“Naaa, you found me,” I winked at him as I propped myself up on my elbow.
Nick stared out at the water, “Have you been swimming any since you’ve been here?”
“No…not really. The water was a little cold,” I shivered just thinking about the one time I let my feet get wet in the ocean on Friday.
“I have a heated pool,” he mumbled as he turned his gaze back to me. “Leah?” he stammered as he pointed at my chest.
When I glanced down, I blushed. I had forgotten that I’d untied my top so that I wouldn’t get any tan lines. When I had shifted to talk to him, I hadn’t tied it back. Now the girls were on full display. “What?” I grinned. “It’s not like you haven’t seen them. Nobody’s around anyway.”
“It’s not fair…that’s what,” he growled. “I want to touch them, and taste them, and we’re out on the beach.”
“So let’s get off the beach,” I shrugged as I sat up and attempted to put my top back in place.
“Don’t even think about it,” he grabbed my top and stuffed it in the pocket of his shorts as he pulled me to a standing position.
When I leaned over to grab my towel, Nick wrapped his arms around my waist. “Leave it!” he commanded as he spun me, pick me up, and tossed me up on his shoulders.
I squealed as he stalked up the beach, bouncing me on his shoulder. “Nice view,” I giggled as I slapped his ass.
“I like mine better,” he answered darkly as he ran his hand up the back of my thigh and squeezed it.
When we reached the fence to the pool, Nick opened the gate, and began flicking the lights around the perimeter off. One by one they blinked off coating the pool in a shroud of darkness.
“How are you going to be able to see me now?” I teased as he leaned forward and let me slide down the front of his body.
“Oh I can see just fine,” he groaned as he leaned in and placed a deep kiss to my lips.
My eyes drifted closed as I melted into him making myself completely his. Nick stepped back and grinned as he popped the button to his shorts open. When he let them drop to the concrete, my eyes followed.
“No boxers again today? Have you given up wearing underwear now?” I bit my lip.
“Only when I’m around you,” he cocked his head to the side. “Easier access.”
“Sure,” I nodded as I stepped back slightly to take in the perfect male form in front of me. “So what are we doing?”
“Skinny dipping,” he licked his lips and began to slowly creep closer to me. “Your turn. Strip!” he pointed to my bottoms that I was still wearing.
“I’m kinda tired,” I shrugged. “Maybe you should help me.”
Nick moved so quickly I almost stumbled backward as he stood in front of me. When he reached to pull my bottoms loose, I placed my hands on his chest and grinned up at him. “You sure the pool’s heated?” I giggled.
Nick nodded as his fingers gripped the ties of my bottoms. “Good!” I yelled as I gave him a mighty shove causing him to stumble backward and fall into the pool.
When he surfaced, he sputtered and shook his head wildly. “You are so dead,” he teased. “Get your fine ass in here!”
As I watched him swim to the edge of the pool, I tugged on my bikini bottoms painstakingly slow. One string at a time popped loose until the red scrap fell to the ground. When I looked over at Nick, the tension in his face was palpable. He reached up and ran his hands through his wet hair as his eyes tracked my movements around the pool.
“Enough! Get over here!” he pointed to wall in front of where he was standing in the water.
When I got close to the side, he grabbed my ankle halting my movements. “Come here,” he tugged lightly causing me to fall into the water. When I surfaced, and glanced over my shoulder at him, Nick had a predatory gleam in his eyes. I knew that look all too well. He was done teasing, and getting ready to make his move. Desire surged through me as I squeezed my thighs together.
“Enough of this,” he mumbled as he swam over, and wrapped his arms around me. Before I could respond, Nick crushed his mouth against mine in a punishing kiss. His tongue swept across my lower lip before sweeping into my mouth.
“Mmmm,” I moaned as my hands ran up his back, and tangled in his hair. I gave it a gentle tug causing the kiss to break, and darted my eyes around before reconnecting with his gaze. The blue pools had darkened with a deep desire of a promising night. “Nick?” I panted. “What if somebody see us?”
