Page 76 of Never Say Never
“Do you mind if we crash now? I don’t like to go to bed too late during the season.”
Yeah, I’m not messing her up on that front. “Absolutely.”
“Thanks. Are you ready for me to flip off the lights?”
With my nod, she hits the light switch and we’re in relative darkness, the light coming off our phones the only illumination.
“Good night, Rawley.”
“Good night, Avie baby.”
She giggles in surprise and then pulls the blanket over her on the bed.
“Thanks, I needed that,” she murmurs softly, flipping over her phone so the room goes truly dark.
I don’t reply, and before I know it, the only sound in the room is her steady breathing.
20
AVERY
When I wake up the next morning, the first thing I’m aware of is a thick, warmsomethingbetween my legs.
Ohhhh, what is that?
Even with these sweatpants on, I feel the heat radiating off it.
I keep my eyes closed, still groggy. Still half asleep.
Thesomethingshifts a moment later, and oh my god, rubs me injustthe right place.
That feels so good. Do it again.
I arch my back, trying to recreate the friction.
But then, I remember.
I’m not at home.
And I realize—that isnota random something.
That’s Rawley Battle’s thigh.
What the fuck, my mind yells as my eyes open in a flash.
The non-random something snores on cue and rolls over away from me, taking his leg with him.
At least he’s still asleep and won’t remember this. But why’s he on the bed?
Whatever.I bolt to the bathroom, grabbing my phone from the nightstand.
It’s six thirty in the morning, early for me to wake up. The unfamiliar surroundings I guess. Not to mention the foreign object that was just wedged between my legs.
I clean myself up in the bathroom and start feeling more in control of the situation. Clicking through mentally what has to happen today—get my things at my house for the road trip, work with Taylor on what we’re going to do about the roving photographers, and plan for where I’m going to stay when we’re back from our trip.
It’s quite a list.
In the meantime, what I’mreallyitching to do is get to a court and shoot some baskets, refocus myself.
