by Ali Parker
My new life started today, and the one person I wanted in the center of it was him.
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"You're up next, Campbell." Coach walked by me as I stood with my back against the wall of the gymnasium.
I took a long drink of my water and closed my eyes to say a quick prayer. If I was meant to be captain, I would be.
"Hi beautiful." The sound of Jacob's voice shocked me.
"What are you doing here?" I pushed off the wall and moved into his arms, kissing him several times before he gripped my shoulders and pulled back.
"Wow. I like that greeting, but turning me own isn't going to be good for me having to make the walk of shame back to the stands.
I laughed and pressed forward. "I thought you had a game this afternoon."
"I did, but I found out this morning, from someone other than you, that today was a big day. I didn't realize they invited the whole damn campus to come watch you guys. How unnerving is that?"
"It's all part of the deal. We cheer in front of these people all year, so being under pressure and performing-" I paused and moved up to kiss him a few more times. "You forced me to change the subject."
"What was the previous subject?"
"Us." I wrapped my arms around him and studied his handsome face. "How am I already starting to fall in love with you?"
His expression softened as he brushed his nose by mine. "You started to three years ago. This has officially been the slowest and most fucked up courtship ever."
I laughed and kissed him again as the announcer called my name over the loud speaker.
"Up next, we have a Providence University junior. Miss Emily Campbell."
"Wish me luck." I took a deep breath and tried to still my racing heart. I wished it had more to do with being nervous over the tryout and less to do with wanting the man in front of me to turn into my forever, but it didn't.
"You don't need luck. You have talent." He kissed the tip of my nose and squeezed my ass. "Get out there and win this thing."
"What do I get if I do?" I pulled away from him and walked backward toward the field.
"I'm pretty sure I still owe you a doggie-style night of fun."
"Shit," I mumbled and turned as my cheeks burned. Of course he had to be nasty about it.
He was the biggest whore on campus, but he was mine, and that's all that mattered.
Time to go take my place as the next captain of Pro-U’s cheerleading squad.
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Ali Parker is a full-time contemporary romance writer who is looking to flood the market this year with lots of great, quick reads. She loves coffee, watching a great movie and hanging out with her hubs. By hanging out, she means making out. Hanging out is for those little creepy elves at Christmas. No tight green stockings for her.
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