Lesley’s POV
“Good morning, sunshine,” Ryder greeted me in his usual manner, as I walked up to him in the arena.
“Good morning, Ryder,” I answered, unable to stop grinning like a mad person.
“Hmm, someone had a good date?” He teased. I didn’t reply, but snickered at him, letting him come to whatever conclusion he wanted. He grinned and shook his head, before putting on a more serious expression. “Ready for today’s lesson?” he asked. “You’re finally going to do some kicking back.”
“I was born ready for this,” I replied, psyched as s**t--- And moments later I wished I knew when to keep my mouth shut. Kicking and hitting back was hard, painful, and – unfortunately – involved the other part of kicking and hitting back too!
And damn him, he was good!
He kicked me, landing a pretty mean pu
