Trying to Score (7 page)

“A kiss! Oh my goodness! Just want I needed! Come here and give me that sugar!” Fallon exclaimed as Aiden threw himself into her lap, wrapping his arms around her neck before he covered her with sticky kisses. Fallon giggled along with Aiden and Audrey and couldn’t have felt more loved.

“Goodness me, did AA give you a sticky bun this morning?”

Both Audrey and Aiden had guilty looks on their faces before Aiden stuffed the flower in her face, trying to distract her. “I got you a flower Momma!”

“And I got you coffee!” Audrey joined in.

Fallon laughed as she took her sweet gifts from her two favorite people. “Well thank you very much, but y’all are still in trouble! No sticky buns Audrey! You know that!” she scolded jokingly. She wasn’t really mad, she couldn’t be. They had brought her gifts and kisses!

“But Mom…” Aiden complained.

“Yeah Mom, he was hungry. I don’t do well when he puts his sad eyes on. They get me every time.”

Fallon shook her head before she kissed Aiden loudly on the cheek. “No more sad eyes for your AA, she forgets that she is 27 years old and needs to keep your teeth clean,” Fallon said as she cut Audrey a look. Audrey looked away as Aiden nodded.

Fallon and Audrey laughed as Aiden gave them a cocky grin. “I’ve been saying that since you were born, come on kid. Let’s roll!” Audrey said as Aiden jumped off Fallon’s lap. “Good luck today, sissy.”

“Thanks, I love you both.”

“We love you,” they both said. Then they looked at each other before breaking out in a fit of giggles as they left.

“Crazy kids,” Fallon said with the biggest grin ever on her face. “Well that sure did make my day,” she said out loud as she went back to preparing for the meeting.

It was like her legs had come out from underneath her and she fell back into her chair. How the hell did he get this number?
It isn’t that hard Fallon, Yellow Pages? Duh!
She thought as she sat with her mouth hanging open.

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Lucas sat in his car outside the practice rink, waiting for Fallon to answer. Levi had come through and gotten him Fallon’s work number. It took 20 minutes to figure out which number was Fallon’s but he finally got it and some guy claiming to be her assistant answered. Another five minutes passed before the guy came back on the line.

“Um, I’m sorry Mr. Brooks, but I’ve been told to tell you,” the guys took a deep breath and Lucas swore he heard him praying for forgiveness, “She said to tell you to fuck off and never call this number again.”

“Rob, do me a favor, tell your angry boss that I will see her and that when I do, I will be cleaning that mouth out and if she’s lucky it’ll be with my tongue.”

Lucas hung up without saying bye and just laughed. He loved Fallon’s angry side; it made him hard for days because she hardly got mad. When she did, he tried so hard to make her happy again just to get her in bed. Just one cuss word out that pretty mouth of hers and he was ready. Hell, she still turned him on and she hadn’t even said it — Rob did — but just the thought of her saying it did it for him.

His phone rang and Levi’s picture came up, interrupting his fantasy of Fallon saying very dirty things to him in bed. He let out a frustrated breath and answered the phone. “Hey bro.”

Lucas hung up the phone and was grateful with how no one had really said anything about Levi always being with him. No one minded that Levi rode on the bus with the guys or that he was always in the locker room. He was just there, and no one said anything. It was awesome.

Lucas put the car in drive and started for the house. He was still on fire from just being so close to hearing Fallon’s beautiful sweet voice. He couldn’t wait until he did, and he stood by his word. When he saw her, he would clean that mouth out.

With his tongue, he hoped.

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I will see you and when I do, I will be cleaning that mouth out and if you’re lucky it’ll be with my tongue.

Fallon’s body had been burning from the inside out ever since the words left Rob’s mouth. How did her angry rant turn into Lucas flirting with her? How did he know what to say, after all these years, to make it where she couldn’t even concentrate on giving a proper presentation! He drove her straight crazy! It was all her fault she was letting him affect her! If she would just ignore what he said then she wouldn’t even be affected! Yes! All she had to do was ignore it, not think about his mouth on hers. His tongue in her mouth or in other places…..

Oh Lord, she wasn’t gonna make it through this meeting.

Sweat dripped down the middle of her back as Fallon tried to get through the meeting. Elli sat beside her uncle while the rest of the executives sat around the large table. Fallon was never nervous when it came to public speaking, but today she was convinced that every person at that table knew she was thinking of Lucas between her legs.

“Lordy me! Are y’all hot?” Fallon asked, fanning her face. Rob shot her a warning look while Elli looked at her confused.

“Sure are, honey,” Mr. Fisher said. “Mr. Slater, can you please open them doors, let some air in here. That’s alright, right darlin’?”

“Yes sir,” Fallon said as Rob got up to open the doors. The air didn’t help at all though, so Fallon pushed past her unwanted fantasy and went on with the rest of the presentation.

It wasn’t easy.

Every time she talked about the hot, rugged, dangerous looking man that they needed for the campaign, all she could think about was Lucas. She knew for a fact that
THAT
man had the body of a God. Perfect and rugged, with hair on his chest, and sexy yummy tattoos. Oh Lord, she was getting hot all over again.

