Noah
Because it was New Year's Day, one of the few holidays Jack ever closed down the gym, Noah hadn't made any plans to leave the house today—that was until Gio called to ask how he was feeling and mentioned he was going over to his uncle's house to help him pile up more sandbags. He said his uncle's yard always flooded and was already a mess from the recent storms.
Since Gio was always ready to jump when it came to helping Noah with anything, Noah volunteered immediately to help. At first, Gio balked at the idea, saying Noah should stay home and rest since he was injured, but Noah reminded him he was a boxer and knew how to take a punch. The guy hadn't even hit him that hard; he just hit the perfect spot. The fucking pussy obviously knew how to land a sucker punch.
Noah ran into Roni in the hallway as she made her way back to her room from the bathroom in her robe. He knew he'd promised to control himself, but Roni had to know that was going to be damn near impossible now.
Pretending to move out of the way for her, he took advantage as soon as she tried to pass him and leaned into her against the wall. "You smell good," he whispered against her cheek, inhaling the soap on her still wet skin. Then he kissed her chin. "Let's see?" He lifted her chin and smiled. "What happened? I thought they were coming off?"
She pushed him playfully and glared at him. "You knew damn well they weren't coming off so easily."
He opened his eyes wide, feigning bewilderment as she slipped away from him. "Really? You tried?"
"Oh, stop," she said, opening her bedroom door.
He laughed. "Listen, I gotta go help Gio with something. Did you need me here today?" He took a step forward and smirked. "For anything? Because if you do, I can always call him back in a second and tell him I can't make it."
She rolled her eyes then smiled wickedly. "Oh, you'd do that for me, Noah Quintanilla?"
He took a menacing step forward, knowing he'd have that bathrobe off her in seconds if she so much as hinted she wanted him too. "Absolutely."
The wicked smile faded as she squeezed the front of her robe shut with her hands. "Thanks, but I'll be okay. I have a million things to do to get ready for my first day tomorrow. " She started backing into her room with a wave.
The disappointment settled, but the excitement of knowing he was that much closer to what his tightening crotch was anticipating was enough to keep him smiling. He waited until she disappeared behind her door to adjust himself in his pants and walked away. Damn, this was going to be harder than he thought.
There was an unexpected surprise when he arrived at Gio's uncle's house—his daughter Rita. Since she lived up north, the possibility of her being at her dad's house hadn't even crossed his mind. He'd almost kept driving when he realized it was her car parked out front, but Abel and Hector had just pulled up and saw him as they started out of Abel's truck.
She came out to greet them and thanked them for coming over to help. She also explained she was staying until she had to go back when school started in a week. Noah managed to not get caught alone with her the whole time even after she invited them in for a lunch she prepared.
It wasn't until he excused himself, thanking her for the lunch and started walking out, that she followed him.
"Hey, Noah," she called out behind him as he neared his bike.
He turned and smiled. The whole time he'd been there he'd kept any conversation with her very generic. They spoke of the weather and how her dad needed to get this flooding thing fixed permanently. She expressed her worry about her dad living alone earlier, but now she smiled that evil little smile she reserved for just him. She was sexy as hell, he'd give her that. And she always made sure she wore tops that accentuated her two biggest assets like she did now.
Noah had never even bothered to hide the fact that he was checking her out. He knew it's what she wanted, so he did so openly—until now. He didn't want her getting any ideas.
"So is that it? Are you off the market now?"
Noah smiled. Good. She was making this easy for him. Gio had already teased him about walking in on him last night while he slept soundly with Roni in his arms. There was no hiding the fact that while they might not formally be a couple—yet—Noah had no intentions of hiding the fact there was definitely something going on between him and Roni.
"Yeah, something like that."
She smiled, coming closer as he hopped on his bike. "Well, which is it? Either you are or you're not. You know me." She ran her fingers over the bump on the side of his face. They'd already talked about last night's incident during lunch. She kissed the lump then cozied up, her breasts rubbing against his chest as she leaned close enough to kiss him. "I don't mind sharing."
Even though he didn't know this for a fact, he was quite certain from Roni's previous comments about the type of guys she wasn't into, that she also wouldn't be into sharing. Though he'd made it perfectly clear they'd "work out" something, he would give her a little time to get used to the change before they got down to exact rules of how this arrangement would work exactly. One thing was for damn sure: he wasn't sharing.
He wouldn't beat around the bush. There was no way Rita would know the details about him and Roni anyway, so he was about to tell her he was definitely off the market when Abel, Gio, and Hector walked out the back door.
Gio's eyebrows lifted, but he said nothing. Hector, of course, was the first to comment with a smirk. "You two look cozy."
"Don't we?" Rita turned and smiled their way. "Oh, and that reminds me. I take pictures of us every year." She then gave Noah a sly look. "Only this year, I didn't get a chance." She pulled her phone out of her jacket pocket and handed it to Hector as they all reached Noah's bike.
Just as fast as she'd moved the day after Thanksgiving in her car, she was straddled on the back of Noah's bike with her arms and legs around his waist in an instant. "Take a picture of us," she said as her arms roamed his chest seductively, causing Noah's breath to catch.
Hector, the idiot, took more than one picture. Noah had never met a girl that moved so fast. Before he knew it, she'd brought her legs down the side of his bike again, but her hands were now down palms open between his thighs as if she were holding on for dear life. Of course, Hector snapped another picture.
Just as quickly as she climbed onto his bike, she jumped off and took the phone from Hector. "So will you be around again this week?"
It was crazy how just a year ago he'd gladly would've been back to see Rita every night until she left, but today he shook his head. "Probably not. I got a lot going on. I'm fighting in two weeks. I need to train."
"Oh, that's right. I'm coming down for Gio's fight. Maybe I can make yours too."
Yeah, that would be great. After a little more small talk, Noah was finally out of there. Any thoughts of Rita were quickly squashed as the memory of kissing, holding, and sucking Roni's delicious skin came back to him. Funny how having Rita's tits up against him and her legs firmly wrapped around his waist had done nothing but irritate him, and here just the thought of kissing Roni again was making it uncomfortable to sit.