Hat Trick

*Troy's POV*

I need.

I NEED a weekend at home with my girlfriend. For the love of god.

This is the first time this season where I am actually able to have a full weekend home with her. I've been home for 3 days already and it still doesn't feel like I have even remotely made up for how much I've been away for work.

Which is why I currently have her pinned against the island in the kitchen kissing every inch of exposed skin I can find.

"Troy." She laughed and tried to pull away. "I'm doing homework."

"Yes and you got home at 3 and have been doing homework since. It's 6:00 Kid." I gently bit down. "I want you."

"You had me last night, and this morning." She shook her head.

"And, I'll have you tonight, and tomorrow morning." I reached around to the front of her neck and turned her head to kiss me. "Come with me next weekend. I want to show you off. Please."

"Troy I have to go home next weekend. The boys' birthday party."

"Maybe I can fly out right after the game and be there with you?"

"Baby you need to be with your team." She bit my bottom lip. "But I love you for wanting to spend so much time together."

"I'm really trying." I groaned.

"I know. And so am I."

"We eat at that island." Lachlin came walking in to the kitchen.

I sighed and pulled away. "Sorry."

She smiled, walked over to her bag, and pulled a book out. "I went to Target this morning." She shot around to him.

"You did NOT get me the target edition of Onyx Storm!" He yelled.

"I did not." She shook her head and pulled another out. "I got us BOTH one."

"OH! Ridoc is about to make this book. I can feel it!" He yelled.

"And Xaddy?! He's not going to make this book?" She raised her eyebrows.

"Oh did you not read the ending of Iron Flame?" He crossed his arms.

"What the fuck." I shook my head. "You know, I live with literally half of this book club, shouldn't I be brought in on the details of said books?"

"You, want to be let in on the details of Shadow Daddies and Dragons?" Lach pursed his lips.

"What the fuck is a Shadow Daddy?" I scrunched my face.

"You're such a Tamlin." He rolled his eyes.

"Oh that was mean." Kaylin nodded. "You went all the way back to ACOTAR." She laughed.

And then a knock came at the door.

"Are we expecting anyone?" Kaylin looked at me.

"No. And the only way they would be allowed up here without a call from Jimmy is if they had the code." Lach shook his head and walked in to the living room.

"What the hell is a Tamlin?"

She pursed her lips and shook her head. "You don't want to know."

Let me tell you what, the screams from our front door made both of us jump.

"What in the absolute fuck?" I raised my eyebrows.

And she took off in a dead sprint out of the kitchen with me right behind her, to the hall entrance to see Haylie, Lexi and Mac standing in the door way, and Lach laying on the floor with his hand on his chest.