He Shoots He Scores by Tricia Owens

Author:Tricia Owens [Owens, Tricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Tricia Owens
Published: 2020-06-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Everything moved at lightning speed. After flying from Baltimore and arriving in Seattle, Neil was given only a couple of hours before he participated in the overdue press conference to discuss his trade to the Kraken. He said all the right things, was gracious to Denver and its fans, and sounded excited about starting something new in Seattle. But although he was practiced at spewing out robotic, harmless sound bites, this time felt infinitely more difficult. Wrangling his expression to hide his emotions was exhausting, and his brain throbbed with the effort of putting a positive spin on every answer he gave.

But this was life as a hockey player. This was life as a superstar, and he did his best because he understood his duty to his fans and to the league. Neil was Mr. Hockey, and that was a burden he willingly bore because it was something he could control, unlike his health problems.

His brain felt swollen and his arm ached as he dropped his gear and luggage into the one-bedroom apartment the team had provided for him while he transitioned to the city. It was fully furnished and less than ten miles from the Kraken’s arena. The practice facility was even closer. He suspected the apartment was an upgrade over what new, mid-tier players received. He also suspected that Adrian Magnusson had had a hand in making sure that it was the best it could be.

Neil flopped onto the comfortable sofa and stared out the window at a gray day. His thoughts drifted to Adrian. Less than twenty-four hours ago, Neil had been getting his brains fucked out by the Swedish winger. He laughed in the quiet of his apartment, still slightly incredulous that it had happened.

A dopy smile settled on his face. What a night. It had exceeded his fantasies because all of it had been real and even better, Adrian had been into it. He’d been very into it, which was more than Neil could have hoped for. Adrian would definitely push for a repeat performance, and that was as wonderful as it was worrisome.

Neil sighed, his smile fading. He couldn’t throw caution to the wind like Adrian was willing to do. It was impossible. Merely imagining the reaction of the various charities he worked with once they learned that he was gay was enough to curdle the latte he’d drank on the drive over. As progressive as the world was becoming, sports involved children, and he knew there existed a noisy minority that would provide ugly pushback against a gay athlete being a role model to those children. It was gross and it sickened Neil, but it was a mindset that could only be changed with time and continued education. Maybe the next generation of hockey players after him would be the game changers.

It wouldn’t be him.

Thus the memories of Adrian’s awesome chest and abs, the thickness of his thighs and the power in his hips, would tide Neil over for the remainder of his career.

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