I’ve been there. I know exactly how she feels.
“Anyway, I’m gonna build the very best version of myself. Not for Dad, not for you, not anyone else, but for me.”
“Fuck yes, you are.” I peer around to make sure no one’s listening, then lean over and speak low into her ear. “I know I’m not your boyfriend right now, but I love you.”
“I know I’m not your girlfriend right now, but I love you too.”
“I really want to kiss you.”
“Don’t press your luck, Mac.” She laughs, pushing me away. “Now, get to work!”
“Keep bossing me around like that and you might find yourself tied up later.”
“Promises. Promises.”
“Mmm. I love it when you provoke me.”
She glances over, a mischievous smile tugging at her lips. “Sean Mac . . . are you looking to get into a little trouble later?”
“Trouble found me the minute I found you, Rebel.”
“Oh, hell no!” Aiden yells from the entrance, and our heads snap up. “Nope. Nope. Triple fucking nope! I’m not coming out onto that floor.”
Hannah wades over, water sloshing around her boots and stops in front of him. “You will do what your coach tells you to do, or someone else will start in your place at the next game. Now, go put on some waders and meet us out here.”
“Coach!” He addresses Hannah’s dad and gestures to his outfit. “This is fucking Gucci.”
“I don’t give two shits what it is, Brodie. You’re no better than anyone else,” Hannah snaps.
“Better do what your coach told you to do, son,” her dad says to him.
One second, Aiden’s on dry concrete, and the next, he’s ankle-deep, throwing Hannah over his shoulder and spinning her around.
“This is fucking Gucci!” she says in a voice that mocks him.
“Fuck Gucci!” He laughs, still spinning her around. “I’m so damn proud of you, Han-Han!”
“Thanks. Now, put me down, you big goober. We’ve got work to do!”
I laugh as she struggles to get out of his hold. Their friendship doesn’t bother me like it used to. In fact, I don’t feel a single ounce of jealousy or insecurity anymore.
He drops her down to her feet, then comes over to me, clapping me on the shoulder. “My name is officially on Jade’s birth certificate.”
“Hell, yes.” I wrap my arms around him and slap his back.
“Thanks for taking care of her this morning,” he says, releasing me and looking around at the mess. “Now I see why Hannah couldn’t.”
“She runs a tight ship.” I take in the state of his clothes. “Well, your outfit’s already fucked. Might as well suit up and start helping.”
We spend hours pushing sludge and running wet vacs whileHannah tells us what to do. Every command that flies out of her mouth makes my dick harder and harder. I’m hanging on by a thread here.
“Everybody, take a seat,” Hannah yells over the conversations as Coach and Carter roll the big ass fans out onto the damp concrete floor.
Wiped the hell out and welcoming the break, we all do what she tells us.
“The Islanders have been kind enough to loan us their ice until we build ours back, so I’ll meet you there same time tomorrow morning . . .” she begins.
Watching her in action is the sexiest thing I’ve seen. She continues to talk, but I can’t pay attention to the words coming out of her mouth at this point because I’m too busy fantasizing about the things I wanna do to her.