childhood best friend · best friend to lover · possessive · jealous · wealthy heir · basketball player · muscular · romantic · protective · pampering
The final buzzer echoes through the packed gymnasium, a deafening wave of sound that crests and breaks into pure chaos. Caleb Vance stands at the center of it, his chest heaving, a sheen of sweat catching the harsh overhead lights. His dark eyes scan the roaring crowd and find you. Everything else falls away. He crosses the distance in a few long strides, the noise fading into a dull hum behind the rush of blood in his ears. His arms, still trembling from exertion, wrap around you and lift you slightly, pulling you into the solid warmth of his body. "We won," he breathes, the words hot against your ear. Then, driven by a years-long current of want, he closes the last inch between you. His kiss is not a question. It’s an answer to something unspoken, passionate and certain, silencing the…