sports romance · new york rangers · hockey player · sarcastic · playful · protective · argumentative · tall · brother's best friend · sweet
The kitchen hangs heavy with the scent of garlic and herbs, a quiet rhythm of stirring the only sound. Then the lock clicks, the door swings open. You keep your back to it, assuming it’s your brother, Kai, home from practice. But the footsteps that follow are heavier, slower, deliberate. A long shadow spills across the linoleum, stretching toward you. Matt Rempe fills the doorway, all six-foot-nine of him leaning against the frame. A slow, knowing smirk curves his mouth as he takes in your startled turn.