Raw Passion (MMA Sports Romance) (13 page)

"Yeah, I do actually," Colin said, with a smile. 

"It's like everything is crystal clear all of a sudden.  As if all the minutiae of life has fallen by the wayside," Patrick explained. 

"So you're saying you haven't argued with your wife about toilet paper recently then?" Colin joked. 

"Not once.  And let's hope I never act like such a fool again," Patrick said. 

"You'd be surprised how foolish we can act when we're given the chance," Colin joked again. 

"Well I'm done acting like a fool.  Allison and I haven't gotten along this well since our honeymoon," Patrick explained. 

"Hey, you can't argue with results.  It's just good to see you happy again," Colin insisted. 

Patrick had been caught up with his own thoughts until that point.  But suddenly Patrick saw the happy expression on Colin's face. 

"By the looks of it, I'm not the only one," Patrick said. 

"What are you talking about?" Colin asked. 

"There's something different about you today.  Did you get laid or something?" Patrick asked. 

"Not quite," Colin said. 

"Not quite?  Wait a minute.  What am I missing?" Patrick asked. 

"Nothing.  We should get back to training," Colin said. 

"Oh no you don't.  Dude, I've known you for twenty years.  Don't be trying to sneak shit by me.  Now what's up?" Patrick asked. 

"So I met a woman," Colin revealed. 

"Damn, so you did get laid," Patrick said. 

"No.  We just went on a date.  But it was awesome," Colin replied. 

"And you didn't bang her straight off the bat?  Wow," Patrick said.  He then thought about it more.  "Wait, are you taking your time or something?"

"Let's just say I'm happy with how things are going," Colin admitted. 

"Damn, this woman must really be something," Patrick said. 

"Oh, she is," Colin insisted. 

"Then why'd I have to drag it out of you?" Patrick asked. 

"Look, I feel really good about this one.  And I just uh--"

"You don't want to jinx it?" Patrick asked. 

"Hey, you're putting words in my mouth," Colin said, deflecting. 

Patrick shook his head.  "You fighters and your superstitions."

"Look, I just want things to work out this time.  But I have to say, they're off to a hell of a start," Colin admitted. 

***

Colin hoped for a repeat performance with Julie on the second date.  He'd been waiting impatiently all day for the time to come to pick Julie up.  It was amazing.  There Colin was, this big hulking dude.  But he was as excited as a little kid on Christmas morning.  Would Julie feel the same way though?  As Colin picked Julie up for their date, it seemed like it at least. 

"It's good to see you again," Colin said. 

"Wow.  I haven't seen a smile that big in a long time," Julie replied. 

"Don't you mean since our last night?" Colin joked, referring to their first date. 

"Are you saying you haven't smiled like that since you saw me last?" Julie remarked. 

"I wouldn't want to wear it out or anything," Colin said playfully. 

"You're right.  You should just save it for special occasions," Julie insisted. 

"Like dates with you," Colin stated. 

"You really don't waste any time with the compliments, do you?" Julie asked. 

"You know what they say.  Life is precious, so why bother wasting time?" Colin remarked. 

"My mom used to say that all the time," Julie recalled. 

"She sounds like a smart woman," Colin said. 

"Yeah.  Looking back, I wish I'd listened to her more over the years," Julie replied. 

"Uh oh.  Sounds like there's a story there," Colin said. 

"Oh, there's a bunch of stories, but that doesn't mean you're going to get to hear them," Julie replied. 

"Damn.  You shut me down in a hurry," Colin said. 

"Well, maybe you'll get to hear them eventually--if things go well enough," Julie replied. 

"Look at you being all mysterious," Colin remarked. 

"Gotta leave them wanting more.  That's another one of my mom's old sayings," Julie said. 

"Well, I definitely want more.  I'm not sure I want to be left that way though," Colin replied. 

"Hey, the night is still early.  Who knows what can happen?" Julie said. 

***

"Oh come on, you know you want it," Julie insisted. 

Another date, another great dinner together.  But the only thing as delicious as the food was the conversation. 

"You're really having fun with this, aren't you?" Colin replied. 

"Of course I am.  This cake is amazing," Julie said, eating a slice. 

Colin meanwhile just watched.  Sure he wanted a piece himself.  But his training regimen wouldn't allow it. 

"I meant you're enjoying teasing me," Colin clarified. 

"Well, that too," Julie said, playfully. 

"You really are trouble, aren't you?" Colin joked. 

"Hey, you can have a piece if you want.  I'm not stopping you," Julie said. 

"You know I can't do that," Colin replied. 

"Alright, so you can't have a whole slice.  You can have a bite of mine though.  I mean really, what's the harm in just one bite?" Julie asked. 

"I'd take you up on that offer if I could stop at just one.  But when I like things, I really like them.  So one just won't do," Colin explained. 

"I'm like that too.  I have a tendency to dive into things head first," Julie said. 

"I'm not sure how alike that makes us.  I mean, you're the one with the cake," Colin replied. 

"Well yeah, I mean cake is something worth diving in head first for.  Among other things," Julie said, giving Colin a smile. 

"Look at you, teasing me and flirting with me at the same time," Colin replied. 

"What can I say, I'm a born multi tasker," Julie remarked.  "I will say that I admire your dedication to your training though."

"Hey, when I commit to something, I stick to it," Colin said. 

"That's good to know.  It might come in handy in other aspects of life," Julie replied. 

"That would be a nice change of pace.  My commitment hasn't come in handy yet--in my love life at least," Colin said. 

