Never Enough: A New Adult Romance by Annie Green

like that, knowing I had done that to him, made me feel powerful. And I liked it. I liked it a lot. What I hadn’t liked was his insinuation that I did that with every guy I knew. His comment had snuffed out the afterglow, and any hope I’d had of continuing something with him died the moment I left work.
    And now seeing him out there on the field, his dark eyes watching me as I walked side by side with Nik to the bleachers, made me feel guilty for showing up with another guy. It was ridiculous because it was Nik, my friend. It wasn’t like we were even remotely together. But I couldn’t help the feeling that surged through me.
    I hadn’t returned his text last night, the one that demanded I come home and talk about what happened. I hadn’t felt ready to discuss it. Looking back, I probably should have responded. I had behaved childishly and if I were Damien I’d be pissed too.
    “That guy looked like a monster. What’s with you girls?” Nik asked, interrupting my train of thought. “First your roommate, Damien and now this guy Kyle. What’s left for nice guys like Caden and me?”
    “You don’t stand a chance,” Maggie said with a smile. “You’re just going to have to stop looking so pretty.”
    Nik rubbed a hand over his face. “It’s not my fault I look like this. I blame my mom.”
    “I think you look fine,” I interrupted. “You’re perfect just the way you are.”
    “Maybe a piercing or tattoo would be nice,” Maggie said reaching up and brushing her hand through his hair. “Maybe a little less perfection too.”
    Nik grimaced before brushing his hair back in place. He glanced at the two teams taking their places on the field. “So this is similar to football right?”
    “Yeah, but without the pads and protection,” I replied.
    Maggie leaned back and bit her bottom lip. “I hope they take their shirts off. The guys out there look pretty ripped.”
    “Oh my God, Mags. Seriously. Keep it in your pants for one day.”
    “How can I when all that testosterone is just within reach…”
    I rolled my eyes as Nik laughed out loud. Damien seemed to have heard because his head turned to stare at me. I peeked over at him, but couldn’t stand the heat in his gaze. It was searing me from the inside out.
    Suddenly Nik’s phone rang. He glanced down at the screen and his smile died. He seemed to be struggling with whether of not he should answer it.
    “Go ahead. We’ll still be here when you get back,” I told him and he nodded, a small flash of pain searing his gaze. He stood up and walked down the bleachers, leaving Maggie and me alone.
    She didn’t waste a moment.
    Leaning forward she asked, “So what happened? Tell me everything.”
    I glanced behind me to make sure Nik was out of hearing range before turning toward Maggie and saying, “I went down on him at work.”
    Maggie clapped her hands together as she bounced in her seat. “You little slut! That’s fantastic. How was it? What did he do? How did he like it?”
    I held up my hand to stem her questions. “I surprised him like you said. He totally didn’t expect it. And he didn’t stop me, so I’m guessing he liked it, but afterward he asked me what the hell that was for and then Caden showed up…”
    “Fucker,” she said and I shook my head.
    “No, he didn’t interrupt or anything. We were…done, but then when Caden was leaving, he said he’d see me Saturday and Damien got all weird.”
    “What did he say?”
    “He asked what I was doing with Caden, like I was going to go sleep with him or something.”
    “Jesus. That’s total crap. Anyone who’s known you for two seconds, knows that’s not you.”
    “That’s what I told him and then I didn’t go home. I went to Jed’s instead and Damien texted me and asked where I was. I think he was worried.”
    She tapped her fingers against her lips. “Interesting. I didn’t think he had your number.”
    “He got it from Peter.”
    Her brow furrowed. “What did he