Crossing the Line (Men of the Ice Book 2) by Michele Shriver

Author:Michele Shriver [Shriver, Michele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, sports athlete hockey, new adult college romance, first love, sports hockey players
Publisher: SMC Publishing
Published: 2015-08-17T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Meryl’s prior dating experience was limited to Jensen and a few unremarkable evenings with fellow students at Trinity which largely left her bored. That was the thing about having her first love affair with a professional athlete. It was hard to date ordinary college guys after that. Sure, Nik was her own age, and the same age as the guys at school, but he lived in a different world. He travelled all over North America playing professional hockey. People wore jerseys and T-shirts with his name on them. He had his own computerized likeness in a video game. That was quite a bit different from studying for a History final.

If Nik offered her a similar level of excitement that Jensen had, though, the parallels ended there. Jensen was older, experienced, and had possessed an ego fitting of his celebrity status. Nik, on the other hand, was quiet, unassuming, and down to earth. Maybe that came from being new to the NHL or new to the United States. Either way, he seemed to lack arrogance.

Meryl had let Jensen take charge in their relationship, and she’d liked the excitement he could show her. He’d known far more about the ways of the world than a sheltered, boarding-school raised seventeen-year-old ever would.

Now, suddenly, she found herself in the other role. Perhaps she should have held back and allowed Nik to decide where they would go for their first official date, and maybe he would have surprised her with something spectacular in spite of being new to the city. Instead, Meryl decided to take control. She hoped Nik wasn’t put off by it. He didn’t seem to be, at least.

He greeted her at the door wearing a black suit paired with a blue shirt, with the collar open and no tie, exactly like she’d requested. A hint of hair peaked out from the first two open buttons, and Meryl found herself wondering how he’d look without that shirt. Could she expect more hair, was there only a little bit? Down, girl, she cautioned herself.

“You look very nice,” Nik said. “Your dress matches your eyes.”

“And your shirt too,” she said, chuckling. “People might think we planned this.”

“They might.” His lips curled in a smile. “I hope they will think we’re an attractive couple and not wonder what you are doing with me.”

A couple. Meryl liked the sound of that. “I doubt that will be a problem. You’re the one who’s famous, after all.” She twirled a strand of hair around her finger. “Are we going to be mobbed by people screaming your name and wanting your autograph?”

“I doubt it,” Nik said. “Did you see anyone mob me the other night?”

Meryl considered that and shook her head. “No. They left us alone.”

“Exactly. Now, if I played the sport you Americans call football, for the Dallas Cowboys, things would be quite different,” Nik said with a laugh. “Or if this were Canada. But in Texas, I think hockey is still not as well known. The players on our team, we are more—what is the word—unanimous?”

“Anonymous,” Meryl said.

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