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“Do we have to label it?”

“No, I guess not” I reached for lass

“I’ It’s just… Damn it,” he huffed “Why can’t we see what happens?”

“We can We definitely can”

“This is everything I said I wouldn’t do And I’ you said you can’t do But I’ to suck when I have to drive back to San Antonio tomorrow”

“You are?” I felt little slivers of happiness dancing in my stomach

“God, yes I don’t want to leave you I want to take you with me Can’t you quit the Goddesses?”

“I need the paycheck, Sa And I can’t take charity froood about that It would feel like I belonged to you or so” I scrunched my nose

His eyes locked onto me?”

And it hit me—I did I did every time I went to bed with him Every time he kissed me When I saw our reflection in the mirror, and saw my handprint on the shoall He owned ly

“That’s not the saument

“I haven’t thought this through, but I want you I want you with me in San Antonio I sure as hell don’t want you around the Warriors”

“Because they’re your rival?”

“Yes, because they are the rival I h to pay for a trainer and a coach and a therapist Come to San Antonio and train”

I couldn’t believe he was offering me this opportunity, and at the same time, I was stunned how it made me feel