Intercepting Love

20. Kate

20

KATE

The moment Cooper’s eyes found me, I knew … I could feel it. When I turned around and saw him walking toward me—his blue eyes focused solely on me with a smirk on his face, dressed in a pair of jeans and a black T-shirt—I knew I was going to be in some trouble. My insides lit up like fire and immediately my c**t throbbed in remembrance of last night. He said he was addicted to me, but I had a feeling I was slowly growing addicted to him. That had never happened to me before.

I had no idea Cooper could surprise me anymore than he already had. Not bringing Lindsey to the party because of me was something I didn’t expect. If anything, I figured he’d want to bring her since I was there with another man. You would think most guys would do that … but not him. Luke would have, though. That was what made Cooper different from the rest. All of my preconceived notions about what he was like from the newspapers weren’t what he was like at all.

When we got inside of the house, it was pretty much vacant except for a few people here and there. No one noticed me and Cooper sneaking off down the long hallway. As soon as we were out of sight, Cooper trapped me against the wall and quickly lowered his lips to mine, hard and aggressive.

“I wanted to do this the moment I saw you tonight,” he growled, biting my lip. His hands came around my back and grabbed my a*s underneath my dress, squeezing it tight.

“We can’t do it here,” I exclaimed. “We’re almost there.”

I wasn’t about to take him to one of the bedrooms because that would be the first place someone would look. Instead, there was a room at the far end of the house that hadn’t been finished yet. My brother didn’t know what to do with it, so he kept it empty until he decided.

When we got into the room, I shut the door and looked around. Yep, it was still the same; empty with cream colored walls and beige carpet. Once I locked the door that was all it took for Cooper to descend on me again. “We probably need to do this quick,” I advised.

With my arms around his shoulders, Cooper picked me up in his arms and I straddled his waist before he pushed me against the wall. “Trust me, love. I can do this hard and quick.”

Once his jeans fell to the floor, he grabbed the backs of my thighs and slid my underwear over so he could slip a finger inside of me; he moaned in delight.

“I think you’re already ready for me.”

“I was ready for you the moment I saw you,” I murmured huskily.

Sliding my dress down over my breasts, Cooper lowered his lips to one and sucked, moaning deep in his throat. My hips moved against him on their own accord and I tried to lift up so I could get him inside of me.

I didn’t have to wait long because he gripped my hips and slammed into me, thrusting hard. I yelped at first from the sheer pain and pleasure of it, but it felt so damn good I didn’t want it to stop.

“Harder, Cooper.”

He chuckled in my ear and picked up his pace. “Like that, love?”

“Oh yeah,” I breathed.

My heart pounded in my ears as the adrenaline of doing something wild and crazy overtook me body and soul. Never have I wanted to do anything reckless or in the spur of a moment. I liked things planned and orderly. Not with Cooper, though. With him I wanted to feel the emotions again … I wanted to feel the pleasure of a man’s touch and not feel guilty about it. Most of all, I wanted to feel alive, and with Cooper that was what he made me feel … alive.

We needed to hurry, but I wanted to hold off my o****m for as long as I could. It felt so good I didn’t want our tryst to end, but it was easier said than done.

“You’re getting tight, love. Let it go so I can come inside of you,” he ordered, his voice low and heated.

Gripping his shoulders, I held on tight as my body tightened around his c**k and sent me over the edge. To muffle my screams, Cooper closed his lips over mine just as he too gave in to the pleasure of our lovemaking. He held me firmly down on his body until I could feel the last remnants of his release spurting inside of me.

Breathing hard, he kissed me and bit my lip while slowly lifting me up and setting me down on the floor. My legs were like Jell-O, so I slid down the wall to a sitting position while Cooper lifted his jeans and knelt in front of me. Thankfully, the room was carpeted so I didn’t have to worry about cold, hardwood floors against my a*s.

“I take it you liked that?” he asked, fixing the top of my dress to cover up my breasts.

I smiled lazily. “No … I loved it.”

Taking my hands, Cooper pulled me to my feet and then buttoned his jeans with a melancholy look on his face. “Since we’re alone, I’ll go ahead and tell you about tomorrow. My family’s coming into town and I would like for you to be there with me.”

“Why am I sensing that you’re not happy about that?” I asked.

“It’s because I’m not. My mother and father aren’t exactly the easiest two people to get along with. If I do something right there’s always something else that I do wrong. I could never please them, so I gave up trying.”

I couldn’t imagine living like that. My parents were always supportive and they still were. I didn’t see them much, but I at least tried to call them a couple of times a week.

“Is it just going to be your mother and father tomorrow? Are they staying at your house while they’re in town?”

“No,” he answered, glancing down at the floor. “They’re staying at my uncle’s house. That’s where we will be going tomorrow afternoon.”

His uncle’s house?

“I didn’t know you had family in North Carolina? Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Because,” he murmured softly, “it’s not something everyone needs to know. I’m only telling you because I trust you.”

“What is he? Our mayor or something?” I teased.

“No, he’s much closer to you than that … he’s our coach. Joel is my uncle.”

Eyes wide, I stood there and stared. I definitely didn’t see that coming.

“So now that you know I’m sure you can figure out the rest. Needless to say, my career was over until my uncle pulled some strings and got me on the team. Without him, I’d be sitting on my a*s drugged out of my mind and drunk.” He paused for a second and blew out a sigh. “Also, without him, I would have never met you. I owe him so much.”

Taking his face in my hands, I kissed his lips softly and felt his arms snake around my waist, his deep blue gaze melting me where I stood. “I owe him a lot, too. I’ll be happy to go with you tomorrow, not only because you asked, but because I want to. Your parents may not see all of your accomplishments and support you, but you’ll never have to worry about that with me. I’m on your side … always.”

His lips turned up into a devilish smirk. “That’s what I like to hear. All right, love, we need to get back before our dates come searching for us. Lara and I will follow you and Luke back, and then I can come stay with you if you want.”

“I’d like that,” I said as he opened the door.

But first, I needed to talk to Luke.

* * *

Luke was quiet the whole car ride home and I knew it was because Cooper and Lara were close on our tail. It almost felt like something was going on that I didn’t know about. It wasn’t until we pulled into my driveway that Luke finally spoke, “Tonight wasn’t exactly what I thought our date would be like. There’s no use in fighting, is there?”

Luke turned his emerald green gaze my way, and for the first time ever I didn’t see any humor in his expression. “I’m so sorry, Luke. I guess it just wasn’t meant to be.”

Sighing, he leaned over and kissed me on the cheek. “Are you absolutely sure this is what you want? You don’t even know this guy. You’ve known me for years.”

“It’s not always about that,” I said. “Sometimes things just happen.”

He scoffed, “Yeah, and sometimes things change.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

Luke shook his head and sighed. “Nothing, Kate. I’ll get over it eventually.” Taking my hand, he kissed it and let go. “I’ll be around if you ever need me.”

My heart ached for him because he was my friend and I’d hurt him. He was Luke Collins, though. He’d be back in the playing field before tomorrow.