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  “Tough loss.”

  Shea nodded. “Yup, I hate losing to them.”

  “Me too,” Jordan replied, before changing the subject. “How’s Elli?”

  A wide, loving smile came over Shea’s face at the mention of his wife—and the team’s owner—who was pregnant with a set of twins. “Good. The boys are getting big, and she thinks she looks like a whale. I think she is beautiful, though.”

  For some crazy reason, an image of Aynslee pregnant appeared in Jordan’s mind. He quickly shook his head, shocked by the thought. They had been together for only three weeks; why was he already thinking of that?

  “When is she due?” he asked, trying to clear his head.

  “End of June, but it might be sooner. The doctors are thinking end of May, early June. The boys are doing great, but she went early with the girls and they were fine, so we’ll see.”

  Jordan had always been close with the Adlers and considered them his extended family. He had visited them when their daughters, Shelli and Posey, were born, and it hurt to know that he wouldn’t get to see the new twins except through text messages. He knew he could always fly back, but would they want to see him after he left the team?

  “Shea, I have something to tell you.”

  “Yeah?”

  Taking a deep breath, Jordan glanced down before he said, “I’m looking at other teams.”

  When Shea didn’t say anything, Jordan looked up to see his friend staring forward, his mouth in a straight line.

  “I know, and I’m surprised you lasted the whole season. I would have left sooner. You are too good a goalie to sit on the bench, Ryan. I know that and so does Elli. We’ll miss you, but we understand.”

  “Thanks, I appreciate that,” Jordan said sadly. This sucked, and it was more than likely going to be worse when he really left. It would be hard to walk away from his friends, but he already knew that walking away from Aynslee would be harder.

  “You’ll have to come for the birth of the boys, though, and also for future children—at least two more. Don’t tell Elli I said that,” Shea laughed.

  Jordan laughed along with him before saying, “I’ll be there.”

  Shea’s words reassured Jordan that they would still be friends after he left. But his relationship with Aynslee was up in the air, and that alone made his chest ache.

  When Aynslee woke up the next morning, she was wrapped in Jordan’s strong arms. She must have been sleeping pretty soundly to not wake up when he climbed into bed last night. She bit her lip as she ran her fingers along his jaw. He had been gone four days, and she’d missed him.

  They had been inseparable since their dinner, and Aynslee couldn’t have been happier. He was an amazing lover and a great listener. She enjoyed every minute with him, and even though they had not discussed their future, she knew they had something special.

  Snuggling closer, Aynslee ran her hands down his back and kissed his neck to wake him. She had to get up and start getting ready for school, but staying in bed with Jordan sounded like a better idea. His hands gripped her sides and pulled her on top of him. She smiled down as he looked up at her with his eyes half open.

  “ ’Morning,” she said, before he brought her close for a long, sexy kiss that had her head spinning. She might have been on top, but Jordan was in complete control, and she didn’t mind one bit.

  Moving his hands up her thighs, he squeezed her ass. “Do you have time?” he asked, lust swirling in his eyes.

  She’d barely started to nod when he ripped her panties off and threw them across the room. She reached over to the bed table, grabbing a condom as he pulled his shorts down. Sitting on his thighs, she took his hard cock in her hands before bending her head forward and taking him to the back of her throat, then out, and repeating the motion. She loved the taste and feel of him in her mouth. As his fingers moved into her hair, she pulled back, kissing the tip of his cock before sheathing him with the latex.

  Moving over him, she directed his bulging erection inside her. She sank down onto him, both of them moaning from the pleasure. She began to move up and down his swollen cock, finding the perfect rhythm. His hands stayed on her ass, squeezing and smacking as she continued to ride him to oblivion. Her orgasm came first, her body seizing from the intensity of it. Bringing her down, Jordan kissed her long and hard before rolling them over so that he was on top. He pulled out and, gripping her thighs, began to kiss her between her legs. Her fingers clung to the mattress as he flicked his tongue against her swollen clit, then sucked it whole between his lips. When he dipped his tongue into the entrance of her pussy and then slowly licked up the length of her, bringing her clit between his teeth, she shattered again.

  In one smooth move, Jordan sat up and moved her legs apart, bringing one over his shoulder before he entered her deeply. His fingers bit into her thighs as he wildly thrust inside her. Aynslee could feel another orgasm building and was convinced that she had never felt so satisfied in her life.

  With one last thrust, he let out a ragged moan and fell on top of her. She ran her hands up his sweat-sheened back and into his hair before she kissed his shoulder. She could definitely get used to starting every morning with hot and wild sex.

  After taking a quick shower and fixing her hair in record time, Aynslee rushed to the kitchen, where Jordan was pouring coffee. Kissing his cheek, she accepted the mug he offered. She took a quick sip, then set the cup on the counter and collected her students’ papers from the night before.

  “Can I come have lunch with you today?”

  She looked up from where she was stuffing her bag and smiled. “Sure, I’d love that.” Closing the distance between them, she wrapped her arms around his waist. “I wish I could stay home with you, but we are learning long division this week. My kiddos need me.”

  Jordan kissed her nose. “We both know that you would never miss a day with the kids unless you really had to.”

  With a grin, she admitted, “That’s true, but I did miss you.”

  He put his mug down before gathering her in his arms and kissing her senseless. When he pulled away, he kissed her once more before smiling against her lips. She loved when he did that—it was so romantic and so sweet.

  “I missed you too,” he said, sending the butterflies in her stomach into a frenzy. “Now, off you go. I’ll see you at lunch.”

  Aynslee was having a great day. But, really, after amazing morning sex, teaching young minds, and now having lunch with Jordan, who wouldn’t? They were sitting on her classroom’s ABC carpet, and he handed her a sub from Jimmy John’s before opening his own. He looked delicious, and Aynslee would much rather have eaten him than the sub. Wearing a pair of fitted jeans, a black Assassins’ T-shirt, and a black ball cap, he made Aynslee’s heart skip a beat. He was incredible.

  “Did you watch the game last night?”

  Aynslee nodded. “Yup. Great interview, by the way.”

  “I wish you could see me play, though.”

  “I have seen you play, on YouTube, and you were hot then too,” she informed him with a wink.

  “I mean in person.”

  “I will,” she said confidently as he looked over at her. “And I will be the loudest girl in the arena, don’t you worry about that.”

  He flashed her a grin, taking her hand in his and kissing her knuckles. “I look forward to it.”

  Aynslee was just about to reply when the door to her classroom opened.

  “Hey,” Aynslee said when she saw her friend Sadie walk in.

  “Hey. Oh, my God, I can’t hold anything down. I’m puking my brains out!” Sadie complained as she walked toward Aynslee’s desk, but she stopped abruptly when she saw Jordan. Her cheeks instantly turned red. “Could have told me you had a guest, Ayns.”

  Aynslee laughed. “Jordan, this is my friend Sadie. Sadie, this is my … boyfriend, Jordan,” she said very slowly as she looked over at him, meeting his playful gaze. He didn’t seem affected by her putting labels on him, but Aynslee wasn’t