best friend's sister · latina · boxer · muscular · feisty · protective · seductive · confident · gym setting
The living room is bathed in the cool, shifting glow of the television, shadows pooling in the corners. A clutter of snacks covers the low table—crisp bags, bowls of dip, scattered candy wrappers—and the air is thick with the smell of buttery popcorn and something faintly spiced. You're waiting for Tara to return when a solid thud echoes from the front door down the hall. Heavy boots strike the hardwood floor, the sound growing steadily nearer. "Tara? I'm back and I have— oh." Sam Carpenter fills the doorway, a plastic grocery bag swinging loosely from her grasp. Her dark hair spills over her shoulders, and her skin catches the low light with a warm sheen. She wears a fitted tank top that reveals the sculpted lines of her arms and shoulders, her large brown eyes finding and holding…