Fight (MMA Romance Club Book 1) Read Free

up. Then it occurred to me what he was talking about. “Oh yes! I didn’t realize you were so tough.”
    Jacob laughed. “I try.”
    “Really, it was amazing… honestly, all of this is amazing.”
    “I know we didn’t get the chance to have dinner, but I thought maybe we could now.”
    I stepped towards him as he reached for his shirt. He slipped it on but I reached out and touched his chest before he could button it up. I stepped closer to him.
    His grin widened. “Like something else you see?”
    I felt myself blush again. But it was too late to be embarrassed. I reached up onto my tippy toes. I hadn’t realized how much taller than me he was. My hand traced up from his chest and wrapped around his neck. Alright, this was it. No turning back. Anna, you are way past the point of no return. I took a deep breath and pulled his lips down against mine. I kissed him gently, and he let me take the lead. When I pulled away from him, I could barely breathe.  My blood pounded in my ears.
    “So…” I tried to think of something to say.
    He pulled me closer to him. “So, I want to spend the night with you. Please?”
    That didn’t help my heartbeat. I found myself nodding.
    Jacob stroked my cheek. “Yes?”
    I cleared my throat, hoping my voice would come out somewhat normal. “Yes.” Yes. I was going to spend the night with a man I had just met. I stepped away, reached out and took his hand.
    “I know a great little place that should still be open, if you would like to get something to eat.”
    “That sounds perfect.”
    “It’s on the way back to the hotel.” He pulled away from me and reached for his suit jacket as I stepped closer to him. I fumbled with the buttons on his shirt. Why do I have to do these up? I want his shirt off, not on. I withheld my sigh as I did the last one up and stepped away, before I let my body overrule my mind.
    Jacob grabbed his backpack and we headed out of the locker room. He pulled me closer to him and kissed my forehead.
    We exited through the back door. “Do you mind walking? I like to walk after a fight.”
    “Of course. That sounds nice.” I stepped closer to him as we headed down an alleyway and I looked around. “Wow.” There were no stars in the sky, well, at least none I could see. “It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”
    “In an odd way, yes.”
    Jacob pulled me to a stop as we approached the alleyway. He peeked around the corner and let out a deep breath. “Fuck.”
    “What’s wrong?”
    “Um,” he turned back to me. “This is awkward. I see reporters out front.”
    “Press?”
    “Yes.” He looked away. “It’s not uncommon for them to be hanging around after a fight, looking for anything that they can jump on and…if they see us…”
    “They will jump?”
    “Yeah, pretty much. So we can wait around here until they leave, or we can find another way out of here.” He looked around. “Are you game for climbing a fence?”
    I snorted. “Well, I’m game for anything, even if we do have to climb a fence. I know you don’t want anyone to see us together.”
    “It’s not that I don’t!” he interrupted quickly. “It’s not that I don’t…”
    “Look, I get it. It’s not like I’m your girlfriend or anything, and it’s just a pain in the ass if everyone thinks that.” I shrugged. If I were in his situation I would probably feel the same as he does.
    He looked relieved as he let out a deep breath. His shoulders relaxed. He leaned towards me, and brushed his lips against mine. “Thanks.” Another quick kiss. “Now, let’s get out of here.”
    A giggle escaped me as he pulled me towards the other end of the alley. My heart raced. We passed a couple dumpsters and a pile of trash before making our way towards another opening. I slipped up against the wall and peeked around the corner. My heart raced.
    “Should we risk it?”
    It was either make a break for it or we were actually going to have to climb a fence. I looked down at the dress I was