civility, but the other girl wasn't cooperating. "Sara, this is.... Apparently, you know who Austin is."
"Unfortunately."
"What did I do to deserve this?" Austin frowned. "Have we met?"
"Seriously?" Sara gasped, then turned on Jane. "I told you going out with him again was a bad idea."
"But I like bad ideas."
Jane sighed, and Austin laughed.
"I'm glad you think this is funny," Sara shot at him. "I'll be the one picking up the pieces when you're gone."
"Who says I'm gonna leave her?"
"Back off, Sara." Jane stepped between them. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you Austin was coming over tonight, but he's here now, so let's just try to be nice to each other."
"He doesn't deserve it."
"Wow." Austin took a step toward the door. "I know when I'm not welcome." He reached for Jane and took her hands. "I'd better say goodnight."
"No." Her body still throbbed. He had to be feeling it too.
"I'll see you tomorrow. We'll make other plans." He held her face in his hands and kissed her. "Thank you for dinner. It was delicious." He pulled her close and pressed his lips to her ear. "And so was dessert."
She answered him with a smile.
"Sara, I'd like to say it was nice meeting you, but...." Austin winced.
Jane followed him to the door, whispered "Sweet dreams," and closed it behind him.
"Good night and good riddance," Sara growled. "I hope you're not planning on—"
"Don't you ever treat one of my friends that way again!" Jane advanced on Sara, her voice low. "Do you understand me?"
"So he's a friend now?"
"He's a better one than you are tonight."
"I'm trying to protect you."
"From what? From having a good time? From laughing, from kissing, from possibly having the best sex of my life?"
"From getting your heart broken."
"Okay. I get that. If I'm making a mistake, if I end up getting hurt, so be it. I can take care of myself."
"But you're not thinking straight. You're not thinking about the future. There is no future with him."
"I don't care about the future. All I care about is right now, and right now, I'm having a good time with Austin. I'll go out with him whenever I want, as often as I want. I don't need your protection."
"Fine, but don't come crying to me when he runs off with the next pretty thing." Sara stomped off to her room and slammed the door.
Jane dropped her head in her hands. Would she see Austin again? She wouldn't blame him if Sara had scared him off. She didn't know Sara could be that mean.
She sighed and sank down on the couch. Still warm from their body heat, it brought back not just memories of his touch, but all the sensations that went along with it. Her body started to throb again.
Maybe doing the dishes would help distract her. She went to the kitchen, smiling as she set the dishes on the counter where he'd kissed her and touched her thighs. Oh, she was distracted all right, but not the way she'd intended. Without thinking, she slipped her hand inside her shirt and brushed her fingers across her nipple. Ooohhhh. It felt much better when he touched her, but....
Oh, screw the dishes! She needed a stronger distraction.
She went to her room, locked the door, took off her clothes, and finished what Austin had started. She would welcome sleep with a smile.
***
"You look like you could use a beer."
Austin said, "I could use something a lot stronger than that." Like a certain hot-blooded soccer goddess.
Jack opened a bottle and handed it to him. Austin sat on the couch and downed half of it in one swallow.
"What happened?"
"Her roommate happened."
"That sucks. Roommates can be a real pain in the ass."
"Ya think?" Austin polished off his beer. "Sorry, man, I wasn't talking about you."
Jack got him another beer, but opened a bottle of water for himself. "I know."
"The woman hates me."
"Jane?"
"No, Sara."
"Why?"
"Beats the hell out of me." He shuddered. "And she looked like she wanted to."
"Gonna go out with her again?"
"Sara?"
"No, Jane."
"Oh. Yeah, definitely." Austin took a drink.
"Unfortunately."
"What did I do to deserve this?" Austin frowned. "Have we met?"
"Seriously?" Sara gasped, then turned on Jane. "I told you going out with him again was a bad idea."
"But I like bad ideas."
Jane sighed, and Austin laughed.
"I'm glad you think this is funny," Sara shot at him. "I'll be the one picking up the pieces when you're gone."
"Who says I'm gonna leave her?"
"Back off, Sara." Jane stepped between them. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you Austin was coming over tonight, but he's here now, so let's just try to be nice to each other."
"He doesn't deserve it."
"Wow." Austin took a step toward the door. "I know when I'm not welcome." He reached for Jane and took her hands. "I'd better say goodnight."
"No." Her body still throbbed. He had to be feeling it too.
"I'll see you tomorrow. We'll make other plans." He held her face in his hands and kissed her. "Thank you for dinner. It was delicious." He pulled her close and pressed his lips to her ear. "And so was dessert."
She answered him with a smile.
"Sara, I'd like to say it was nice meeting you, but...." Austin winced.
Jane followed him to the door, whispered "Sweet dreams," and closed it behind him.
"Good night and good riddance," Sara growled. "I hope you're not planning on—"
"Don't you ever treat one of my friends that way again!" Jane advanced on Sara, her voice low. "Do you understand me?"
"So he's a friend now?"
"He's a better one than you are tonight."
"I'm trying to protect you."
"From what? From having a good time? From laughing, from kissing, from possibly having the best sex of my life?"
"From getting your heart broken."
"Okay. I get that. If I'm making a mistake, if I end up getting hurt, so be it. I can take care of myself."
"But you're not thinking straight. You're not thinking about the future. There is no future with him."
"I don't care about the future. All I care about is right now, and right now, I'm having a good time with Austin. I'll go out with him whenever I want, as often as I want. I don't need your protection."
"Fine, but don't come crying to me when he runs off with the next pretty thing." Sara stomped off to her room and slammed the door.
Jane dropped her head in her hands. Would she see Austin again? She wouldn't blame him if Sara had scared him off. She didn't know Sara could be that mean.
She sighed and sank down on the couch. Still warm from their body heat, it brought back not just memories of his touch, but all the sensations that went along with it. Her body started to throb again.
Maybe doing the dishes would help distract her. She went to the kitchen, smiling as she set the dishes on the counter where he'd kissed her and touched her thighs. Oh, she was distracted all right, but not the way she'd intended. Without thinking, she slipped her hand inside her shirt and brushed her fingers across her nipple. Ooohhhh. It felt much better when he touched her, but....
Oh, screw the dishes! She needed a stronger distraction.
She went to her room, locked the door, took off her clothes, and finished what Austin had started. She would welcome sleep with a smile.
***
"You look like you could use a beer."
Austin said, "I could use something a lot stronger than that." Like a certain hot-blooded soccer goddess.
Jack opened a bottle and handed it to him. Austin sat on the couch and downed half of it in one swallow.
"What happened?"
"Her roommate happened."
"That sucks. Roommates can be a real pain in the ass."
"Ya think?" Austin polished off his beer. "Sorry, man, I wasn't talking about you."
Jack got him another beer, but opened a bottle of water for himself. "I know."
"The woman hates me."
"Jane?"
"No, Sara."
"Why?"
"Beats the hell out of me." He shuddered. "And she looked like she wanted to."
"Gonna go out with her again?"
"Sara?"
"No, Jane."
"Oh. Yeah, definitely." Austin took a drink.
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