Game Winner (The Penalty Kill Trilogy #3) (10 page)

I throw my hands in the air, stalking over to the large picture living room windows. Even though I should be so thankful that my dad is doing this, I’m a little irked that he did.

“Presley, did you really think he wouldn’t do that?” Marley asks, giggling.

I turn back around, and my mother is smiling. I shake my head. “No, I shouldn’t be surprised at all. I just wanted to do it on my own.”

Mom comes over to me, wrapping her arm around my shoulders. She guides me away from everyone, and we go into the bedroom, shutting the door.

“
Sweetheart, I know that you want to do it alone, but you can’t right now. I’m not saying you can’t ever, but your father and I know how hard it is. We remember when we first went out on our own after we married. Let him do this for you.” She squeezes my shoulder a little tighter. Essentially, it would be Dad’s money that paid for everything anyway. And I can’t do it all alone.

I look at my mother and smile, nodding. “You’re right. Plus, it’s better than anything we’ve seen today.”

“It’s very nice. It’s close to the school. Safe area.” Mom keeps naming off all the good qualities of the apartment. “Come on, Presley, I can go on and on,” she points out. I lay my head on her shoulder as she kisses the top of my head. “Oh, I feel so old right now. My baby girl is growing up. I couldn’t be more proud.”

The tears are making their way up to my eyes at hearing my mother’s words. “Thank you, Mommy,” I tease her in a childlike voice.

“Oh, good grief, Presley McCarthy.” My mother pushes me away as I laugh. I know how much she hates that voice, but there was too much tension in the room. “Now come on and let’s get these papers signed.”

We go into the living room, and Stacy turns to me. I smile brightly. “Where do I sign?”

~ ~ ~

When all the papers are finished, Stacy tells me that I can have the keys within the week. I give her the address to mail them to. Even though I wouldn’t be moving until December, Mom tells me that we can take another weekend to come up and clean the place before we move everything.

When we get back to the hotel, Mom suggests that we go out to a nice place and celebrate. We all agree and get ready. We end up going to a small, quaint, Italian restaurant. We are seated far back in the corner. I inhale the aroma of garlic, onions, and pasta that hangs in the room. I stare at my menu, trying to decide which plate I want. Everything sounds good, and I’m starving since we skipped lunch to look at all the apartments.

“
Excuse me, I need to use the ladies’ room.” Mom stands.

“
Oh, me too.” Marley gets up at the same time, and they leave me by myself.

“
I guess I’ll just stay here then,” I mumble into my menu.

“
I can keep you company.”

I jump in my seat, almost screaming when someone’s hot breath hits my neck. I whip around ready to fight when I see Levi’s smile and blue eyes shining back at me. “Oh God,” I nearly yell, leaping up, and hugging him tightly around his neck.

“I’ve been called that before,” he whispers in my ear.

“
Don’t ruin the moment,” I tease back at him.

His soft chuckle sends shiver down my spine.

“What are you doing here?” I step out of his arms.

“
You think I wouldn’t make time to see you?” He teases me and sits down in Marley’s spot.

“
Oh, Mom and Marley will be back in a moment.” I point behind me.

Levi’s smiles deepens, shaking his head. “No, they won’t. Marley knew I was coming, and she told your mom. They saw me coming in. That’s why they left.”

Momentarily, I feel a little sad that they left. This weekend was supposed to be the three of us hanging out. Then I see the look in Levi’s eyes, and the happiness sweeps over me again. I hold his hand tightly, not wanting to be away from him for one second. Levi doesn’t say anything either. He just holds my hand. We don’t say a word. Just look at each other. He’s here. He really is right in front of me.

“
I have an idea.” He leans in close to me.

“
What’s that, Mr. Carr?” I seductively whisper to him, biting down on my lip.

“
I have a hotel room-”

He doesn’t even finish his sentence when I cut him off. “Let’s go.” I pull out my wallet from my purse, throwing some money on the table.

Levi is laughing at me, but follows me out of the restaurant. We walk hand in hand through the streets back to the hotel. I am so content with him next to me. We don’t say anything until we hit the lobby of the hotel. He’s staying at the same place as I am. It makes me smile because he pays so close attention to me when I’m talking.

He rubs his thumb over my knuckles, and I feel the shiver down my spine. Why am I nervous? This is Levi. This is
my
Levi. We hop into the elevator and ride up to the sixth floor. I follow him to his room.

He pulls me close to him. “Wait,” I put my hand up to his lips, “let me freshen up.”

“I think you’re gorgeous.” He kisses my neck.

“
Five minutes.” I push away from him and go into the bathroom.

I sit my purse on the counter. My nerves, for some reason, are getting the best of me. I hold myself up on the counter. My legs are shaking. I think about my day today. I’m moving to Pittsburgh. I’m really doing it. I look in the mirror. My thick, red hair hangs past my shoulder. My light brown eyes staring back at me shows that I’m confident.

“Smarty, you okay?” Levi opens the door.

“
I’m fine.” I watch him through the mirror, coming up behind me, wrapping his arms around my waist.

He brushes my hair away from my neck and then I watch him kiss the crook of my neck. I lay my head back on him.

“You’re so beautiful.” Our eyes connect through the mirror.

“
I love you, Levi.” I smile at him. Seeing him here, I know that he’s my world.

“
Do you?” He smirks. His hand starts creeping down to the top of my jeans. “How much, Smarty?” I feel him pop the button on my jeans, and he pulls the zipper down. I can feel his heart beating fast against my back. I’m staring at him, and I instinctively lick my lips.

“
Can I tell you something?” His hot breath is against my ear.

I nod, unable to speak.

“That night we had car sex, I never had sex without a condom with anyone.” Levi gently sucks on my earlobe.

