She let out a soft groan.
“Something wrong?”
Her eyes shot open, and she jerked to face him. “What?”
“You . . . moaned or something. Are you having some kind of pain?”
“Oh. No.” She rubbed her temple. “Just a little headache.”
He frowned. “You should take some Tylenol.”
“Yes. I’ll do that.”
Good God, she was an imbecile. No more sex daydreams for her.
Focus, Alicia.
* * *
HEADACHE, HIS ASS. ALICIA HAD BEEN THINKING about sex. He knew when a woman was in pain and when a woman was turned on, and she was definitely turned on. Her eyes were closed, and she’d practically been writhing in her seat.
Which had made him want to groan. And his dick was hard from watching her. He didn’t know what she’d been thinking about, but between watching her lick her fingers and then scoot around in her seat, he was about to come in his pants.
Fuck. This whole trip was a bad idea. She was driving him crazy, and they hadn’t even gotten to the lodge yet. He was never going to survive the weekend.
He should have never agreed to take this trip, let alone bring Alicia with him. First, he was going to have to explain to the guys why he wasn’t in Florida for spring training, and then he was going to have to explain who Alicia was.
He never brought women to meet the guys. Of course, once they knew about the injury, he supposed explaining Alicia would be moot anyway. He’d just tell them she was his therapist, and that would take care of that. At least he wasn’t bringing a girlfriend with him. The guys were all single and still pretty wild and crazy. They’d hate the idea of a woman—or some wife or girlfriend—coming along to these weekends.
He raked his fingers through his hair, already imagining the nightmare to come.
He pulled into the front of the lodge. It had been a long time since he’d been here. Nothing had changed. It still had that country club feel to it with its manicured lawns and perfectly sculpted bushes. He always thought the main building resembled a castle, with its dark stone face and turrets. The first time he’d come, he’d expected to have to cross a moat to get to the main building.
“This is really amazing,” Alicia said, unbuckling her seat belt to go inside with him.
“Yeah, it is.” He’d been here plenty of times before with Gray, whose dad had a club membership.
It was cool inside, and Alicia tucked the edges of her coat around her. This early in the season there weren’t going to be too many golfers on the grounds, except for the diehards who played year-round. If there wasn’t snow on the ground, they’d be getting in their eighteen holes, no matter what.
He saw a few of them walking past, seemingly oblivious to the forty-degree temperatures outside. Some even wore short-sleeved shirts.
Garrett was a warm-weather guy himself and couldn’t wait for the more mellow temperatures of Florida.
He went to the front desk and got them checked in, requesting adjoining rooms.
“Thanks for that,” she said after he handed off her room key to her. “That’ll make it easier for me to come in and take care of you if you need me.”
He shuddered out an exhale as his mind swam with visuals of just how he’d like her to take care of him, but he brushed those thoughts aside as he saw Gray heading his way.
Showtime.
* * *
ALICIA STOPPED IN HER TRACKS AS ONE SEXY PACKAGE of a man pulled Garrett up in a bear hug. She thought Garrett’s looks could stop traffic, but this guy? Wow. He was magazine ready, looked like he could own this lodge, with his patrician looks, perfect face, and striking whiskey brown eyes. He was as tall as Garrett, with the same lean but muscular look. His worn jeans hugged his lean frame and his long-sleeved Henley shirt clung to every sculpted muscle of his chest and arms.
“I didn’t think you were coming,” the guy said. “Shouldn’t you be in Florida?”
Garrett shrugged. “Shoulder injury. Still working on rehab.”
“Oh, right. I heard about that. I’m sorry, man. That sucks.” The man’s gaze shifted to Alicia, and he offered up a smile that made Alicia’s toes curl. “And who’s this?”
“Sorry. Alicia Riley, this is Gray Preston.”
He shook her hand. “Nice to meet you, Alicia.”
“Same here, Gray.”
“Alicia is my physical therapist.”
Gray’s smile turned to something a little sexier. “Is that what we’re calling it these days?”
Alicia laughed. “No, I’m really his therapist. I work for the team.”
Gray arched a brow and shifted his gaze to Garrett. “So, the team pays for it? Quite a perk.”
“You’re an ass**le, Gray,” Garrett said.
“That’s what my father tells me.”
“Your father’s a prick.”
Gray slapped him on the back. “And that’s why you’ve always been one of my good friends. Go on and get settled in. Trevor’s already in the bar, likely the center of attention.”
Garrett laughed. “Of course he is. What about Drew?”
“Haven’t seen him yet.”
“Okay. We’ll see you soon.” He led Alicia to the elevator and, once inside, pushed the button for the second floor.
“Gray is interesting.”
He nodded. “Yeah. His father is Senator Mitchell Preston.”
She turned to him as they got out of the elevator and walked down the hall. “I’ve heard about the senator. Very staunch and no-nonsense. Gray doesn’t seem at all like him.”
“He isn’t. Wait till you get to know him.” Garrett stopped at a room. “This one’s yours.”
“Oh. Okay. I’ll get unpacked and changed. Meet you outside in fifteen minutes?”
“Sure.”
She went into the room and put her bag on the bed, hung everything up and went into the bathroom to unpack her toiletries. She fixed her makeup and brushed out her hair, then went into the closet to ponder what to wear.
They were meeting in the bar, so she decided on a pair of jeans, a long-sleeved shirt, and her boots, figuring understated would be a good choice.
When she came out of her room, Garrett wasn’t there, so she knocked on his door. He opened it.
“Sorry. Grabbed a quick shower.”