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“I don’t?—”

“Romeo!” My father yelled my name and for once I was thankful he had interrupted something.

“Sorry,” I said, getting up, grabbing my plate.

“It’s cool, man,” Luke said. “Maybe we need to go check out a hockey game.”

“Yeah, you should,” I said. “We need all the support we can get.”

“Excuse me,” I said, as Genevieve smirked.

“I hope we see you soon,” she purred.

“Yes, Mistress,” I said, loud enough that she could hear me, but low enough so no one else did.

I made my way to my father, thinking it was such a small world and what are the fucking odds, Hunter Riggs of all people, was in the community. It didn’t surprise me though and that kiss last night, my body grew warm just thinking about it. Why him? Out of all people, why did I have to kiss Hunter or feel this attraction to him?

Thankfully my father made me forget all about Hunter with his backhanded comments and comparisons to Tomás. When we saw my brother after the game, I was stuck with them for another hour. By the time I made it home that night, I was so emotionally numb that I chalked up our kiss to the adrenaline of fighting. It couldn’t be anything else because there was no way in hell I would ever feel anything for fucking Hunter Riggs.

10

Valencia

Away games were my favorites especially when we stayed the night. Unlike the hockey team, I was allowed to roam around after the game and yeah, while I might be tired, if it was somewhere I hadn’t been to, just roaming around for a bit was awesome.

Today was a bit different, since we were flying on the same plane that the team was on. Apparently, our plane was delayed and we wouldn’t get in until after the game started, so instead of missing out we cut our media team in half and flew with the team.

I personally think it was a great idea and it gave me a chance to take some good shots of the guys in a different setting. I felt like it humanized them a little and gave our fans a different perspective. I was already on the plane when they started to walk on.

Most of the guys were naturals when it came to getting photographed but unfortunately some just panicked when they saw a camera in their face. Our goalie was the cutest, always blushing when I took a picture of him, but it worked for him and the fans ate it up. One of the best, Hunter Riggs, walked on with a smolder that could disintegrate anyone’s underwear. This manwas too good-looking for his own good and his small smiles were like little treats because he was known as the team grump.

“Valencia,” he said in his deep timber, that always made me think of what it would be like to hear him say good girl or something filthy.

“Riggs,” I said, taking a close-up of him as he was about to pass me.

I was still a little disappointed in him and the fight he got into with Gomez. They needed to get their shit together and being the older one, he should know better.

We locked eyes for a moment, my stomach clenching in arousal thinking about the filthiest things he could do to me and I to him. Hunter Riggs was off limits, there was no way I would jeopardize my job for a piece of him, but if there was anyone I would do it for, it was him.

“Good to see you on the plane with us,” he said, walking past me sitting a few rows behind me.

I nodded, not knowing what to say and going back to take pictures of the captain. When no one else got on the plane, I knew immediately we were missing someone. I looked around and realized Gomez wasn’t on the plane.

“Sorry!” Gomez stumbled onto the plane almost landing on the flight attendant.

“I was getting worried the fans weren’t going to let you go,” one of the guys said and the plane filled with laughter.

“You assholes left me behind,” he grumbled as I took a photo of his pout.

He looked around the plane until he stopped next to me.

“Looks like this is the only seat left,” he said with a small smile.

“Oh,” I said, getting my camera bag off the seat. “Sorry I didn’t even think?—”

“No worries,” he said, putting his bag in the bin above us.

“Can you put this up there too?” I asked, giving him my camera bag after I took out what I needed from it.

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