Uncaged (An MMA Stepbrother Romance) (60 page)

“And you’re going to do it.”

I nod. “Yes.”

“What happens after?”

“Well, I’ve made my terms clear to them,” I say. “Only this one time. After that, I might just retire.”

“From fighting?”

“Yes.”

“Really?” she asks accusingly. “I don’t believe you.”

“Don’t believe me, then.”

There’s a slight pause, and then, to my surprise, she asks me, “Can you remember your first fight?”

I laugh. “Oh yeah, perfectly like it was yesterday.”

“Tell me about it.”

I shrug, hold Penny a little tighter against me. I can smell the vodka orange on her breath, and all it makes me want to do is lean in and kiss her. She holds her lips apart just slightly, and I can see the tops of her teeth.

“Jesus Christ, pen, you’re turning me on.”

“I’m not doing anything.”

“I can’t explain it.”

“Don’t dodge my question,” she says. “Tell me about your first fight.”

“Why?”

“It’s important to me.”

“I don’t see how.”

“Pierce, if I can’t understand you, then I can’t be with you. Would you just tell me?”

I sigh. “Fine. But I wasn’t as good as I am now.”

Penny laughs. “I really don’t care.”

Chapter Twenty Eight