Pucks and Books (Knoxville Bears Book 1) by Toni Aleo

Author:Toni Aleo [Aleo, Toni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-03-24T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER 28

Ciaran

Cruz sets me with a look.

A knowing look.

A curious look.

One that tells me he has something to say.

I ignore it with ease as I step onto the rink, and soon the excitement of being on the ice hits me. I get that giddy feeling in my chest, and my mind is at ease with the sounds of my skates on the ice and the crack of my stick against the puck before it sails through the air, the net catching it with a woosh. I take in a deep, lung-filling breath, and the cold air burns my nose, but God, I love it. I smile, loving this feeling but realizing that the smell of the ice, this sport, the sounds my stick makes when I score, aren’t the only things that give me what I crave anymore.

My smile turns to a smirk when I think of all the sounds I’ve been rewarded with from Louisa’s succulent mouth. The way she makes me laugh, how I adore the way she challenges me and talks back with no cares whatsoever. I love the feel of her pressed against me as we sleep. That fucking sigh…it annihilates my heart when she does it. It’s so simple, just a small little release of breath before she falls asleep. Usually, she does it when she’s nuzzling in close after I bring her to a quaking orgasm, and that little sound makes me want to do it all over again.

And again and again.

“Hey, asshole. You still paying your rent even if you aren’t sleeping in our apartment?”

I roll my eyes at Cruz’s dramatics as I play with the puck. “The rent isn’t even due yet.”

“Still. Where have you been for the last three nights?”

I couldn’t even hide my grin if I wanted to. I never thought I could enjoy sleeping with someone again, but with Louisa, it is entirely too easy after all the sex we’ve had. We had even more sex the day following our date but then none last night, and I still fell asleep effortlessly with her in my arms. Like I was meant to.

“Just out,” I answer, dancing around the elephant in the room.

It’s way easier when it’s just her and me. We’ve fallen into an easy routine. When I’d left to go work out after the first night, I had packed a small bag without really packing it. It was mainly my toiletries from my locker, so not enough to cause concern about what I was bringing over. While she worked, I read in my chair, and we’d talk in between customers or things she had to do. I got her lunch, and she cooked me dinner. We’ve done the same thing all weekend, and it’s been easy. Louisa makes it easy.

Fuck, I like her a lot.

“Just out? You haven’t been home in three days.”

I glance up at him. He is wearing all his gear, his helmet down and over his eyes, but it can’t hide his curiosity or his hurt that I haven’t been there.

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