“Nobody’s gonna see us,” he whispered as he leaned in and sealed his mouth over mine once again.
I wrapped my arms around his neck as he reached down to lift me up. When I felt him grip my thighs, I placed my legs around his middle. “I always fantasized about this,” he mumbled as he began walking us toward the built in bench.
“About what?” I gasped as sat me on the bench and began trailing kisses down my neck.
“Fucking you in the water…feeling your body all slick and wet,” he growled as he nipped my shoulder.
“Oh god,” I panted as I felt him run his fingers up my inner thigh.
“You like that don’t you? When I tease, and talk dirty to you? It makes you crave me,” he dipped his head and sucked my nipple into his mouth.
“Yes,” I gasped. “So much.” Words were hard to form at this point, and all I really wanted was for him to be inside me. “Nick?”
“I’m not done yet,” he grinned as he lifted me out of the water, and placed me right on the edge of the pool. “Lean back,” he commanded as he positioned his head between my knees.
I reached back, and propped myself up on my elbows as I watched him grab my knees and force them apart. Before I could utter a word, Nick’s mouth descended on me bringing me to the brink of mindlessness. I could feel my orgasm sitting right below the surface, ready to be unleashed, but Nick knew how to keep me right there without letting me fall over the edge. His tongue moved back and forth in a teasing rhythm before dipping in. My head dropped back in pure bliss as he started to run circles around my clit. When he pressed his tongue flat against me, I almost lost it, but he pulled back. He grinned wickedly up at me before dipping back down sucking my clit as hard as he could.
“Niiiiccckk!!!” I screeched as I crashed into oblivion.
He released me, and reached up to pull my hips forward causing me to slide back into the pool, and onto his lap. “You are so hot,” he groaned as he lifted me slightly so he could slip himself inside. I moaned when I felt the hard steel of him claiming me. “So hot,” he mumbled as he moved to connect with my mouth once again.
He shifted on the bench slightly so I could wrap my feet around his hips before he began slamming into me. I reached up, and grabbed his shoulders so I could help, but as his thrusts became more frantic, I merely became a spectator. Watching Nick’s eyes roll back as he was enveloped in pure bliss was like nothing I could put into words. The muscles of his neck tightened, and his fingers dug into my hips as slammed into me at a punishing pace. “Fuuuucccckkk!” he groaned as his orgasm roared to the surface causing him to convulse. “You are amazing,” he panted as he stroked my back with one hand while he came back down. The other came up to cup my cheek as he looked tenderly into my eyes, “I love you so much. Promise me you’re never gonna leave me again…my heart can’t take it Leah. I can’t survive you leaving again.”
“I promise,” I vowed as I leaned in and placed a leisurely kiss to his lips. As the kiss built, I could feel him hardening once again inside me.
“You ready for round two?” he whispered as he trailed kisses up to my ears.
“Always,” I answered breathily as I arched into him.
As Nick began to send me spiraling into bliss once more, I couldn’t help but think of myself as his instrument. He knew exactly what to do and when. He wasn’t just a master on the football field, he was a master of me too. He owned me…not only the physical part of me, but my heart, as well. He’d claimed it long ago when I was sixteen, and he’d never given it
back. It was in this moment that I realized I was without a doubt totally in love with Nick Sutter.
Chapter 10
Leah
As the week passed, Nick and I began to fall into a routine. He would go work each day, and I would hang out around the house. The days were slowly getting cooler, and football season was fast approaching. It felt good…what we were doing. It almost felt like we’d never been apart. Nights were spent either sitting by the pool, or watching TV from the couch. I was still trying to decide what I wanted to do with my life. Nick had pretty much told me I could sit at home and do nothing if that were what I wanted, but I could tell he wanted more for me.
ooooooooo
When Saturday came around, I promised Nick I’d meet him at the stadium for the game. It was a noon game, and we were going to head back to Pittsford as soon as it ended so I could move in this weekend. I battled excitement and nerves most of the morning as Nick sat taking notes before the game.
