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๐ฅ Slow Burn w/ steamy times
๐ฑ Online Romance
๐คฃ Witty Banter
๐ Hockey Hotness
Iโm having the definition of a bad year.
Game Six loss costing my team the Cup? Check.
Getting arrested and ruining my image? Check.
Almost getting run over after my car breaks down? Oh, lookโa hat trick.
My contract is up with the Carolina Comets this year, and I need to get it together if I want to stay with the team.
I need relaxation, not a relationship.
But when Iโm scrolling on a dating app and stumble across the pretty girl who almost ran me over, I know I canโt let her walk away this time.
Harper is funny, smart, and doesnโt care about hockey.
Iโm not supposed to be focusing on anything other than my career, yet I canโt get Harper off my mind.
I know I shouldnโt fall for herโฆbut I think I already have.
TEASER
His green eyes bore into me as he steps closer. โJust in case what, Harper?โ
Just like before, my name rolling off his tongue does something to me.
My knees nearly buckle, but he holds me up with ease.
โI-I thought we were on a time crunch?โ I ask, out of breath even though I havenโt done anything to cause it.
โWe are, but I have time to listen to your just-in-case scenario.โ
I swallow the lump in my throat, my tongue darting out to wet my dry lips.
His eyes follow the movement. His hand leaves the wall to cup my face, his thumb tracing along my lip just like it did last night.
I hold my breath, relishing the feel of his simple touch that I swear I could still feel as I fell asleep last night.
It was like heโd burned my skin and marked me.
โYou smell like whiskey.โ
โI took some shots.โ
His brows pinch together in an unasked question.
โI was nervous,โ I explain. โYou make me nervous.โ
โI do?โ
I nod, unable to speak.
He stares at my mouth, watching the thumb heโs brushing back and forth.
โI should have kissed you,โ he murmurs. He drags his eyes back to mine. โThat night after our driveโฆI should have kissed you.โ
โYou should have,โ I agree. I wanted him to so badly. โI would have let you.โ
โI want to kiss you now.โ
โYou can.โ
His eyes darken at my words and he leans in closer, lips hovering just an inch above mine.
โI canโt.โ The words are whispered, and neither of us misses the whimper that leaves me. โIf I kiss you now, I wonโt stop.โ
โIs that a bad thing?โ
โIt is when I have a whole evening planned.โ
โDo we have to go?โ
He lets out a string of curse words, then puts some space between us. โYes. I told you I wanted to show you who I am, and I meant that. I want to earn your kisses, not take them from you.โ
I want to point out that heโs not taking, Iโm offering.
But I also respect his desire to want to make up for his mistakes.
โIs this one of those times when youโre being a gentleman?โ
โYes. So enjoy it while it lasts.โ
I grin and push off the wall. โThen lead the way.โ