what we should be ordering.

Derek moves closer to me. “Do they have beer here?”