My knees weaken. “I’ve never done it either,” I breathe out. His fingertips dance on the top of my thong.

“Have you missed any pills since then?” Levi’s hand travel further down my jeans to rub the top of my underwear.

“
No, Levi. You know I take it every morning.” I watch my chest rise and fall as his touch drives me further into a sexual fog.

“
So, we can try it again?” He stops moving his hand, looking at the mirror.

I think about it for a second. It was very enjoyable, but we need to be careful too. “Just this time, Levi,” I instruct.

His smirk deepens at me. He jerks my jeans down and trails his fingers lightly back up my leg. “Step out of the jeans, Smarty.”

I do, biting down on my lip. “Are we going to the bed?”

“I wasn’t planning on it.” He kisses my neck again. “I was planning on fucking you right here.” He smiles.

“
Under one condition,” I say confidently. I know that he will agree if I ask.

He looks at me, confused. “Okay?”

“I want Angry Levi.” I grin.

“
You do?” He removes his hands from me, turns me around, and steps back. “Are you sure?”

“
Oh, if you don’t want to...you know we don’t,” I stammer.

“
You're mistaken, Smarty.” He pushes me back against the counter, pressing his hips into me. “I do want to. It’s been a while since I’ve made you really scream.” His eyes slightly narrow. It’s similar to his look when he’s on the ice. He kisses me hard, and I wrap my legs around him. “No, Presley,” he says with a serious tone. I unwrap my legs, and he jerks on my arm, spinning me around. We connect our eyes through the mirror.

“
Don’t move,” he commands. My hand are splayed out in front of me as I watch him remove his shirt. His picture perfect abs glare at me, making my body ache for him more. He yanks on his belt and pulls his pants off.

Never have I had a sexual experience in a bathroom, outside of the shower. It’s just something about being with Levi that brings it out in me. Watching his moves in the mirror is making me more turned on then I’ve been before. He positions himself behind me.

“Take off your shirt.” I do, quickly, knowing what is coming next. Levi gathers both of my wrists in one of his hands, pinning me to the counter. I gasp slightly. My sweet, gentle Levi whispers in my ear. “Whenever you want to stop, just say the word. Okay, Smarty?”

I nod.

“Do you want to stop?” He asks kissing my cheek.

I shake my head.

“Good.” And with that one word, Levi pulls my thong to the side and slams into me.

I’m momentarily stunned, but the shock quickly goes away with the pleasure of my Levi inside me. He pulls out a little each time, but each time he does, he pushes harder into me. My panting is matched by each thrust. I can’t help but look in the mirror. I have watched Levi having sex with me, but it’s something more erotic seeing him like this.

I push back on him as he picks up speed. His other hand has been on my hip, but I feel his burning touch come around and touch me in the one spot that aches the most for me.

“
Levi,” I scream out his name as my toes curl and the pleasure is building up from the pit of my stomach.

“
Fuck, Smarty.” He leans down to me.

“
Bite me, Levi,” I yell out to him.

“
Not yet,” he huffs in my hair.

I feel the sweat around my brow as Levi doesn’t break rhythm. His fingers work me harder as I beg for him to trigger my explosion.

“Look at me, Smarty,” he commands. His stunning blue eyes turn me on more as I see all his lust and love for me. “Come for me.”

“
Bite me,” I pant.

“
Come for me.” The jerk actually smirks at me.

“
Levi.” I’m closer to my release. “Please,” I beg him.

He keeps slamming into me, and I can’t stop myself. I let go of all the tension that was building, yelling his name. With another hard thrust, I feel him release inside of me. The only sound in the room is our hard breathing.

“You didn’t bite me?” I question him, trying to catch my breath.

“
Nope.” He kisses my shoulder. He steps back, pulls out of me, and lets go of my wrist. Levi grabs a towel, covering himself.

“
Why?” I moan as I stand up, feeling the soreness between my legs.

“
Are you okay?” Levi asks with concern.

“
I’m fine.” I turn and kiss him. “Sometimes Angry Levi is stubborn.”

He grins. “Come lay with me for a little while.”

I adjust my clothing as he cleans himself up. When he is done, I freshen up, and he takes me to the bed. Levi lifts the covers, and I crawl under them. He pulls me to his side, and I lay on his chest. We listen to the silence in the room, and the beating of his heart almost puts me to sleep.

“
Levi, why did you come tonight?” I ask quietly.

“
Did you not want me to?”

I giggle, repositioning myself to look at him. “No, I’m curious.”

He takes a deep breath. “It’s because of your call. I could hear that you were really upset, and I wanted to be here for you.” He plays with a strand of my hair.

“
Levi, may I ask you a question?” I ask more softly.

“
Another one?” He smiles down at me.

“
Yes, please. It’s a serious one.” I pinch his side, making him chuckle.

“
What is it, Smarty?” He kisses the top of my head.

I take a deep breath. I’m not sure if I should even ask it, but I want to know. “Do you think about marriage and us?”

“I think about a lot of things with us, including the future.” I can hear the honesty in his voice.

“
I’m still scared a little, Levi.” I sit up, running my hands through my hair. “Moving, law school, and us. I guess I wanted Angry Levi to take my mind off of it.”

“
What’s there to be scared of, besides the fact that it’s something new? Presley, why are you worried about us? Have I missed something?” Levi sits up next to me and rubs my back.

“
I’m not really worried, per se. I just,” I shake my head, “shit, Levi, I don’t know.” I throw my hands up. “I guess, it’s because I’ve never truly done anything on my own. When Trevor left, Marley was there, and then I ended up going to the same college with my brother. On top of that, my dad pays for everything, and my mom is constantly worried about me.” I turn my body to look at him. “Then you and I moved in together, and now,” I look down at my hands, “now, I’m alone.”