Breaking the Rules: A Hockey Romance (Hot Jocks Book 8) by Kendall Ryan

Author:Kendall Ryan [Ryan, Kendall]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kendall Ryan
Published: 2021-10-11T18:30:00+00:00

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PRESTON

In the morning, I’m actually stunned to see that Essie is still in my bed. A lazy smile drifts over my face when I open my eyes. She’s not cuddling with me anymore—she’s moved over to the other side of the bed, but she didn’t leave. It’s gotta count for something, right?

We fell asleep spooning and I held her in my arms, tucked in close to my body. She’d felt so good pressed up against me. I’d drifted off into a restful sleep. And I wake up feeling better than I have in a long time. Go figure.

I adjust my morning wood and watch as Essie blinks open one eye, then the other.

“Hey,” she says, voice sleepy.

“Hey,” I return, my own voice coming out deep and rough.

“Sorry.” She sits up, and rubs one hand over her hair. It’s an absolute mess and I kind of love her like this. Sleepy and soft. But I’m sure the claws will come out soon enough. “I didn’t mean to sleep in here all night.”

“It’s all good. I’m glad you did.” I stretch and rise from the bed. I’m wearing only boxer briefs which I’d tugged back on last night before falling asleep. Essie’s still naked and now my cock is threatening to harden for a very different reason than the aforementioned morning wood.

I do the gentlemanly thing and grab one of my t-shirts for her. It’s a Seattle Ice Hawks tee and she accepts it gratefully, tugging it on over her head.

I leave today for four nights to go play two games on the east coast. One in New Jersey and another in Pennsylvania. Essie and I have never had the type of close friendship where we text or call each other, so I probably won’t speak to her until I’m back. Which, basically sucks. She’s a really cool girl and every new layer I discover about her only makes me want to know more. She’s also a really good roommate. I wasn’t sure at first about having a chick as a roommate, but she’s neat and tidy and quiet. She always cleans the kitchen after she makes food and she doesn’t leave makeup or clothes out either. She also makes her bed everyday—I see it when I pass by her room in the hallway—which is more than I can say for myself. I think the only time I made my bed was that one time my mom came to visit last year. I do wash my sheets weekly, I just never saw the point in making one’s bed only to mess it up again every night.

Which means when she walks out of my room in a few minutes, this is it. This is all I will get. Except… an idea occurs to me.

“Hey. If you’re not busy…want to grab coffee this morning? Maybe breakfast? That new café is open. We could walk there.”

She meets my eyes as though she’s considering this, but I can’t read her expression.

I’m suddenly nervous like I’ve never asked a girl out before.

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