Full Count

by C. A. Williams

  “Now I just have to unpack it all.” She huffed out a breath to blow a stray piece of hair out of her face and leaned against the wall. “Where do you want me to put all of my clothes? I don’t want to invade your space and all.”

  “Don’t worry about it, Sparky. This isn’t just my space anymore, it’s yours too.” I placed my hands on her hips, pulling her body closer to mine until we were molded together, fitting perfectly. “Move any of my shit you need. I’ll help you with whatever after I get back from practice.”

  “Ok,” she dragged out. “You sure you have to leave right now?” Her hand moved to the waistband of my boxers and inched down before making contact. I let out a groan and took a step back, away from Paige’s hand that felt oh so good. “Trust me Sparky, I would love to stay but Coach would kick my ass if I missed practice, especially since they just started up.”

  “Fine,” she pouted out before kissing the corner of my mouth. “I have plenty to unpack anyways and have some studying to do. I’ll see you when you get home then.”

  “Home. That sounds so weird, but so perfect. I love you.”

  “Love you too,” she called out before I shut the door behind me. “Hey,” I cracked the door open and saw her opening all of the drawers to make room for her stuff. “Plan on coming to practice with me tomorrow, I have a date planned for us afterwards.”

  “Oh really? And let me guess you aren’t going to share any details?” She quirked an eyebrow at me, waiting for more but that was not happening, my lips were sealed. “See ya beautiful.”

  I made the short drive over to the stadium for practice. This was my favorite time of year, knowing that games would be starting up soon and I would be completely in my element.

  The university had a great baseball club and was one of the best in the country, which was the main reason I accepted a scholarship to play here. The atmosphere was definitely different than a football game, but baseball was really a completely different sport and we had a great fan base.

  “Hey dude. Paige all moved in now?” Chris tossed a ball into my mitt as I jogged to the outfield for warm ups. “Yup, I think we got everything.”

  “That’s good, I’m sure Kitty probably had four times the amount of shit.” When I had asked Chris if it would be alright if Paige could move into the house, I think he about shit himself. Once the shock finally wore off, he had no problem with it especially since Claire gets along with her so well and she practically lives there too.

  “C’mon in guys, we’re gonna do some infield batting practice.” We jogged up and took our positions, mine being at first base.

  The only one good thing I ever got out of being shuffled around through the foster care system was a guy named Gary that I lived with for about two months. He was an okay dude, but his wife ruled that house with an iron fist and was always waiting for our asses to step out of line so she could come up with some kind of evil punishment.

  Gary gave me the one and only Christmas present I had ever received, before meeting the Chapmans, when I was seven years old, a baseball mitt. After that, that thing was practically glued to my hand. It went everywhere with me and I still had it to this day, even though I couldn’t get any use out of it now.

  Through all of my hard work, I earned the position of first baseman and was one of the best in our conference with the stats to prove it. With the help of my coaches over the years at the different schools I had attended, I had perfected my swing and was almost always in the top of the lineup. Since my sights truly were set on the MLB, I knew South Carolina was the place to be for me.

  After two hours of practice, we were done for the day. Pretty soon the season would be starting up and my schedule would be getting so hectic, especially when it came to the away series. At least I knew I would have Paige to come home to.

  I made it home late and figured Paige would be passed out by the time I got back. There wasn’t any light coming out from under the crack of the door so I slowly opened the door hoping I wouldn’t wake her. But she was doing anything but sleeping.

  The whole room was dotted with small candles that were flickering in the darkness and rose petals led a trail to the bed where Paige was propped up on one elbow, her body just barely covered by the sexiest scrap of material I had ever seen. Usually I preferred her naked but this would do just fine.

  “You look fuckin’ hot.” I pulled her to a standing position on my bed and had her do a little twirl so I could get the full effect. Whatever she had on was black, lacy, see through, and pushing her tits up to make them look extra nice. “What’s this all for?”

