He wins and I have to show him how much I want him. I’ll be the one who’s vulnerable, and every part of me that I’d believed had grown up will betested.
If I win… I get to see what kind of man Tyler Adams has become since he left me. Because somehow, I know the first touch of his hands, his mouth, will tell me more than the last month has about where he’sat.
I want that. Sobadly.
I take my first shot and sink two. Another three go down as I circle the table before Imiss.
“So, tell me about this kiss I’m about to win,” Tyler asks as he lines up his firstshot.
“It’ll havetongue.”
Across the table, he lifts his gaze, mouth curving. “Iassumed.”
I soak in the sight of his powerful body, the simple grace in everything he does. He’s masculine and utterlycaptivating.
“And an assgrab.”
Tyler leans over the table. “I didn’t ask for an assgrab.”
“It’s a BOGO kind ofdeal.”
He sinks his target smoothly, and I bite my cheek as he goes on a run of hisown.
“You worried?” he muses after sinking the nextthree.
“Nope.”
“You shouldbe.”
But eventually, he missesone.
I walk in front of him to find the best angle on the final ball. Once I have it, I toss a look over my shoulder to catch him staring atme.
“I might need help,” Isay.
His eyes darken, and he closes the distance between us, setting his cue on the edge of thetable.
I wait for him to bend over me, his strong body wrapping aroundme.
Yes.
I press my ass against him. My teeth sink into my lip as his scent hits me. I arch my back. “How’s myangle?”
His heavy exhale at my ear is pure turn-on. “Shootalready.”
The cue slips through myhand…
And Imiss.
Now that he has a shot to win it all, the stakes are sinkingin.
If he wins, it’s going to be more than a singlekiss.
Once he touches me again, he’ll know how I feel. I won’t be able to hold back, and he’ll realize I’m torn between wanting him and focusing on my future. I’ll be vulnerable in a way I haven’t let myself be, not even this pastweek.
“Annie.” Tyler’s voice has me turning back to him. “Watch.”
My hand squeezes the cue, my palms getting damp as he lines up hisshot.