Strong and Wild: An Enemies to Lovers Hockey Romance (Lakes Hockey Book 2) (Lakes Hockey Series) by Sloane St. James

Author:Sloane St. James [St. James, Sloane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-06-26T04:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-TWO

“You guys watch Emily in Paris?” Jonesy asks.

The fuck? We’re running defensive drills, and I’m learning that Jonesy is hands down the most endearing, weird-ass motherfucker on the team.

“The chick show?” Sully asks.

“Chick show?” he yells. “How about a little affirmative action?”

“What’s it about?” I ask, flipping pucks to the guys as they skate by.

“It’s about this girl, Emily. She lives in Paris. This season, she gets bangs.”

Wow, dude. I spin on my skates to look at him and raise my eyebrows, waiting for him to say more.

“I know, man. It’s good! You gotta watch it!”

A few months ago, I’d say he was fucking with us—or really high—but after getting to know him more, I’m confident he’s dead serious. A few of us laugh and shake our heads. He seems completely unfazed.

“If anyone wants to come over for a watch party tonight, text me, so I know how much pizza to get.”

“Dude, nobody is coming over to watch that,” Banks hollers from the other side of the net.

“Sorry, bud. Can’t tonight,” I say.

“Hot date, eh?” Conway asks.

“Actually, yeah.” I can no longer hide my smile. I’ve been in a great mood for the last couple days. At first, I blamed all the nice weather we’ve had lately, but it probably has more to do with the exquisite green-eyed redhead I’m having over tonight. It’s not the date I owe her from the bet, but I invited her over to hangout, and surprisingly, she said yes.

“Ooooooh, you owe me fifty bucks, Cake-eater!” Jones shouts to Banksy. Is my social calendar so bare that they’re taking bets on me?

I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Freya since, well, since I found out she lived next door, but it’s been especially bad now that I’ve gotten a taste of her. Our stairwell rendezvous has been replaying in my mind over and over again. The urgency in her eyes as she pulled up her skirt for me will forever live rent free in my mind.

Freya is a sweet girl with sharp edges. She reminds me of those caramel apple suckers I loved as a kid. Once the caramel was gone, my tongue would get sliced up by the razor-sharp air pockets in the tart green apple. Whoever decided it was a good idea to aerate hard candy is an asshole. But those suckers were too delicious to leave alone—like now. Except Freya is even more fun to lick.

“Ah, shit!” Conway shouts to the guys. “Father Kucy’s breaking his vows!”

I laugh. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means you never take home any ass. Why do you think the bunnies all want you? Every girl wants to be the one to break you in. We were starting to consider maybe you were on O’Callahan’s team.”

Brit O’Callahan came out a few seasons ago. He’s had his own player initiatives setting up welcoming environments for LGBTQ hockey players and donating to various organizations that help communities form teams around the US.

“Hell no. We don’t claim him.” O’Callahan chuckles.

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