“Fallon, are you still hot? You’re all flushed,” Elli asked as Fallon stood waiting for questions from everything.

“Just a little, I’ll be alright,” Fallon said as she groaned inwardly. What the hell was wrong with her? She was always professional and composed! She was acting like a freaking school girl!

“I’m sorry about the heat Fallon, hun, but I won’t have you wait long since I’ve kept you hot through the whole meeting,” Mr. Fisher said.

All Fallon could think, was that Mr. Fisher wasn’t the one that kept her hot but she sure wasn’t going to say anything.

“So I’ll just let you know now, that yes, we want to do the campaign. Sounds good, I’ll let you and Elli decided on what player y’all want.” Mr. Fisher stood and came to Fallon, shaking her hand while Fallon was about to burst with happiness.

She had done it! Yes!

Everyone stood, coming over to Fallon and shaking her hand before shaking Rob’s. Elli was last and instead of shaking Fallon’s hand, she hugged Fallon tightly.

Audrey giggled before picking up her glass of wine and bringing it to her lips. They sat around their kitchen table, drinking a celebratory drink while Aiden was upstairs sleeping. Fallon was explaining her day and what had happened after the dreaded phone call from Lucas.

“I don’t see why you are letting him affect you? I mean he is hot and all, but apparently he’s something if he’s got you, Ms. Calm, Cool, Collected, on edge,” Audrey said. Fallon smiled as butterflies filled her stomach.

“Oh Audrey, you just don’t understand,” Fallon expressed, “I
lived
when I was with him.”

“Huh?” Audrey asked confused, “You’re not livin’ now?”

Fallon mouth picked up at one side as she thought back to all the amazing times she and Lucas had. “I am, but in a different way. Lucas could make me laugh just the way Aiden does now. He could get me in a hockey goal and shoot pucks at me and I would know I’m safe. We went on amazing trips, ate amazing food, sat on the beach, and just
lived
together. He loved me, and Lord, did I love him.”

When Audrey didn’t say anything after a few minutes, Fallon looked over at her. Audrey was looking at her with wide eyes and a confused look on her face. “Fallon, I’ve never seen you talk about a man so passionately. Me, Aiden or your job, you always talk like that, but never a man.”

“’Cause there hasn’t been anyone since him,” Fallon answered sadly.

“’Cause you haven’t tried to be with anyone else,” Audrey pointed out. “A lot of guys want a piece of your crazy hot ass.”

Fallon laughed. “I’m not crazy hot, and plus after being with Lucas, no one could ever compare. That’s probably why I haven’t been with anyone. I’m still so raw.”

Audrey shook her head. “Fallon, it’s been seven years, and I have never heard of him. Now, not only do I know who Aiden’s daddy is, but I know that this dude was your dude. What the hell?”

Fallon slowly shrugged her shoulders as she bit at the skin around her index finger. “Maybe I’m over him,” she then laughed, “Or maybe I know the truth is coming out, so I gotta tell someone!”

“You have no clue on the amount of sexiness there is when that man takes his clothes off,” Fallon said breathlessly as she waved her hand in her face. It was suddenly very hot in Fallon’s small kitchen.

Audrey giggled as she placed her face in her hands, looking up at Fallon. “Oooh, do tell!”

Fallon giggled along as she just shook his head. “Oh Audrey, my favorite thing about him other than his eyes, was his chest. It was a little hairy but not much, his abs was something straight out of a magazine, ripped beyond all belief. He had this sexy ass tattoo along his pecks that said, ‘Never look back, never think twice’ and…”

Audrey cut her off before she could go on. “How in the world do you still remember what his tattoo says!”

Fallon gave her a shy, naughty smile. “When you’ve ran your tongue along them letters enough times, you tend to remember what they say.”

Audrey laughed out loud, holding her stomach as Fallon giggled uncontrollably. “He was everything I wanted. I loved him with everything inside of me,” Fallon said sadly when she stopped laughing.

They sat for a moment, and Fallon couldn’t help but think about seeing him again. It had been so long, what would happen? Would she do what Audrey said? Fallon knew that would stun him. It brought a grin to her face just to imagine the look on his face if she was bold enough to do it.

“Why did y’all break up?”

Fallon looked up and then back down as she shook her head. It hurt so bad just to think about. So damn bad. She would be lying if she said she didn’t think of him, if she still didn’t miss him, because she did. She hadn’t even seen him yet and just the thought of his eyes settling on hers brought her to her knees. That was why she was so nervous about seeing him. She may still be mad and not want anything to do with him but if he was persistent, the way she knew he would be, she wasn’t sure if she could resist.

There was just something about Lucas Brooks that could stop a full room from talking and make them look at him. He was so intoxicating, so full of life. He loved living, he was fun, he had a joke for everything, and he was always smiling, even after all he had dealt with. His body was her Wonderland, she could still to this day remember every tattoo, every scar, every ab, the line of hair that ran from his belly button down, everything. It still broke Fallon’s heart every time she thought back to that day.