Page 166 of Triple Pucked
D’Angelo and Shay look like a couple on a romantic date.
Then in tandem, they raise their free hand to meet together between them in the shape of a heart.
The arena falls silent.
My own heart feels like it is going to burst out of my chest.
I should have known that D’Angelo would use this gesture since he plans to have a second career as a romance author.
By the gleam in his eyes, as his gaze meets mine, D’Angelo knows exactly how good the photo will look in the press: from puck boy to viral hockey boyfriend.
Yet this is also for me.
It is for Shay.
This is the big, romantic gesture that claims us both at the same time.
My heart swells, when both D’Angelo and Shay wait a beat and then make a show of pointing at me.
The reaction is immediate.
Cameras flash behind me. This is being streamed around the world.
I have two star players both proclaiming their public love for me.
The rest of the team are watching with wide eyes. Zach is beaming like he’s won the lottery.
I risk a glance to the side.
Cody and Noah are clapping and whooping.
Fleet’s arms are crossed. He’s smiling, proudly.
Dad…?
I flinch.
Dad’s expression is dark and furious. I am shocked, however, that his glare is focused on D’Angelo like he’s ready to wring his throat.
I’m glad that he’s separated by the glass.
Just before D’Angelo and Shay reach Eden and me, however, D’Angelo tugs Shay around like they’re figure skaters in a dance. They spin, and Shay wraps his arms around D’Angelo’s middle with a laugh.
Fuck, they’re beautiful.
It never fills me with jealousy to see them together. Instead, I feel a deep happiness and satisfaction that these men have found each other and that they can meet each other’s needs. In the same way, they meet different needs for me.
I tighten my arms around Eden, smiling up at him.
Eden’s expression becomes determined, and with what I know is an act of insane courage for him in this noisy and public setting, lightly kisses me.
More cameras flash.
I turn back to watch, as D’Angelo pulls Shay closer. He whispers something to him.
Shay smiles softly, before nodding.
Then D’Angelo kisses him.
