Page 61 of Icing the Play

He called me son?My pulse slowed as my heart turned gooey. “Yes, we have a YouTube feed where you can watch all the games.” I glanced at Cooper, still giving me a broad smile.

“Enough sports.” Caroline came closer to their phone. “Is Cooper treating you all right? He’s somewhat self-centered.” She smirked.

“Mom.” Cooper lifted his brows.

I leaned against Cooper’s side. Cooper’s mother, though always working, had been the one to keep him humble. “He’s been very uh…” I snuck a peek at him. “Affectionate and caring.” I mean, hell, he wasn’t holding anything back.

“Really? My Cooper?” She snickered. “You must be something really special, Myles. In fact, I don’t think he let us meet any of his college girlfriends.”

“Mom…” Cooper groaned. “Of course, he’s special. Now let’s talk about Thanksgiving.”

“Cooper told you we were coming out for the holiday, right?” Caroline peered at us. “And it’s okay with your roommates if we have it at your place?”

“Ace said as long as you two were cool with?—”

“Cooper.” I slapped my hand over his mouth. What the hell? “Ace is fine with it, Caroline. He usually cooks our turkey every year, but he’s got an away game the day before, so…”

“Oh, maybe I can cook for everyone. I can’t wait to meet all these boys.” Her eyes twinkled.

“We can finalize plans when it gets closer.” Cooper sucked in a deep breath. “Anyhow, I think we should go now. We’ve got studying to do.”

“Sure, talk to you soon,” Jim said.

“Bye now and it was great to see you again, Myles.” Caroline gave us a last grin and shut the phone off.

“Wow, that was…” Cooper’s gaze cut to mine. “Better than I thought it would be.”

“Yeah?” I raked my gaze over him. He’d done what I’d never been able to do. But his confidence was much higher than mine. “So, they weren’t upset or anything?”

He grabbed my hand and kissed my knuckles. “My dad didn’t seem too happy about it at first, but he quickly changed his tune when Mom gave him one of her,you better shut up now,looks.” He chuckled. “She can be a tough lady. I think working in trauma at the hospital did that to her. She’s seen it all.”

I nodded, watching his thumb brush across the back of my hand. The pressure was on. I had to find the balls to come out now. He’d made it look so easy, but for me, it wasn’t easy.

“Myles, relax.” He draped an arm over my shoulders andsunk us both into the couch. “You look stressed. What’s going on?”

I should talk to him. “I guess I’m feeling a little pressured right now, eh.” I leaned into his side and rested my cheek on his shoulder,

“There’s no pressure, really. It was the right time for me. I’m not expecting anything from you.” He kissed the top of my hair. “Really.”

“Okay.” I had to let this go. The season would start soon, and I needed to focus on hockey.

Two weeks had passedwith Cooper traveling to away games and me doing my best to keep up with Neuman and the new left winger, Pieterick. Cooper and I had gotten closer, even with the distance on the weekends, and tonight was my first home game. We played Michigan, and there were a few hours to kill before I had to be at the arena. Hydration was key right now. I strode into the house and dumped my backpack on the kitchen island counter.

“Hey, you’re home.” Cooper strolled into the kitchen, holding his hands behind his back, a smirk curling one side of his mouth.

“I am.” I scraped my teeth over my lower lip. He was up to something. “What have you got?” I pointed at him.

“What do you mean?” He pressed a soft kiss on my lips.

“Behind your back.” I grabbed at his elbow, but he jerked out of my hold. With a giggle, I said, “Come on, what are you doing?” I quickly scanned the room. Was Zoma home yet? Ace was traveling with the Coyotes.

“Just a little something for our pre-game ritual.” He sniggered.

“Pre-game—” Dropping my mouth open, my stomachfluttered. We were about to try our pre-game sex strategy. “Okay, what is it?”

He swung his arm around and held up his hand. He had a dark blue, tube-like object lodged between his palm and fingers. “It’s a vibrator thing for your dick that I can control with an app on my phone.” He wagged his brows. “So, I can get you off from afar while you’re on the road.”

I stared at him. He was fucking serious. “Um…yeah, okay.” I fingered the soft edges of the toy, and my dick swelled. This could be fun. But Neuman…

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