In Between the Lines

broken only by the steady roar of the hot showers

he team." The words were a blunt axe, cutting right through the remaining adrenaline of their first loss of the season. Everyone h

om the fourth quarter, but his chest burned hotter from anger. They had lost by four points. Four poin

shower room banged open, the

urned around, wiping the water from his eyes, just as Xavier marched into the steam. Xavier hadn't even tak

ut sharp enough to cut. "You completely blew the spacing in the final t

rs. "I was open on the perimeter twice, Reyes! You looked right at me and drove into a doubl

est, the heat radiating off them turning the air thick. "You're a loose cannon. You play li

e, his mother's face flashing in his mind. "Unlike you, I don't have a millionaire daddy waiting to buy me a spot in t

arkening, a dangerous spark igniting

his jaw clenched, han

the wet tile wall. The anger between them snapped, completely shifting its frequency. Before

de of his face. Xavier Reyes was kissing him. The guy who had hated him since high school, the guy who only ever

denly magnetized them. Kael's eyes fluttered shut, a low groan escaping his throat as he kissed him back, his hands moving up to grip Xavier'

nst Kael's skin despite the water. They were breathing each other

rrogance was completely gone from Xavier's face, replaced by a raw, unadulterate

reached out, wrapping around Kael's thick, rigid length. Xavier's thumb brushed over the heavy

e darting out to give the metal

e looked down, his eyes already hooded and heavy with lust, his fingers twitching against the air. Xavier looked

couldn't take it all into his mouth at once, but the friction of the metal against his tongue only seemed to drive him crazier. H

l groaned, his head snapping

his piercing being swirled over by Xavier's tongue made Kael's knees go weak. Automatically, Kael's hands found their way into Xavier

cle tightly. Every wet, sliding movement of Xavier's mouth sent waves of heat crashing through Kael's lower abdomen. The intense rivalry that usually d

l forward into the heat of Xavier's mouth, completely lost in

f into the heat of Xavier's mouth. He was entirely lost in pure, unadulterated pleasure. The friction of the metal piercing

it his limit. He groaned loudly, his body stiffe

full force of it, his throat workin

e shower and their ragged, uneven breathing. The thick cloud of lust that had

ic, and a sudden wave of sheer realization washed over his features. The reality of wh

a word. He didn't even grab his gear. Turning on his heel, Xavier practically fled the showe

shut, the echo ringing

ng, his mind entirely blown. He stared at the empty doorway, a million questions