  She giggled and leaned forward so her hair brushed my cheek. “Well Kitty didn’t think you would like my normal sleeping attire, so we went shopping before I moved in. Do you like?” Her blue eyes went wide waiting for my response, like she was nervous that I wouldn’t like it.

  “Hell yeah, do you really even need to ask that? Now come here.” She jumped off the bed with a squeal into my open arms and locked her ankles behind my back. “How was practice?”

  “Good,” I replied in between licks of her sweet neck. “You taste so fucking awesome. I love coming home to this. I’m never gonna want to leave if this is what’s always waiting for me.”

  “I’m sure you would get bored with me sooner or later,” she said teasingly before devouring my lips with hers. “Never.” I backed up until my knees hit the bed and Paige landed on top of me. “This night would be even better if you did a strip tease for me.”

  “Oh really?” Her hands moved to the hem of my shirt and I helped her along by pulling it over my head. She leaned down to trail kisses down my chest. “What’s the point in buying this stuff then if it just comes off anyway?”

  “I don’t know.” I pulled on the black strap that had slipped down her shoulder and rubbed her nipple that was already erect through the see- through material. “I’d be fine with you naked all the time, but this is still sexy.”

  “Hmm well if you say so.” She lowered her voice seductively and grabbed the black material, slowly sliding it down her body, revealing inch by inch of her perfect, soft skin. Leaving her completely naked, straddled on my lap. Picture fucking perfect.

  “Come here baby.” She pressed her lips down to mine, harder and harder, like she was trying to show how much she loved me. Her lips cracked open and our tongues met, moving in to a rhythm that seemed so perfect, I could do this all day long.

  She pulled back slightly with a soft sigh which gave me a chance to explore her neck with my tongue. She leaned up so her breasts rested right in my face and I eagerly moved on to those, flicking each nipple with my tongue. Her hips started grinding against my hardness through the thin material of my shorts. My mouth curved into a grin against her nipple, loving the way her body responded to me.

  Her hands quickly found my shorts, pushing the blockage down until I sprung out, landing against her stomach. My fingers found her slick folds, already so wet and ready for me and I thrust one and then two in, watching her head tilt back, letting out a deep moan.

  My hands moved to the softness on her hips, lifting her slightly and pushing her slickness onto my length. She immediately began to buck, but I grabbed her hips to still her so I could impale her completely. We both let out a groan when I was in to the hilt. She lowered her forehead to rest upon mine with a soft sigh and I ran my hands up her sides, loving the feel of her bare skin against me.

  Our eyes met, never looking away from each other as she rode me. I thrust up, grabbing onto her hips to quicken the pace, slamming her up and down. She went wild, letting out a sexy moan and meeting me thrust for thrust as her hands gripped onto my shoulders.

  I moved my thumb down to flick her clit and she instantly clenched around my dick, yelling out my name before I pounded two more times into her body, groaning the whole time while I released into her. “I love you so much,” I panted out, stroking her hair, as she lay sprawled across my chest, our heartbeats pounding against each other in a perfect rhyt
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  Chapter 25

  Paige

  “So how’s living with Dylan going?” Maddie pushed her glasses up before taking a sip of her coffee, but they instantly slid down to rest back on the tip of her button nose.

  “Well it’s only been like one day.” I squirmed in my seat under the stares of Kitty and Maddie. The three of us pledged to meet up for lunch at least twice a week so we wouldn’t fall out of touch even though we weren’t living together. Somehow Kylie got left out of our little meet ups.

  “Oh, please Paige. I know you and Dylan have wild sex, like all of the time.” Kitty crossed her arms over her chest and pointed one perfectly manicured finger at me. “So spill.”

  “Ew, no. He’s practically your brother Kitty, and Maddie you’re dating one of the guys that’s like his brother, so I’m really not going into details. Just know that I enjoy living with Dylan, very, very much.” I took a big bite of my candy bar to avoid answering more questions and they did a simultaneous eye roll.

