Logan

I loved the feeling of Holly’s mouth on mine. She was sweet and a little hesitant with me, something I liked. Most of the women I slept with were too experienced in my opinion. I knew that I got sloppy seconds from other players as well as beyond. The puck bunnies were into adding a name to their list and not who we were as men. Anytime that had happened, I wasn’t interested.

Holly was someone that I could get lost in from the first time I touched her mouth with mine. I kissed her hard and slow as she moaned against me, making me want to take her on this grass. I had to remind myself that I’d only just met her as she slid onto my lap too easily. She was so hot, and I pressed against her body as she sucked my tongue into her mouth.

I groaned as she started to rock slowly against my hard cock. I was throbbing, and guilt filled my mind as I thought about the night I slept with someone else and imagined Holly in my mind. I pulled my mouth away from her and sucked at the skin of her neck as she whimpered.

“You’re making me crazy, Holly,” I whispered to her as she ran her hands through my hair. “I’m going home tonight.”

Holly pulled back and looked at me for a moment, resting her forehead against mine.

“This is going to be difficult, isn’t it?” She asked softly as I nodded. “I don’t live here.” I kissed her softly. “You barely live here.”

“I am traveling a lot. My home is more like a storage unit most of the time.” I kissed her again. “You live in a dorm with my sister.”

“Should we bother?” Holly asked as she slipped her feet further behind me.

“I think we need to tell her or else this will never work. You can come here on the weekends and I can come there and get a hotel room. Hell, I can buy an apartment,” I said as she pulled away with wide eyes.

“What?” She looked scared, and I chuckled.

“I’m joking, Holly. Thinking aloud. I just want to find a way to see you,” I told her softly as she smiled softly. We stayed there for a while before walking around some more, holding hands. I knew that she didn’t want to tell Shelly, being new friends. This couldn’t work without that unless we worked hard to hide it. I was popular in the area and that would be difficult.

We stayed out a couple of hours before going back to the house. I sensed that Holly was feeling nervous about this sudden change between us as we approached the edge of the woods. Her hand was clammy, and she dropped mine as soon as we had a chance of being seen. She’d fussed over her appearance before we were close as well, trying to hide our tryst. I watched as she headed up the stairs first, checking out her ass for a moment before returning to the alternate universe where we were nothing to one another than new acquaintances. There was a part of me that wished she’d be demanding like some other girls I’d been with. While it wasn’t welcome then, her reaction made me feel a little like shit.

I watched a game with my dad while the women caught up in the kitchen. From what I could tell, nobody picked up on the fact that anything happened between us. We just went to do our separate things and didn’t even sit in the same room. Once it got towards the evening, we reheated pizza for dinner and I stole glances at Holly as the conversation revolved around my week away. I knew that my parents watched every game and more than likely Shelly. Would Holly sit with her and watch, remembering our kiss the way that I would?

Once dinner was done and dishes were washed, I told Mom that I had to take off. I had a lot going on the next several days. Holly gave me a quick, sad look as I told them I was going to run out to my car for a minute. I brought jerseys for Mom and Moira as well since they didn’t have the new style yet. I unlocked the back and pulled them out, carrying them back inside as I felt the off sensation of emptiness filling me. What the hell was happening to me?

I hugged my family goodbye. They clung to me tightly, telling me to be careful, and that they loved me. I glanced at Holly, choosing to kiss her cheek lightly after telling her that it was a pleasure to meet her. I added a light one-armed hug, but she froze, making me hold back. Her jersey was on the couch and I smiled as I thought about how her eyes shone when I gave it to her. Mom and Moira were thrilled with theirs as well and it made it look more casual than it was.

I drove home in the dark, playing back the time in the forest with Holly. We didn’t get anywhere near having sex but there was a strong attraction between us. I knew that it would happen sooner rather than later if we kept seeing one another. That kind of chemistry is impossible to avoid forever. I had her number, and she had mine, with promises of at least texting through the next week. I wanted to get to know her better.

When I arrived home, I walked inside and cleaned up after my night of drinking before I left. I regretted sleeping with that girl and drowning that emotion with the alcohol. I was better than that and it wasn’t good for my health. I had to think about that before anything else right now. Some guys could drink a lot and feel fine. I wasn’t one of them since I moved all over the ice. I played a lot during the game. I needed to stay fit and keep my stamina up.

I showered and turned on the TV in my dorm to relax before bed. We were up before the sun tomorrow to practice on home rink before leaving. We were on a roll right now and Coach wanted us to keep it going. He hadn’t been to the playoffs before and hoped this team would be the group to accomplish that.

I heard my phone vibrating on the nightstand where it was charging as I caught up on some scores. I knew that my family had a tendency of keeping in regular touch with me and reached for it. I raised a brow when I saw that it was a new number and read the text from Holly. She was in her room at my parents and had the chance to text me, asking if I minded. I didn’t, but I did want to ask why she was so set on hiding us? I told myself that it was brand new and I needed to give her time as we chatted. We ended the conversation as she told me I needed sleep and I told her I’d get a hold of her tomorrow. They were headed back to school tomorrow to prepare for the week and while I didn’t think we’d be able to see each other, I held onto some hope.

I slept fitfully, drinking coffee before I left the house. I knew that we’d all be on edge today with the important week coming up. I dressed for practice and drove into the city, looking over the dark horizon. I’d been doing this since I could remember, more used to dark morning than I was any that included the sun. Even when I was off, I had a habit of waking up early. I used that time to work out or run since feeling the adrenaline first thing in my day made me feel great.

We skated for hours. Coach had us practice a lot of plays and kept the strong lineups out there working hard. I was on the first one and we all played a lot in every game. Once we were done, we hit the showers and dressed down in workout clothes. The guys asked me to go grab some food with them, wanting to break away from the strict protein we usually ate. I agreed and drove over to the diner that we frequented. A burger sounded great right now. I hadn’t eaten since dinner last night and I knew better than to do that.

We gathered in booths in the back of the room, ordering waters and chatting about our trip tomorrow. We’d be heading over to the west coast for four games, hopping planes after games to make the next trip. I enjoyed traveling but when you did it like this for work, it wasn’t fun. We didn’t see any of the sights and even if we did, we’d all be too damn tired to enjoy them. I ate my dinner and leaned back, listening to them talk around me as I took a deep breath. I checked my phone a few times, knowing that I would not see Holly before I left Calgary.

I went home to sleep before the early flight tomorrow. I messaged my family before going to sleep, finding out that Shelly and Holly were back at their dorm. I assumed that I wouldn’t hear from Holly tonight and I charged my phone before going to sleep.

It was going to be a long week.