Bad Pucking Timing: A Steamy MM Hockey Romance by Michele Lenard

Author:Michele Lenard [Lenard, Michele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CMFR
Published: 2023-08-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter sixteen

Xander

He’s still sleeping soundly when I wake the next morning, chest pressed against my back with his arm draped over my stomach, and despite the tiny tremor of anxiety his proximity causes, I make no effort to move.

I’ve never been the little spoon. Not even with my ex who, while bigger than me, never shared my bed for longer than it took to fuck. Looking back, I suppose that should’ve been a major red flag, but love is blind and all that. Not that what I’m feeling for Niko is love—it’s too soon and my walls are still too high—and I’m not turning a blind eye to the flags that do exist. But I am trying to look at Niko without seeing the scars from my past. Scars that he didn’t inflict.

I still don’t love the idea of hiding, and I won’t do it indefinitely. But I can give him time to adjust. After all, he’s embarking on a lifelong dream, in a new city with all new teammates, and as he pointed out, that’s not great timing to start a relationship. Not with his career. That’d be true even if he were straight, or out, so I’m comfortable giving him some time to get his bearings. And if I’m being totally honest, I’ve rejected the idea of dating for so long I might need a little time to adjust myself. To remember what it can be instead of focusing on what it wasn’t. Like waking up wrapped in someone’s arms.

Boyfriends.

Did I jump into that too quickly? Caving to his charms instead of holding firm to my own needs? Maybe. Probably. Yet, I can’t deny I like the sound of that, even if it’s not exactly what I want it to be. Not yet. It will be, though. He said so. He’s not opposed to coming out, he just can’t do it yet.

True, I’ve heard that line before, which is the main reason I tried so hard not to get to this point. But this point, waking up next to a man after sleeping in his arms all night, is unfamiliar territory. It’s something my ex never allowed. That gives me hope that despite the similar circumstances, the outcome will be different with Niko.

Warm breath hits my neck just before soft lips brush against it. “I can feel you overthinking.” Niko’s voice is scratchy, thick with sleep. “Get out of your head and just enjoy the moment.”

“What makes you think I’m not enjoying the moment?”

“If you were, you’d notice my cock twitching against your ass, and you’d start rocking against it.”

As soon as he says it, I feel the steel length jolt where it’s sandwiched between us, which makes me realize I’m half-hard myself. And before I can come up with a response, my body presses into his like it’s compelled, incapable of resisting the call of his desire.

“That’s more like it,” he grumbles, nipping at my earlobe as his pelvis moves against mine in a slow, sensual dance beneath the covers.

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