  “Whatever, I guess I can understand. It’s not like I’m going to talk to Kitty about mine and Jared’s sex life so…” Maddie trailed off, smirking at the disgusted look on Kitty’s face who dropped her forkful of salad at mid-bite and pushed her tray away.

  “That is so gross, you’re both right, I guess. So that leaves me and Grant’s sex life. The things that boy does with his tongue, I mean you really wouldn’t believe. What’s that saying? A freak in the sheets but a lady in the streets? Well think of that but only insert gentleman, I really can’t think of a good one for him but let’s just say he’s ah-maz-ing.” She got a dreamy look in her green eyes and licked her lips. I really did not want to know what was going on in that pretty little head of hers right now.

  “Okay, sure Kitty, let’s leave it at then.” I scooted out my chair and grabbed my empty tray. “I need to head out to my last class and then I’m meeting up with Dylan at practice.”

  “Oh, that should be tons of fun,” Kitty bit out sarcastically while rolling her eyes. Maddie gave me a small smile and a wave before I waved at both of them. Kitty might not be much of a sports fan but I always have and I was excited to get to see Dylan in action, especially in those baseball pants.

  “Let’s go Turner, keep your eye on the ball, and grip the bat a little higher. There you go, perfect.” The hitting coach yelled out instructions to Dylan as I leaned against the railing at Carolina Stadium. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I saw it for the first time, but it was truly top notch.

  I knew that the stadium had recently been built and it still had that like new feel to it. The place certainly didn’t seat as many as the football stadium, but baseball was a whole different kind of game. And watching Dylan play was truly breathtaking. He was so in his element at first base and anyone could tell he was an absolute power hitter. I think his dream of the MLB was totally in reach.

  I watched practice for almost two hours, totally captivated, and not even realizing the time. Dylan jogged up to where I was watching when the coach called the end of practice and turned his ball cap around to place a soft kiss on my lips. “I’m going to go shower and then I’ll come grab ya. We aren’t going very far.”

  “Okay, sounds good. You looked great out there by the way. Maybe you should wear these home.” I pulled on the waistband of his pants before he took off and he winked at me. “Oh yeah? Do these turn you on?”

  He didn’t wait for an answer and took off for the dugout. I took a seat, not sure how long my wait would be, and dug into my purse when I heard it ringing. Jake’s name blinked onto the screen and I decided now or never.

  “Hey Jakey.” There was a pause on the other line and then he finally answered. “Wow, I’m kinda surprised you answered. I thought you were avoiding me.” I took a deep breath, of course, Jake knew exactly what I was doing by not answering any of his calls and only replying by texts, he knew me too well.

  “Well, I just wasn’t sure what to say to you after we saw each other last time. I started seeing someone and I wasn’t sure how you would take it.” He let out a heavy sigh when he heard this, I figured that’s how he would react. “I figured that’s what it was, baby girl. It’s that guy from the party, right? Dylan? You could have just told me, you know I said I wouldn’t let things get awkward between us, you’re still my best friend.”

  “Yes, it is and I know Jake, I’m sorry. I’ve been really busy too but I was scared about how you would react.” I really should have known that he would be there for me no matter what, but just like he always said, I think too much.

  “And then you didn’t even stop to visit when you were home on Christmas break?”

  “Well I really had a lot going on when I was home and I didn’t even think about it.”

  “Yeah, I heard. I stopped over at your dad’s house before I headed back to campus. I’m sorry about that, your dad’s a great guy and I know how much he means to you. You can come to me whenever you need me, alright?”

  “Alright Jakey. And I know you’re always there, you were one of the only people besides my dad that held me together after my mom was gone. I’m sorry for shutting you out, it won’t happen again.”

  “Good, baby girl. I just really wish you would have given me a chance before you jumped right into another relationship. Maybe it’s just not meant to be right now but I hope fate will intervene some day for us.” His voice came out gruff, laced with a little bit of pain and I wished I could just jump right through the phone to hug him. I never meant to hurt him when I started things up with Dylan, it just sort of happened and completely took over my life.

