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the rink, heart still beating hard-not from the practice,

epeated quietly,

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th, the next she was blushing. Then she hit her

t? And most importantl

last puck, and shot i

la

ave teased her. But honestly, I liked it,it brought

could score a game-winning goal and she'd just nod and skate off, like nothing

er her skin.And I wante

gloves and pull

ity. Something about her bothered me. Not in the bad way.

Melissa Br

om last year titled "Youngest Female Player to Break Into Me

eing a part of that ice break in a blush today was

ight defense, razor-sharp steals. No interview

. No dumb TikToks

ame I should've never be

d shoved it bac

My girlfriend's sister and this? Was pure

d and lef

before I knocked. "There you are!"

nd some kind of floral shampoo. She pulled back just enough to lo

I said, keeping it casual.

h how I love being in your

kissed her fore

e a little too l

ed. "Pr

nd my waist. "You w

You say that

ked my chest. "MVP and trust

too," I said before

inked. "Yea

eck. "I mean-she's fast. H

r," Katrina said

eared my throat. "I'm j

was a

e faltere

arm around her, "You don't have

mall nod. "It

chin gently.

now. People notice her more. They look at her a

harder than

he world owed her attention and acted like a real queen B but

She looked

"Only you, you're beautiful and I won't trade y

e said, half-laug

I

l sheets. Her leg was over mine, her head on my

I asked, trying to pull her o

ust a girl who plays hockey, nothing more." The

falling

've been, too

ier. The way Melissa looked under the soft arena lights. The

What's wrong with me? In bed with one sis

e. Unsmiling. A to

eresting. Not the

ore her. Even when she wasn't saying a word. She has an aura around her, cl

phone and scroll through the Internet again but I knew I wasn't

nd I'm sure this would be the se

g and snuggled closer, he

u," she w

I said softly,

chest wa

lf for the though

I thinking abou