Body Checked By My Straight Captain Chapter 09
I jerk backward so fast Jace’s hands fall from my arms.
My face is burning.
“You…”
His smile changes to something slower, meaner.
“You thought that was Connor?”
My eyes fall to the dark patch on his jeans again.
The rough breathing through the door. The muffled groan.
Jace’s smile widens. If I heard him, that means…
“You… you heard me.”
Heat and humiliation slam through me at once. But I can’t keep my gaze off the dark spot on his jeans. I can’t keep thinking about what that means. “You got off on that?”
He leans closer. “On you?” His mouth brushes my ear. “Yeah, Prince. I fucking did.”
My whole body pulses.
No. Absolutely not.
I glance past him.
Connor is by the drink refrigerators. Watching us.
“Keep your mouth shut.”
“About what?” His smug smirk pries its way under my skin.
“You know exactly what.”
Jace steps closer. “Relax. I’m not going to tell anyone.”
“Then what do you want?”
His eyes drag over my face. My mouth. Lower.
“You really didn’t know? That I’ve been watching you.”
My pulse stutters.
“The way you change facing your locker.”
Heat crawls up my neck.
“How fast you leave when the guys start talking about girls.” His voice drops. “How you look at Connor when you think nobody’s looking.”
I stop breathing. “But… you hate me.”
Jace laughs softly. “Do I?”
He squeezes past me. His hand settles on my hip, and he drags his thumb over my waistband.
My body betrays me instantly.
Across the store, Connor’s expression goes hard. Jace catches it and smiles.
“You still think this is just about him, don’t you, Prince.”
He steps away. Then looks back at me.
“You really think Cap’s the only guy on this team who’s gotten hard watching you?”