  “I’m sorry,” I whispered out, not really knowing what else to say. I wasn’t sure how to make things any better between us when it came to having a relationship. I was with Dylan and was beyond happy. Hopefully, Jake would find someone that would make him just as happy one day.

  “Don’t worry about it. I need to see you though. Soon. Maybe I’ll plan a road trip and head up that way in the next few weeks.”

  “That sounds awesome.” My eyes flicked to the field and landed on Dylan, who was coming out of the dugout, freshly showered, his brown hair still damp and slicked back. He had ditched the baseball pants but still looked every bit as sexy in a pair of loose jeans that hung low on his hips and a form fitting long sleeved white thermal that seemed to make his brown eyes pop out more than usual.

  “Just let me know the details and I can get back to you with my schedule,” I murmured into the phone, my mind completely elsewhere now. “Sounds good, talk to you later Paige.” “Bye.”

  Dylan held out a hand to me and pulled my body over the railing, placing my feet onto the field. His feet stopped right at home plate where there was a table set for two with a thick white tablecloth and a single rose placed in a glass vase. He pulled out a chair for me and I took my seat before he scooted me in, even laying a cloth napkin on my lap. “I guess you really meant it when you said we weren’t going very far.”

  “Yup, be back in two seconds.” My eyes scanned the empty field and didn’t see a soul in sight. I couldn’t believe he had set this all up. A plate was placed in front of me and I looked up at Dylan who was sliding into his seat. “So do you like your surprise?”

  “Yes! I can’t believe we’re having dinner on the field. What the heck did you have to do to pull this one off? This isn’t another one of your illegal plans, is it?” He chuckled and grabbed his fork to dig into his salad.

  “No, not illegal this time. I just had to bribe one of the groundskeepers. The guy is a real romantic so it really wasn’t too hard. That’s why I told you to dress sort of warm since it’s still a little chilly. Hopefully you like all of the food. I made everything with you in mind. This is basically a fruit salad drizzled with honey and pieces of crystallized ginger. Susanne helped me come up with the whole menu.”

  “Wow Rookie, you really know how to make things special, you know that?” He answered with a sexy smirk, devouring all of the food on his plate befo
re standing up again and disappearing into the dugout. Every bite was delicious and I couldn’t wait for more. For someone who had really never had a girlfriend before, he was doing a pretty good job.

  The rest of the meal consisted of a juicy pork chop with a sauce made using raisinettes with a side of mashed potatoes that were rolled into balls, covered with powdered sugar, and stuffed in the middle were peanut butter cups, sounds gross but was like a bite of heaven in my mouth.

  The grand finale was the biggest piece of chocolate cake that I had ever seen topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream that we split even though I ended up eating most of it by myself. You can’t beat a simple piece of chocolate cake. I knew Dylan was more of a meat and potatoes kind of guy but he sat there the whole time watching me eat every last bite.

  “Oh my god Dylan, you probably just made me gain about twenty pounds but that was the best meal I’ve ever had. I can’t believe you made all of that.”

  “I’m glad you liked it. That was my plan all along actually, I wouldn’t mind a few extra pounds added to this,” he answered back with a smirk, grabbing a handful of my ass that I knew he loved so much. “Want to dance?”

  “Um, sure but there isn’t any music.” He motioned to someone and music started to flow from the speakers through the stadium, echoing through the emptiness. He tugged on my hand and pulled me tight against his body as we swayed to the music on the field.

  “This was truly perfect. I mean who really gets to have a date on a baseball field?” I could feel his smile against my forehead and he moved down to place his lips on mine. “I knew you would appreciate it, most girls wouldn’t.”

  “Hey you know what would make this even better?” He pulled back and looked in my eyes. “Seriously, I thought I made it pretty perfect, what did I miss?”