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“Eeeeek!” Scarlett squeals, clapping her hands excitedly.

Charlee’s eyes grow in excitement. “Way to go August!”

“Was it one of those super romantic devour you kind of kisses?” Tate asks, wagging her brows. “Or was it one of those slow sweet I-love-you type kisses.”

“It was definitely a devour kiss at first and then he stopped and I thought maybe he was regretting his decision to kiss me in the first place. But then he lifted me up and put me down on the kitchen counter and kissed me again and that time was slower. Softer.” I smile. “Definitely more meaningful.”

Scarlett brings a hand to her chest. “Be still my heart. It’s so great to see August Blackstone smitten for someone. It’s so freaking cute.”

Rory leans in with a smirk on her lips and asks, “So what’s it like?”

“What’s what like?” I ask her.

“It’s a thing. We all talk about it in our friend circle so I’ll just pass our little tradition on to you and Scarlett. You have to talk about the dick. What’s the dick like? Is it like…” she uses hand gestures, “long and lean or bulbous and weighty?”

“Yeah, oooh or is he pierced?” Tate winks. “My husband is pierced and it is…” She fans herself. “Phew! It’s hot. Not gonna lie.”

The ladies are all giggling and I join in with them but with reddening cheeks, I have to answer, “Honestly, I can’t answer that question. We haven’t had sex yet.”

They stare at me blankly.

“I mean, I’ve, you know.” I smile, bobbing my head. “I’ve felt it when he’s close to me and I know it’s an impressive size, but I haven’t like…felt it, felt it. It’s only been a week or so since we decided to move from friends to…”

“Lovers?” Charlee says with a seductive tone to her voice.

“Yes. Lovers.”

She pats me on the shoulder. “Perfectly understandable. But girl, you get that dick and then you make sure you tell us all about it because we will be dying to know! We’re here to support you always!”

“That’s right,” Ada says with a nod. “Us hockey gals have to stick together.”

Scarlett nudges me with her elbow and gestures to the ladies with her head. “Hear that, Ella? We have a tribe!”

“Alright, we should probably let you get yourself ready for the game. But we’ll be cheering for you, Ella,” Tate says with a smile. “It was so amazing to get to meet you!”

Scarlett reminds me that they’ll all be at her and Oliver’s place tonight to hang out after the game and then we say our goodbyes. In the next fifteen minutes I’m in costume and ready to go. Marlee and Carissa stop in to get me and I’m off to make a few social media videos with Remi Red Tail before tonight’s game.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

AUGUST

Ella’s already on the ice by the time the team hits the tunnel. It seems Lumin is giving Remi Red Tail a run for his money as he chases her down the ice. The crowd cheers “LUMIN! LUMIN! LUMIN!” as she glides across the ice with her glowing hockey stick.

I’m so proud of her every time I see her do her thing.

“Look at her go, man!” Ledger says, hitching his thumb behind him from the tunnel. “That girl is fast.”

“Tell me about it. She used to kick my ass when I’d make her race me when we were kids. It pissed me off every time until I finally realized she was helping me get faster. By the time I hit high school I was the fastest one on the team.”

“Think you can outskate her now?” Griffin asks.

I shake my head and chuckle. “Hell, I’d like to think so but watching her out there now…I’m not so sure.”

“Guess we’ll have to put you both to the test sometime, huh?” Harrison laughs.

Oliver motions for us to huddle up before we take the ice for warm up. “Alright guys. I’m not losing to my brother-in-law in our house, you got that? Watch their defense. Foster and Malone are strong and Miller isn’t going to let much through if he can help it. We’ve got work ahead of us with these birds but let’s show them who’s boss in Anaheim.”

Just as we turn in line to make our way to the ice, Ella is coming off clapping her hands and raising her fists in victory. The guys congratulate her on a job well done before we take the ice one by one.

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