swift motion.
Prone on the bed, she had the ability to use
her trembling hands to explore his rock hard body. She quickly drew
his shirt over his head, but when he inhaled deeply and reached for
her shirt, she put her hand on top of his to stop him from
undressing her.
“ I’m not ready for this.”
Briana looked up at him from beneath full lashes, trying to catch
her breath as she spoke.
Colin kneeled back on the bed, running his
hands over his face and through his hair. He closed his eyes and
nodded, then opened them with a smile.
“ Okay.” He moved around on
the bed so he could lie next to her, picking up her hand and lacing
his fingers through hers. “We’ll do this on your terms,
Bree.”
He laid back and patted his chest. She
scooted over and placed her head over his racing heart and smiled.
He traced his fingers over her shoulder and arm. She dozed off
reveling in the smell and feel of him.
Briana opened her eyes to Colin’s face
peaceful with sleep. She realized that she hadn’t seen him look
this peaceful since he’d come back home.
She felt a rush of sadness for him that he’d
fallen short of his childhood dream. For as long as she’d known
him, football had been his life. It was as much a part of him as
breathing. She’d loved his dedication to the sport and the
fulfillment that it had given him.
She smiled as she remembered Colin and Rich
at the first pep rally of his senior year. They had been in front
of the entire school, pumped up for their game. Colin was named
Captain of the team, and Briana had never been so proud.
Now, she enjoyed having the opportunity to
really look at him. They’d never spent the night together, so she’d
never seen him look this vulnerable. It tugged at something inside
of her, something she’d tried for years to contain.
He began to shift and stretch, then he
opened his eyes. He blinked, as if to focus, and when he shifted
his hand, it touched her leg, causing him to turn his head towards
her.
His face blossomed and his dimples
flashed.
“ Good morning,” he said
softly, his voice still rough with sleep.
“ Good morning.” She smiled
back at him, caught up in the moment.
“ I’m happy that you’re
here,” he said, bringing his hand up to sweep the hair from her
face.
“ Me too,” she
admitted.
“ I’ve missed
you.”
Briana didn’t say anything to that. She
wasn’t ready to delve too deep into their relationship.
“ What happened? With
football?” she asked softly
“ It was the last game of
the season and I got hit. Hard. I went down wrong and messed up my
knee pretty bad again. The doctor said that I have to stop playing,
or I’ll have permanent damage. So that’s it. No more ball, well at
least no more ball as a player.”
“ Does that mean you’re
thinking about still being involved with football, but in another
capacity?”
“ Yeah. Rich and I were just
talking about this actually, and I’ve been doing some research
online. I was thinking about trying to coach.” Colin’s eyes shone
with excitement as he spoke. “I’d have to start as an assistant,
but it would be great to still have the opportunity to be part of a
team.”
Briana couldn’t help but be excited for him,
but that also meant that his time here would be short-lived.
“ That’s great. Have you
said anything to you folks?”
“ Nah, not yet. I know Dad
will be disappointed. He was pretty happy when I came home, and he
loves the idea of me running the store, but I know that ultimately
they both want what’s best for me.” Colin brought her hand up to
his lips and kissed it gently. “What about you? What happened at A
& M?”
Briana felt the familiar regret when she
answered.
“ You’ve heard the story
before: girl goes to college, girl doesn’t go to class as much as
she should, and doesn’t do well when she does. Girl doesn’t get
good enough grades to keep her financial aid, so girl returns home
with her tail between her legs.”
“
Prone on the bed, she had the ability to use
her trembling hands to explore his rock hard body. She quickly drew
his shirt over his head, but when he inhaled deeply and reached for
her shirt, she put her hand on top of his to stop him from
undressing her.
“ I’m not ready for this.”
Briana looked up at him from beneath full lashes, trying to catch
her breath as she spoke.
Colin kneeled back on the bed, running his
hands over his face and through his hair. He closed his eyes and
nodded, then opened them with a smile.
“ Okay.” He moved around on
the bed so he could lie next to her, picking up her hand and lacing
his fingers through hers. “We’ll do this on your terms,
Bree.”
He laid back and patted his chest. She
scooted over and placed her head over his racing heart and smiled.
He traced his fingers over her shoulder and arm. She dozed off
reveling in the smell and feel of him.
Briana opened her eyes to Colin’s face
peaceful with sleep. She realized that she hadn’t seen him look
this peaceful since he’d come back home.
She felt a rush of sadness for him that he’d
fallen short of his childhood dream. For as long as she’d known
him, football had been his life. It was as much a part of him as
breathing. She’d loved his dedication to the sport and the
fulfillment that it had given him.
She smiled as she remembered Colin and Rich
at the first pep rally of his senior year. They had been in front
of the entire school, pumped up for their game. Colin was named
Captain of the team, and Briana had never been so proud.
Now, she enjoyed having the opportunity to
really look at him. They’d never spent the night together, so she’d
never seen him look this vulnerable. It tugged at something inside
of her, something she’d tried for years to contain.
He began to shift and stretch, then he
opened his eyes. He blinked, as if to focus, and when he shifted
his hand, it touched her leg, causing him to turn his head towards
her.
His face blossomed and his dimples
flashed.
“ Good morning,” he said
softly, his voice still rough with sleep.
“ Good morning.” She smiled
back at him, caught up in the moment.
“ I’m happy that you’re
here,” he said, bringing his hand up to sweep the hair from her
face.
“ Me too,” she
admitted.
“ I’ve missed
you.”
Briana didn’t say anything to that. She
wasn’t ready to delve too deep into their relationship.
“ What happened? With
football?” she asked softly
“ It was the last game of
the season and I got hit. Hard. I went down wrong and messed up my
knee pretty bad again. The doctor said that I have to stop playing,
or I’ll have permanent damage. So that’s it. No more ball, well at
least no more ball as a player.”
“ Does that mean you’re
thinking about still being involved with football, but in another
capacity?”
“ Yeah. Rich and I were just
talking about this actually, and I’ve been doing some research
online. I was thinking about trying to coach.” Colin’s eyes shone
with excitement as he spoke. “I’d have to start as an assistant,
but it would be great to still have the opportunity to be part of a
team.”
Briana couldn’t help but be excited for him,
but that also meant that his time here would be short-lived.
“ That’s great. Have you
said anything to you folks?”
“ Nah, not yet. I know Dad
will be disappointed. He was pretty happy when I came home, and he
loves the idea of me running the store, but I know that ultimately
they both want what’s best for me.” Colin brought her hand up to
his lips and kissed it gently. “What about you? What happened at A
& M?”
Briana felt the familiar regret when she
answered.
“ You’ve heard the story
before: girl goes to college, girl doesn’t go to class as much as
she should, and doesn’t do well when she does. Girl doesn’t get
good enough grades to keep her financial aid, so girl returns home
with her tail between her legs.”
“
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