Page 41 of Pucking Off-Sides With My Brother's Best Friend

“Yeah, but there’s prime puck bunny ass. Caleb and I have the pick of them, and they’re down for it. The town might be small, but those girls sure aren’t.” Caleb nods as they high-five, and I roll my eyes. Am I that bad as well? It’s almost comical how much they feel the need to gloat about sleeping with women they probably will never see again.

Who the fuck am I? That’s never a thought that’s ever crossed my mind. Sure, I haven’t really ever talked about the women Itook home, but I know I’m definitely not going to talk about my night spent between Aurora’s pretty thighs.

“You look like you might’ve gotten lucky, too, considering the scratches on your back,” Caleb says. I’ve seen the marks when I dry myself in the mirror, and the knowledge of them has me rubbing off a quick one in the shower. Knowing that Aurora feels good enough to forget herself and mark me has my arousal simmering just below the surface. “Anyone we know?”

I roll my eyes before turning my attention back to getting my gear on. “No.”

“You going to tell us more, or are you just being vague for shits and giggles?”

“I’m not being vague,” I reply, not bothering to say more. They can think what they want. I’m not going to let anything slip before I figure out what this whole thing between me and Aurora is. She’s too good a person for me to talk about her in a way that diminished that, and I don’t need that shit eventually getting back to Jax. He’s an overprotective son of a bitch on a good day. And finding out that I deflowered his one and only baby sister does not make for a good day.

“Then why aren’t you talking? Sharing is caring, dude.”

I grab my gloves and slam the locker shut before turning to look at them. “You sound like a fucking five-year-old. I don’t need to share every sexual encounter I have with someone. Sometimes, it’s worth keeping that shit to yourself.”

Sebastian looks shocked. Whether it’s at the idea that you don’t need to disclose every sexual encounter or if it’s because I don’t want to talk about my own, I’m not sure. Either way, the silence from my words is golden and gives me time to slip through the door and head to the rink.

I spend time warming up, but after a bit, the guys join in. They circle around me for a moment before we collectively get serious. There’s only so much we can do with just the three of us, but after about an hour, the rest of the team starts trickling in until practice is officially underway. It feels good to push myself, and I hit just as hard as I would if we were in a game.

As much as I hate to admit it, my father’s right—this might be my only shot to prove my worth, and I’m not going to squander it. Dropping back down to the minors is not an option.

When practice finishes, Jax skates over to me.“What time did you leave the house, dude? I got back, and you were gone.” I want to ask him if he talked to Aurora when he got home, but I know that would seem suspicious.

“Fell asleep and woke up early, so I thought I’d get a head start on practice. I almost wish I hadn’t since Sebastian and Caleb decided to have a dick-measuring contest in the locker room.”

Jax laughs and shakes his head.

“Damn, I wish I could have been there to hear that mess. Those two should come with a warning.”

Coach yells Jax’s name, and he turns to wave at him before turning back to me. “Gotta go. I’ll see you back at the house, man?”

I shrug. “Yeah. I don’t have anywhere else to go.”

“Well, we both know that’s not true,” Jax says with a grin. He doesn’t give me a chance to say anything else before taking off to the other side of the ice. I watch him for a moment, trying to make sense of his parting words, but when Caleb bumps my shoulder, I look at him, standing there with his sidekick, Sebastian.

“What?” Caleb jerks his head up to the stands, and I turn, trying to see what he is gesturing at.

My eyes widen when I see Aurora standing there with Katarina. They’re chatting, neither one looking at us, but Aurora has her camera in her hand, so I know she must’ve been taking photos. Somehow, she’s slipped in without me noticing. Normally, nothing escapes me, and I don’t even know how, but Aurora has a way of sneaking in my life and throwing me off guard, no matter how hard I try to keep my focus.

“I wonder if I could hustle one of those cuties into my bed.” I tense at Sebastian’s words when I realize he’s talking about them. “I’ve seen the brunette here before. With those hips, she could bounce on my dick any day.”

I try to tamp down my rage; thinking about Aurora fucking anyone but me is enough to set my blood on fire in all the wrong ways.

I don’t know why or where this crazy possessiveness is coming from. Even the few girlfriends I’ve had over the years don’t solicit this from me. This is all new…all for her.

“Hahaha, facts! To have a taste of those thick curves and feel that plush skin aga-”

“Watch what you fucking say,” I bite out, stopping Caleb’s words. He and Sebastian look at me like I’ve got two fucking heads. A couple of our other teammates glance our way, but I ignore them, instead focusing on these two jokers.

“Dude, what the fuck is your problem?” Caleb asks. “What are you fucking them? Is that why you’re being so damn weird?”

I want to say yes—at least for Aurora. A perverse part of me wants to scream and shout that the only dick she would be bouncing on is mine. And yet, I know that way leads to madness and probably getting my shit rocked from Jax.

I can’t disclose a damn thing. I have to hit this from another angle.

“No, but the brunette you’re talking shit about is Jax’s sister. I’m sure he would have a lot to say about you using his sister and your dick in the same sentence.” A sick thrill runs through me when I see Caleb and Sebastian look at each other, acknowledging the beating Jax would deliver.

“I could go ask him, though, if he’ll introduce you two if you want. I’m sure he’d be happy to have you as a brother-in-law.”

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