“I left you a field pass on the counter. Make sure you wear it so you can get down to the tunnels after the game,” he smiled at me as he adjusted his hat.
“I won’t,” I rolled my eyes at him. “You know this isn’t my first rodeo…right?”
“For once would you just listen to me and stop being such a smart ass?” he grinned before he turned to glare at me.
“You know that’s the reason you love me,” I winked as I moved to pour myself a cup of coffee.
“I’m serious Leah. This crowd is going to be more than you’re used to. It’s the first game of the season, and we’re coming off a winning season last year. It’s going to be crazy,” he sighed as he moved to stand in front of me. He placed his hands on my shoulders and leaned forward, so we were now eye to eye. “I got you a ticket to sit right behind the team bench. Some of the other player’s parents and girlfriends sit there. When the game is finished, come down on the field, and head into the tunnel. When you get to the locker room door, wait for me. Ok?”
“Yes Dad,” I grumbled. “Like I said…not my first time.”
“We’ll see if you still have that attitude after the game. I’ve been here a season. I know what it’s going to be like firsthand.”
“Yeah…we’ll see alright. Get outta here Coach,” I giggled as I smacked his ass.
“You’re going to pay for that later,” he smirked.
“Good! I’m counting on it,” I grinned as he disappeared through the door.
ooooooooo
When I pulled up to the stadium in Nick’s truck, it was a madhouse. Nick had warned me that it would be this way, but I really didn’t think it would be this bad. He’d bummed a ride off of his assistant so I could have the truck. His exact words were “don’t scratch her” as he had stepped out the front door.
As I slowly drove through the parking lot, trying not to run over any of the tailgaters, I scanned the parking spaces looking for Nick’s. He had two passes that he used. One for the Head Coach, and one for a visitor. When he’d left this morning, he’d given me the coach’s pass, but looking at things now I think I might have turned into the wrong lot.
The truck ambled slowly between the rows of cars as I did my best to read the signs. Finally, when I reached the end of the row, I saw a sign for “coaching staff”. I followed the arrows and made my way to the front row spot.
When I climbed out, I noticed that compared to the other vehicles, Nick’s was rather old. Most of the staff spots were filled with SUVs and expensive trucks. Nick had never been into material things, so I’m assuming that it didn’t bother him.
As I stood by the truck, I scanned the parking lot. I’d missed the whole college experience since I’d gone to train for the Olympics when I was still in high school. The sight before me brought curiosity and wonder. Guys tossing Nerf footballs across rows of cars, families and groups of students sitting in chairs around tables full of food. Students celebrating the beginning of the season, by cheering for their team all the while drinking themselves sick. It made me a little sad to realize I would never be one them. I’d never really seen myself as a student. I always told myself I wasn’t missing anything, but as I stood here I realized this was what I wanted. I wasn’t sure how, but going to school is what I wanted for myself. I wanted to go back. To do the things I missed. A smile slipped into place as I made my decision. I was going to go back to school. I wanted to be a college student.
ooooooooo
Once I made my way into the stadium, I found my seat and scanned the field. Nick was standing with his back to me about twenty feet away. He had his headphones on, and a clipboard in his hand. He was saying something to one of the players as the scoreboard lit up, and the announcer’s voice began to thunder through the stadium.
After the National Anthem, I sat down as I watched Nick and the Seahawks take the field. I whistled and yelled hoping to catch his attention, but he was lost in the game.
“You’re wasting your time,” a young blonde behind me shouted.
“What?” I glanced over my shoulder before turning back to the game.
“With Coach Sutter…you’re wasting your time,” she shouted again. “He doesn’t date. He just hooks up.”
“Really?” I snickered as I decided to play along. This girl didn’t know whom she was talking to.
“Yeah,” she sighed as she climbed from the row behind me to take the seat beside me. “I tried last year. He acted as if he liked me, but it was only for one night. Don’t waste your time. He’s not going to be tied down.”
