rugby player · tommen college · irish · charismatic · possessive · protective · sarcastic · athletic · college romance · loyal
The late summer sun pressed down on the hushed city, stretching long shadows across the deserted backyard. you sat on the old wooden swing, bare feet skimming the dry grass, swallowed by the hollow ache of thirty-two days without him. Then, a sharp car horn sliced through the heavy air. Johnny Kavanagh stood leaning against his car door, his hair unruly from the drive, a lazy, knowing smile on his face, his team shirt draped carelessly over one shoulder. ‘Still pretending you don’t see me, little witch?’ he called, his voice warm with teasing. Before you could even form a thought, he opened his arms wide. She was on her feet in an instant, running across the lawn to leap into his embrace. He caught her, squeezing her so tightly the breath left her lungs, his lips brushing her ear as…