Page 15 of Love Me (Charlotte Monarchs Hockey #1)
Luke
T he first message Bree ever sends me comes in at ten-thirty the night after I ran into her at the hospital. I have to admit, I’m excited to hear from her. I’d never tell the guys that I’ve been waiting impatiently for this girl to text me. That’s definite grounds for stripping me of my man card.
Ready for rapid-fire question time?
So, I guess we only text on your terms?
Rapid fire questions. Yes or no?
Me: Yes.
Pancakes or waffles?
T-Rex or raptor?
What’s the first thing you notice about a girl?
Are you a clean freak?
Ever been arrested?
I chuckle to myself as I read the random array of questions. Then I fluff my pillow, lie back, and start typing my responses.
Eggs
T-Rex (despite the short arms)
Physical: Legs. Non-Physical: Sense of humor
Not a clean freak, but I am a clean person.
Yes
I’ve barely hit send when my phone blows up with the question I knew was coming after I said yes to being arrested.
You were arrested?? For what??
I was accused of DUI.
. . .
I was later acquitted BY THE WAY.
I wasn’t judging.
You were totally judging.
Ready for more?
Hit me.
Favorite place to eat in Charlotte?
What do you sing in the shower?
Biggest pet peeve?
Any special talents?
Britney or Christina?
The Cowfish
I don’t.
Tardiness
I’m good with my tongue.
Britney
Nice answer with Britney.
Those abs tho.
Right?? Damn, girl!
The randomness of her questions cracks me up. Britney or Christina? Who asks about such irrelevant pop stars?
What else you got? I’m warmed up and feeling good.
Favorite movie?
Who would you rather fuck: Helena Bonham Carter or Martha Stewart?
Do you have a good relationship with your mom?
Lions, Tigers, or Bears?
Eminem or Beastie Boys?
The Matrix
Helena
I did. That’s a topic for an in-person conversation.
Lions and Tigers. Fuck the Bears.
Impossible to choose.
Coming up with a non-dickbag-sounding answer to the mom question takes me the longest because I know the underlying meaning when girls ask about a guy’s relationship with their mom.
In theory, how a guy treats his mom usually says a lot about how he’s going to treat a woman he dates.
I’m an asshole if I say no and a liar if I say yes.
Again, the complete randomness of her questions makes me laugh.
I love that it doesn’t follow the normal type of text conversations with chicks.
Which—for me—are either mind-numbingly boring: “How was your day?” “Have you been to that new sushi restaurant yet?” or all about fucking: “I can’t wait to have your long, thick cock in me again! ” Eggplant emoji. Winky-face emoji.
Helena was a surprise.
You thought I’d rather have sex with an eighty year old woman??
Have you seen those thirst trap pics she posts? Old girl probably has skillz.
Are you drunk?
Not at all. Quite sober, actually.
You are the funniest girl.
You’re not kidding about being good with your tongue.
Did this conversation just get X-rated?
Yes.
I’m cool with that. What are you wearing?
Nothing
Liar
Come over and find out.
My phone slips from my grasp, bouncing off my chest and onto the bed beside me.
Bree’s teasing is going to have me jacking off five seconds after our conversation ends.
But I don’t want it to stop. I enjoy the banter, the flirting, and her ridiculous questions.
Though I’m seconds from jumping out of bed and sprinting to her place to call her bluff.
You really want me to?
Yes.
Before I can text back, another message pops up.
How kinky are you, Luke?
Jesus. My dick swells under the comforter.
Oh, sweetheart, you don’t want me to answer that.
Yes. I do.
You surprise me, Bree.
Why? Because I ask questions about sex?
Yes. Most girls don’t want to hear the answers to half the questions they ask.
Bahahahahaha! Then why would we ask?
I don’t know. To get a rise out of us?
I see what you did there. ;)
I reread my text and smile at the double entendre in my word choice. I hadn’t even meant it that way, but it fits. And now I look clever, which is always a bonus when talking to a smart girl with a professional career.
Are you against hooking up with the same girl twice?
Is this a trick question?
No. Why?
Are you saying you wanna hook up again?
Yes.
When?
Now.
So this text game was just a booty call?
Yup.
I chuckle to myself at her unabashed honesty.
Though it sounds like any other puck bunny trying to get closer to me, I don’t think Bree is like that.
Maybe because we actually had a real, semi-deep conversation the other day.
Still, I can’t keep the nagging feeling out of my head.
She has that hippie-chic vibe. Maybe she’s just better at hiding her true intentions than the gussied-up girls who want me to take them home from bars.
Usually they start that way, then get clingy or needy.
What’s your address?
After seeing Bree at the hospital, interacting with her coworkers and patients, I was turned on, but it also made me want to get to know her better, maybe ask her out. But there’s no way I’m saying no to a sexy nurse who gives phenomenal head when she texts me for a booty call.
No fucking way.
Asking for a proper date will have to wait.