Page 19 of The Stud

Cocky. Asshole.To be more precise.

Impishly bouncing my eyebrows is attached to the smug question, “You want more of me, aye?”

“I–Hoss– wantnothingfrom you as I’m not looking to fall into an STD thirst trap.”

“I do not have an STD.”

“STI then,” she brushes off with an unbothered roll of the eyes.

“Not that either.”

“The Hot Rocket that signs your paycheck– on the other hand– wants the world to get to know you and all your William Wallace like drive.”

Pushing away the arrogant act mindlessly occurs while leaning closer to ask, “Was that aBraveheartreference?”

Genuine excitement pierces her gaze. “You’ve seenBraveheart?”

“You’veseenBraveheart?”

“Did I or did I not just make the reference, Frosky?”

Light chortles can’t be helped; however, they unfortunately can be interrupted.

“Line ‘em up, boys!” Our head coach, Milano Blanc, commands from the opposite side of the rink.

“Gotta get to work,” I casually announce preparing to skate off. “You should do the same.”

“Iamdoing the same,” she unhappily hisses. “I’m not here for fun.”

“Perhaps you’d have better results if you were.”

Getting the last line in has me hastily exiting to prevent hearing her retort.

I don’tneedto have the final word.

I just need her to not always have it.

My arrival next to Patrick Peck – occasionally known as Pecks – our black hair and blue-eyed second year center who probably spends equal amounts of time on the ice and on the phone with his girl has him cheerfully greeting me. “Snowman!”

Histooenthusiastic tone prompts me to quirk an eyebrow. “You good, Pecks?”

“I’m fucking amazing!” More players begin to congregate around the space across from the coaches. “Wings flies in tonight!”

“That sounds oddly redundant.”

An almost bashful smile precedes him explaining, “That’s my fiancée.”

“Right.”

Can’t forget this fucking beauty isfaithfullyoff the market.

It makes him the undisputedchampof cock blocks.

Which is exactly why Cap had him babysitting me and Becks every chance he could last season.

Definitely brought down my SOG.

For sex.

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