Page 57 of Hate the Game (Playing Dirty #1)

***Savannah***

Isplashed water in Cole’s face and giggled as he ducked down and tossed me over his shoulder.

Hanging upside down with his hand over my ass, I panicked for a moment, thinking he was going to drop me because I was too heavy.

I stiffened and tried to reach for something to hold onto. “Cole! I’m too heavy!”

He slapped my ass. I didn’t know what the hell was with them and their spanking tendencies. “That’s insulting. To both of us.”

“I’m going to make you sleep in your own room.”

He put me down fast, so fast that my head spun and I had to reach out to him to stabilize myself.

If my hands happened to caress his solid chest as I did, that wasn’t my fault.

I was still unsteady when he lowered his face and kissed me.

It was over before it really got started but the way he looked at me afterwards made the baby hairs at the base of my neck stand on end.

The pure lust on his face was so intense that I had to force myself to swallow the drool pooling in my mouth over it.

I licked my lips, searching for his flavor, and he growled. His hand went to my waist and squeezed before nodding at me to leave ahead of him. “Go.”

As silly as it was, I got my feelings hurt. He’d never spoken to me with such a harsh tone and even though he’d kissed me I worried that I’d mistaken his actions. Maybe he knew I’d slept with Ryder and hated me. Maybe he-

“Savannah.”

I swallowed my hurt feelings and forced a smile. “Sorry. I’m going.”

“I didn’t-” Whatever he was going to say was cut short by the bathroom door crashing open behind me and then by the hysterical laughter of several drunk girls. Of course he got mobbed as soon as they saw him.

I didn’t stick around. I let myself into my room and jumped when Cole was right behind me, an unhappy look on his face. I was surprised that he hadn’t stayed with the other girls. I was surprised that I cared so much that he hadn’t.

Jax and Ryder were already stretched out on the floor and I had to tiptoe over them to get to my bed. I jumped in and mimicked their relaxed posture, stretched out over my covers with my legs crossed at the ankle and my arms bent behind my head.

“Fucking pain in the ass, piece of shit glitter.” Ryder sat up and started flicking at something on his arm. “Someone call Blaire and ask her how to get rid of glitter.”

Jax snorted. “My sister makes glitter messes, she does not clean them up.”

I rolled to my side to watch them and saw Cole had taken the only spot available, the one farthest from me. He still looked unhappy. I ignored it as best as I could. “Your sister is wonderful and if she wants to leave glitter messes, that’s her right.”

Jax started to get fussy until he saw my face and realized I was messing with him. “Funny. Brat.”

“Where’s your TV?” Ryder had moved on from the glitter apparently.

“I use my laptop like most people.” I laughed at the disgust on his face. “I didn’t plan on spending all of my time in my room, watching reruns of Bob’s Burgers when I moved here.”

“Should we play a game instead?” Jax shot me a challenging look. “Something like truth or dare?”

I snorted and shook my head. “No. Hell no. I’m not dumb enough to play truth or dare with the three of you. I have no interest in being forced to run across campus as naked as the day I was born.”

Ryder scowled at me. “Never.”

“He’s right. No one else gets to see you naked.” Cole was just as scowly as Ryder.

I raised my eyebrows. “No one else? I’m not getting naked in front of y’all, either. There are some things that aren’t meant to be seen.”

“Agree to disagree.” Jax laughed when I threw one of my extra pillows at his head. “Honesty is important in a relationship, Sav.”

I pulled the next pillow over my face, considering smothering myself a viable option to get out of the conversation. When Ryder pulled it from me and shoved it under his head. “Hey!”

“Sorry. When you use things to hurt yourself you lose them.” He didn’t look very sorry.

“Fine. I’m going to sleep. Play truth or dare amongst yourselves if you want.”

I was wide awake an hour later when I heard Cole’s breathing finally even out.

He was the last one awake and with them officially all asleep I thought maybe I’d finally doze off but nope.

By three in the morning I was going crazy.

My body was so aware of how close they were.

My mind was speeding through thoughts and what-ifs and it was going too fast to even hope that I’d manage to fall asleep anytime soon.

With my heart racing from how overstimulated I was I slowly and silently stepped out of my bed and grabbed my towel and shower caddy.

A hot shower had to help put me to sleep.

I hoped. I crept over the guys like a secret agent and managed to open the door so perfectly that it didn’t emit a single whine.

Once I was on the other side, alone in the hallway, I let out a relieved breath and hurried down to the bathroom.

I was just standing under the stream of hot water when I heard someone come into the bathroom. Expecting Ryder, since middle of the night showers were our- his- thing, I was doubly shocked when my shower curtain was yanked open and it was Cole coming into the shower with me.

I gasped and covered as much of my parts as I could. “Cole! What are you doing?”

As I watched he stripped off his now wet pants and inched closer, his erection leading the way. “I hurt your feelings earlier.”

My eyes were everywhere. From the black ringlets on top of his head to the happy trail situated between those glorious transversus muscles to his long, girthy cock to his thick, strong thighs, and right down to his big, tan feet.

I didn’t mean to but I took my time looking at him.

It was impossible not to. Maybe I should’ve been pissed that he just let himself into my shower but I had so much eye candy to gobble up that I couldn’t be bothered.

“Sav?” He stepped even closer. “I didn’t mean to be a dick earlier. I just knew that if we stayed in the bathroom together for another moment I would’ve done everything in my power to get you naked. Like this.”

I let out a breathy sound that leaned heavily towards being a moan. “What are you doing, Cole?”

He pressed even closer and the tip of his shaft brushed my hip. “Tell me to go.”

My back pressed into the shower wall. “W-what do you want?”

Bracing his hands on either side of my head, he leaned down so we were eye to eye. “You. I’ve wanted you since you walked into the locker room that first day. It nearly broke my brain to have to walk away from you after I’d gotten my fingers in you at the lookout that night.”

“But-”

He silenced me with a kiss, one that burned so hot it made the water seem cool. His hands moved to either side of my neck and he pressed his thumbs under my chin to control my movements while he licked his way into my mouth.

I moaned into it when he pressed his body into mine, all that hot, wet skin sliding over mine. I was a goner. “Yes.”