“Maybe he just hasn’t found the one he wants,” I cocked my head to the side.
“Naw…I know his type. If you think he’s gonna date you, you’re wrong,” she shook her head at me as if she thought I was the dumbest girl on the planet. Maybe I was. Here, I thought Nick had spent the last year pining over me. Apparently I was wrong. It sounded as if he had tried to sleep his way through the girls of Wilmington.
“Well thanks for the heads up, but I’m not worried,” I shrugged.
“It’s your heart,” she groaned as she slumped down into her seat.
Yep, it was my heart, and Nick owned it.
ooooooooo
By the time the game was over, most of the crowd had left. By halftime, the Seahawks were up by forty-two points, so it was obvious that they were going to win. Students and alumni had left to go celebrate the victory at their chosen bar. The blonde beside me had shaken her head as she climbed the stairs to the stadium leaving me in my seat. I guess she thought I was waiting around for Nick. Well, she was right…I was, but he did want to date me.
Once the team had disappeared into the tunnels, I made my way down to the field. When I reached the stairs to go onto the grass, I flashed the pass that hung around my next, and stepped down. I felt small as I glanced around the stadium staring up at the concrete arena. There was something about that feeling, being surround and hearing the noise echo off the seats, it made me want to be here even more. I silently wondered what Nick would think when I told I wanted to apply to Wilmington to be a student.
“You need to go into the tunnels,” came a deep voice from behind me. “You can’t just stand here.”
“Thanks,” I called to the guard as I began to walk briskly toward the tunnel opening.
When I got to the locker room door, I could hear the celebrating coming from inside. The team they’d played today wasn’t high in the ranks, but a win’s a win. Nick’s shouts could be heard as he congratulated the players before announcing that they’d have Monday off as a holiday. I wasn’t sure if he’d say anything about being out of town, after all it was none of their business.
Within a few minutes, the locker room doors flew open as players and staff began to exit. I stood leaning against the wall with my arms crossed as I stared at the ground. I didn’t really want to attract attention. Most of these players were in grade school when I was training, but occasionally I would find someone who knew whom I was. As the stream of people continued, I’d yet to see Nick. I fi
gured he must be waiting for the last player to leave, but as his assistant pushed through the door and let it shut, I began to worry.
The big burly man scrutinized me for a minute before asking, “Are you Leah?”
I nodded as I pushed myself off the wall with my feet, “Yeah.”
“Coach Sutter is waiting for you. You can go on in,” he motioned toward the door as he shook his head and chuckled. “I thought I’d seen everything. Now he’s got women meeting him in here,” he mumbled as he began walking out of the tunnel.
ooooooooo
When I stepped inside I looked around, but didn’t see Nick. “Nick?” I called as I leaned around the corner. “Where are you?”
“Come toward the back,” came his distant voice.
“I thought we were leaving after the game,” I continued to search for him as I wandered further into the locker room. It kinda smelled of sweaty bodies, and dirty uniforms were hanging in the player’s lockers as they waited to be laundered.
“We are,” he called again. “I need to do something first.”
“Like what?” I rounded the last corner to where his office was and stopped when I saw him perched on the corner of his desk.
“Close the door, and come here,” his voice was tight, and his eyes narrowed on me.
I did as he asked, and slowly crept closer to where he was sitting.
“It was driving me crazy being down on the field knowing that you were right behind me. Knowing that I couldn’t be with you. I could hear your voice shouting and cheering. When I turned around a few times, and saw you jumping in your seat, these beautiful tits bouncing in this tiny tank top,” his eyes darkened as one of his hands slid up my stomach to cup my breast. “These legs that go on for miles with those cutoffs that barely cover your ass. Are you trying to kill me?” his other hand wrapped around my waist, and slid lower as he squeezed my ass cheek.
“Nick? What are you doing?” my voice quivered with desire as he leaned forward, so our mouths were almost touching.
“Taking what’s mine,” he whispered as he closed the distance between us, and captured my lips.
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