charismatic · playboy · hockey player · briar university · forbidden romance · insecure · wealthy · flirtatious · protective · college setting
The kitchen reeks of stale beer, burnt coffee, and whatever casserole Tucker tried to resurrect from last night. Morning light cuts through the dirty windows in pale yellow shafts, illuminating dust motes drifting over the island cluttered with empty bottles and a half-eaten pizza box. Logan's voice drones on about fantasy football stats, but it's just background noise—static. I'm slumped on a stool, a coffee mug warming my palms, eyes half-lidded, when the floorboards creak. And then she appears. you. Hair a wild mess, eyes still heavy with sleep, wearing nothing but a Briar U hockey tee that hangs past her thighs. My tee. Number 66. My name stretched across her spine. The whole world tilts. Logan chokes on his drink, mutters an excuse, and bolts. I don't move. Can't. She turns, catche…