she asked him.
He shook his head and the girls began to squeal. They headed back down the bleachers
to talk to the other parents who were waiting for their cheerleaders.
Glancing back at Ronnie, she said, “I appreciate you helping me out so early on a
Saturday.”
“You sure you don’t mind if I bring Sergeant Buck with me?” he asked.
“No, by all means. I don’t want to ruin your plans. I’m just grateful you are willing
to do this for her,” she replied.
He glanced at the circle of girls who were piled around several sets of parents, getting
permission. Then he looked back at Kayla with the same intense expression he’d had
earlier. His eyes seemed to be devouring her! It was a crazy thought, but she
felt
the intensity of his gaze. Then he leaned in close to her and whispered, “I’ll see
you in the morning, Kayla.”
He stood and headed down the bleachers. She sat there just enjoying the sensation
his look had created, appreciating the sight of him casually strolling toward the
main steps. Just as he made it to the stairs, the group of cheerleaders turned and
yelled, “Bye, Sergeant Brown!”
He waved his acknowledgment behind his head and continued down the stairs. She watched
as he walked toward the exit gate and she couldn’t help but appreciate the backside
of him just as much as she had admired the front view.
Looking back toward the girls, she noticed that all the other parents had left, and
that’s when it hit her: she could only fit five people, six people max, in her car.
There were nine people total, including her. Standing up, she looked for Ronnie, but
he was halfway across the parking lot. Crap! She dug out her cell phone and called
his.
“Yes,” he answered.
“I need your help,” she said.
“You have a lot of
needs
, Kayla. What
service
can I perform for you now?” he asked.
He
so
shouldn’t have said that! His slight touch against her mouth earlier seemed to have
woken a sleeping tiger inside her. But instead of responding to his evocative comment,
she explained the situation, hung up the phone and turned to Addie.
“Take two girls with you and head to Ronnie’s truck. I’ll take the rest of the girls
with me in my car,” she said.
Soon enough Addie and two of her friends were headed across the parking lot toward
Ronnie’s truck while Kayla and five other girls headed for her Lexus. No good deed
goes unpunished, she thought. After that intense goodbye from Ronnie, she hoped he
dropped off the girls and headed straight home. She needed time to recover her equilibrium.
The group of girls riding with her chatted among themselves as though she wasn’t
even there. They talked excitedly about the crowd’s responses to their cheers during
the second half of the game and about ideas for songs for their upcoming cheer competition.
As Kayla pulled into the garage she looked in her rearview mirror to see Ronnie’s
truck pulling into the driveway behind her. The girls piled out of the passenger side
of the truck and she heard them saying, “Come on, Sergeant Brown, it’s the least we
can do. Yeah, it’s like a thank-you for helping the team.”
What were they up to now?
Addie informed the girls from Kayla’s car that they were going to order pizza and
watch a movie before getting down to business. And they’d invited Ronnie to stay.
Kayla caught Ronnie’s bold stare through the window. He smiled at her and then shut
off his truck. The girls gave a cheer and headed inside, leaving Kayla alone with
him. As he approached her, his gaze drifted between her eyes and her mouth as his
sexy grin widened even more.
“I’m in for pizza but I draw the line at the slumber party, unless you’re the one
who invites me.” He grinned and touched his large hand to the side of her face, his
thumb running gently across her bottom lip. Before she could respond, he released
her and headed inside.
Good God, his touch
He shook his head and the girls began to squeal. They headed back down the bleachers
to talk to the other parents who were waiting for their cheerleaders.
Glancing back at Ronnie, she said, “I appreciate you helping me out so early on a
Saturday.”
“You sure you don’t mind if I bring Sergeant Buck with me?” he asked.
“No, by all means. I don’t want to ruin your plans. I’m just grateful you are willing
to do this for her,” she replied.
He glanced at the circle of girls who were piled around several sets of parents, getting
permission. Then he looked back at Kayla with the same intense expression he’d had
earlier. His eyes seemed to be devouring her! It was a crazy thought, but she
felt
the intensity of his gaze. Then he leaned in close to her and whispered, “I’ll see
you in the morning, Kayla.”
He stood and headed down the bleachers. She sat there just enjoying the sensation
his look had created, appreciating the sight of him casually strolling toward the
main steps. Just as he made it to the stairs, the group of cheerleaders turned and
yelled, “Bye, Sergeant Brown!”
He waved his acknowledgment behind his head and continued down the stairs. She watched
as he walked toward the exit gate and she couldn’t help but appreciate the backside
of him just as much as she had admired the front view.
Looking back toward the girls, she noticed that all the other parents had left, and
that’s when it hit her: she could only fit five people, six people max, in her car.
There were nine people total, including her. Standing up, she looked for Ronnie, but
he was halfway across the parking lot. Crap! She dug out her cell phone and called
his.
“Yes,” he answered.
“I need your help,” she said.
“You have a lot of
needs
, Kayla. What
service
can I perform for you now?” he asked.
He
so
shouldn’t have said that! His slight touch against her mouth earlier seemed to have
woken a sleeping tiger inside her. But instead of responding to his evocative comment,
she explained the situation, hung up the phone and turned to Addie.
“Take two girls with you and head to Ronnie’s truck. I’ll take the rest of the girls
with me in my car,” she said.
Soon enough Addie and two of her friends were headed across the parking lot toward
Ronnie’s truck while Kayla and five other girls headed for her Lexus. No good deed
goes unpunished, she thought. After that intense goodbye from Ronnie, she hoped he
dropped off the girls and headed straight home. She needed time to recover her equilibrium.
The group of girls riding with her chatted among themselves as though she wasn’t
even there. They talked excitedly about the crowd’s responses to their cheers during
the second half of the game and about ideas for songs for their upcoming cheer competition.
As Kayla pulled into the garage she looked in her rearview mirror to see Ronnie’s
truck pulling into the driveway behind her. The girls piled out of the passenger side
of the truck and she heard them saying, “Come on, Sergeant Brown, it’s the least we
can do. Yeah, it’s like a thank-you for helping the team.”
What were they up to now?
Addie informed the girls from Kayla’s car that they were going to order pizza and
watch a movie before getting down to business. And they’d invited Ronnie to stay.
Kayla caught Ronnie’s bold stare through the window. He smiled at her and then shut
off his truck. The girls gave a cheer and headed inside, leaving Kayla alone with
him. As he approached her, his gaze drifted between her eyes and her mouth as his
sexy grin widened even more.
“I’m in for pizza but I draw the line at the slumber party, unless you’re the one
who invites me.” He grinned and touched his large hand to the side of her face, his
thumb running gently across her bottom lip. Before she could respond, he released
her and headed inside.
Good God, his touch
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