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The arena lights shimmered across the fresh ice as the jumbotron flashed. A sudden quiet gripped Luke Hughes, the twenty-year-old rookie, when he nudged you with his shoulder. The kiss cam had landed on them, right there on the bench during the Valentine’s Day matchup against the Rangers. A flush crept up his fair neck, his eyes darting anxiously from you to the sea of cheering faces. He clutched his stick, his heart hammering against his ribs, torn between thinking this was some elaborate joke and wondering if it was a memory he’d carry forever.