"Trust me.  It'll come in handy with me," Julie admitted. 

***

"I can't believe it.  What are the odds that your ex-boyfriend would be the one to kick my ass?" Colin said. 

"If it makes you feel any better, he kicked my ass too--emotionally at least," Julie replied. 

"Actually, that doesn't make me feel better at all," Colin. 

Colin never imagined he'd think about Trent Cutler again, no less the beat down he'd taken from him.  But when Julie mentioned that Trent was her ex-boyfriend, the irony was too great to not bring up.  Still, it was a testament to how well things were going between Colin and Julie that bringing up old wounds didn't send either of them into a tailspin.  Instead they just laughed off the lumps that life had given them. 

"At least it's in the past though," Julie said. 

"Still, talk about your humble pie.  He rearranged by face pretty good," Colin joked. 

"Wow, it really is amazing how down to earth you are.  I don't think I've ever heard a fighter joke like that before," Julie admitted. 

"Hey, I could ignore the truth, but that wouldn't make it go away," Colin said. 

Julie then gazed into Colin's eyes. 

"You know what I like about you?" Julie asked. 

Colin couldn't resist making another joke.  "You'd be surprised how few times I get asked that question."

"It's a shame you aren't humble," Julie joked. 

"No, the real shame would be if you weren't quick-witted," Colin replied. 

"What can I say?  We all deal with the world in our own way, and I do it with humor," Julie remarked. 

"And I just do it poorly," Colin joked. 

"That's why I like you so much," Julie started saying. 

Colin was confused.  "Why, because I handle the world poorly?"

"No.  Because you make me laugh," Julie revealed. 

"And here I thought you were going to say because of my keen intellect.  But it turns out you're just using me for my sense of humor," Colin joked. 

"To be fair, I didn't know I could use you for your brains too," Julie said playfully. 

"Hey, you could even use me for my body if you want to," Colin remarked. 

"In that case, I'm glad you didn't have that cake," Julie replied. 

"That's right.  If you're going to use someone for their body, you'd better make sure they're not slacking off on taking care of it," Colin joked. 

"See, this is what I've been missing in my life," Julie explained. 

"What, self deprecation?" Colin replied. 

"No.  Comedic relief.  The reminder that life doesn't always have to be so serious," Julie remarked. 

"I didn't know my jokes did all that," Colin said. 

"You'd be surprised what a good joke can do," Julie remarked. 

"I guess so," Colin said. 

"It's more than just your jokes though.  It's nice to be dating someone that cares about more than just himself," Julie admitted. 

"I guess it means it would be a bad time to start referring to myself in the third person, huh?" Colin joked. 

Julie laughed.  "Just keep doing what you're doing."

***

"So, anything else you want to see tonight?" Colin asked. 

Colin and Julie then found themselves at the end of another wonderful date.  They just had a ball together.  They couldn't get enough of each other.  It was so refreshing.  And after all they'd been through on their journey to find love, that was a big step in the right direction. 

"You mean, besides more of you," Julie replied. 

"Yeah," Colin said. 

"No.  You've shown me plenty tonight," Julie replied. 

"I just took you to dinner and a movie," Colin said. 

"I meant you've shown me plenty about yourself tonight," Julie replied. 

"All good I hope," Colin said. 

"I haven't found out anything bad yet," Julie replied. 

"You know, you're an easy woman to please," Colin said. 

"You're only saying that because you haven't heard what I'm going to request tomorrow," Julie remarked. 

"And just what do you have in store for me?" Colin wondered. 

"I can't tell you that.  It would ruin the surprise," Julie said, playfully. 

"Do you really have a surprise for me, or are you just playing around?" Colin asked. 

"The real surprise is how into you I am already considering we've only had two dates," Julie admitted.  She looked shocked all of a sudden at letting her thoughts slip out. 

"Those emotions really sneak up on you, don't they?" Colin replied. 

"I blame you for that," Julie blushed. 

"Hey, there's worse things to be blamed for," Colin admitted. 

Julie gazed into Colin's eyes.  "Look at you, slapping on that charm."

"I think you've forgotten your part in all of this," Colin pointed out.  "You haven't had any trouble tying up my stomach in knots here."

"Do you know what the funniest thing is?" Julie asked. 

"There are so many jokes I could use to answer that question," Colin ruminated. 

"I'm being serious here," Julie said.  "It feels like I've known you way longer than I have.  Being out with you is as comfortable as being around an old friend."

"Only I don't have feelings like this for any of my friends," Colin stammered. 

"You know, before I met you, I never used to think about the future.  But now I find myself wondering where time will take us," Julie said. 

"I don't know," Colin admitted.  "But I can't wait to find out."

Chapter Seventeen

Julie

Three Months Later

"Oh God, don't stop," Julie moaned. 

"There's no chance of that happening anytime soon," Colin said.  "I could keep going all night."

"Well, I'm not going to stop you," Julie replied. 

Colin and Julie couldn't keep their hands nor lips off of each other.  They couldn't resist temptation around one another, nor did they have reason to.  Instead they let their desires come out to play. 

Julie loved feeling Colin inside her.  She loved his touch.  His taste.  The way he made wild with passion.  Colin always took care of Julie first.  He always made sure she was satisfied.  And he didn't stop until her fantasies were fulfilled. 

Colin meanwhile liked going in from behind.  Giving it to Julie hard and fast.  Making her moan uncontrollably.  Making her beg for more.