Never Enough: A New Adult Romance by Annie Green Page B

meeting him and his openness and kindness made me realize I hadn’t been wrong to.
    “Hey,” I replied before introducing Maggie to him.
    “Enjoy the game?” Jonathan asked, as he rubbed his arm over his sweaty face.
    I nodded . “I’ve never seen a live rugby game. Pretty cool and kind of unusual. How’d you end up playing?”
    He ran a hand through his wavy black hair and smiled. “It is unusual, especially here in the states, but a bunch of angry dudes got together and decided that the best way to let off some steam was a contact sport. We just happened to be good at rugby. Plus we don’t need all the equipment that football requires so it works for us because we don’t have any money.”
    “That’s cool,” I replied, my eyes shifting over to the field. Damien was talking to Kyle and Caden and another guy I didn’t recognize. I wondered if Damien was one of those angry “dudes” Jonathan was referring to. And if he was, why?
    “Hey , so we’re going to grab some pizza after this. Want to come along?”
    I snapped my gaze back to Jonathan before glancing at Maggie who was nodding her head furiously.
    Jonathan laughed as I replied, “Sure. Yeah, we’ll join.”
    “Cool. Well, just stick around while we shower and then you can follow us to the pizza place. It’s not really around here.”
    “Can I come?” Maggie asked.
    “You were already invited,” I told her.
    “No, I mean to the showers,” she said, seemingly offended that I didn’t catch on.
    I sighed heavily while Jonathan barked out a laugh. “I’m sure a few of the guys wouldn’t mind, but for the rest of us delicate folk, I’m going to have to decline.”
    I grinned at him, loving how he handled Magg ie’s ridiculous comment. He gestured toward the locker rooms. “I’m going to take a shower, but wait here. We’ll be ready to go in about twenty minutes.”
    I nodded and he turned to make his way across the field. As I was watching him go, I could feel Damien watching me. I resisted the urge to peek over at him. If he really wanted to discuss what had happened he could make it happen. I didn’t feel like putting myself out there again. It was his turn.
    ***
    Maggie and I waited for Jonathan by the door of the locker rooms. I would have been more comfortable waiting by the bleachers or even at our cars, but Maggie had insisted. She claimed she wanted to make sure I had a chance to talk to Damien, but I had a feeling she wanted to sneak a peek at all the guys coming and going from the locker rooms. Sometimes she was such a guy.
    Damien appeared first, his hair wet from water and the smell of soap drifting off his skin. Dirty or clean, just being near Damien had my hormones spiraling out of control.
    “Jonathan said you were going to pizza with us,” he said after an awkward moment where I did the best to avoid his eyes.
    “Yeah. Hope that’s okay,” I said finally meeting his gaze.
    “It better be. I’m going if it’s okay with you or not,” Maggie nearly shouted.
    “Look, I don’t care either way,” Damien said, his voice trying but failing to sound casual. He sounded more peeved than anything. It was probably because I had ignored his text and refused to come home. It didn’t help that Nik had showed up with me to the game either.
    He ran a hand through his hair and glanced over his shoulder. “Well, see you there,” he said, swinging his duffle bag over his shoulder. I watched his biceps flex and how the tattoos lining his arm seemed to stretch with all those muscles. I bit down on my bottom lip and Damien’s eyes flew to my mouth. His eyes seemed to darken as he watched me lick my lips nervously. A loud noise behind us had Damien nearly jumping, his trance-like state disappearing. Before I could say anything, he turned on his heels and strode across the field.
    “ He looks frustrated,” Maggie said quietly.
    I was going to admit that I was too, but Caden emerged from the showers. “I’m glad you came,” he