Iced Out (Leighton U Book 1) by CE Ricci

Author:CE Ricci [Ricci, CE]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-22T16:00:00+00:00

Twenty

Quinton

I saw Oakley less than an hour ago at practice, but to an addict going through withdrawals from their drug of choice, minutes have a way of feeling like a thousand years.

That’s what I am when it comes to Oakley.

Addicted, and desperately craving another fix.

The other night in the showers only cemented it into my brain, and now I’d give my left arm to have a repeat of every glorious minute.

Oakley Reed has a deeper pull on me than I realized.

And the second he knocks, I’m hit with a rush of adrenaline. To the point where I almost rip the damn door off its hinges to get to him.

“Hey,” he says, a smile on his face, hauling his bag over his shoulder.

A grin creeps onto my lips too. “Hi.”

God, am I fucking twelve?

He doesn’t even give me the chance to open the door all the way and let him in, just grabs me by the shirt and hauls me to him. His lips are on mine a second later—slow and tantalizing sweet—then they’re gone again, and he’s brushing past me into the apartment.

Ever since he kissed me the day we skated downtown, it’s felt like something’s changed with him. With the way he sees me, the way he wants to continue acting when we’re together. The way he willingly gives affection without thinking about it first.

Even when we’re on the ice, something’s just different.

Almost like he…

I try to shake the insane ideas rolling through my head. Because that’s what they are, right? Completely fucking insane.

But is it really?

He’s the one who threw the rules out; first with the kiss, and then again last week in the shower. Is it really so crazy to think things are shifting for him the way they are for me too?

He gives me a quick glance over his shoulder, that ridiculously sexy grin of his in place. “You ready to smash—”

“What are we smashing?” Hayes’s voice comes out of nowhere.

Both of us turn at the sound of it, finding him leaning against the kitchen counter, dark brows arched in curiosity. He takes a long sip of the water in his hand, eyes locked on me the entire time.

I’ve got no idea how long he’s been standing there, but there’s a good chance he saw the two of us kiss in the doorway before Oakley came inside. And though I know he won’t say anything in Oakley’s presence, that leaves a massive tale for me to unpack with him later.

Maybe he didn’t see.

“Econ,” Oakley finishes his sentence before holding up his textbook. “Quinn took it a couple semesters ago and said he could help me if I needed it. Less than a week into classes and here I am, already caving.”

“Oh, I’m sure Quinn did.” If possible, Hayes’s expression becomes even more impish. He takes another drink of water before adding, “You know, since it’s one of Quinn’s major requirements.”

Goddamnit, Hayes.

Oakley’s eyes shift to me, clearly aware of his fuck up. Which only makes my best friend’s amusement grow, and irritates me even more.

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