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Since Toby’s preferences are for men and not women, we were able to act the part without our emotions ever getting entangled.
It was a great partnership since so many amazing pair skaters have ended up breaking up when one or both develop feelings for their partner, and then it all falls apart.
Slade and I have had sex.
We have history and baggage from our past together. Can we really keep that off the ice?
And if we can’t… what kind of mess could we be unleashing if feelings get complicated?
He’s already so damn sexy in full hockey gear, skating expertly on the ice. How am I going to resist him when we’re skating together, and his hands are all over me?
What I do know is that I’m really craving a sticky bun right now.
Slade
Walking up the stairs of the jet the day after, Penelope said she’d consider skating with me. My phone dings with an incoming message.
SkatrGirlPen: He wants to skate with me.
WinTheDay067: Who?
I already know it’s me but she doesn’t know that I know.
SkatrGirlPen: Slade Matthews. The man responsible for me not having a partner to begin with.
WinTheDay067: Do you want a partner?
I crest the top of the staircase and then find my way to the back of the aircraft, setting my phone on vibrate.
This team shares gossip quicker than a park bench full of old ladies on a warm Sunday afternoon.
If anyone finds out that I’m talking to some pen pal I’ve had since college… or worse, that it’s Penelope, this jet will be humming with something new to talk about.
For the last couple of away games, Seven hasn't sat in the same row as me anymore, but he does sit in the row in front. Since we both sit in the window seat, we’re even closer than if he sat in the aisle seat in the same row, but whatever, I don’t mind it.
Though I’ve gotten to know the guys on the team a little more each week, I spend the most time in the gym with Seven. Since we’re roommates on out-of-town games, I spend the most time with him, too.
I get along with everyone on the team now, but I probably care more about his opinion than I do anyone else’s.
I take my usual spot, and he’s already seated, his Bluetooth earbuds already secured, and he looks to have fallen asleep.
Figures.
I stow my things and then check to see if Penelope has messaged back yet.
She has.
SkatrGirlPen: I guess it would be nice. There’s no question that he’s strong enough to lift me but I’m going to have to coach him into the partner I want. Is that worth the effort? And will letting him into the one last thing that’s still a part of my old life ruin it for me?
WinTheDay067: Is there something you’re worried about happening if you skate together?
I’m curious to see what she’ll tell Win. She never told ‘him’ that she and I slept together. If she’s worried that it might happen again, would she tell him?
I doubt it.
SkatrGirlPen: Yes. What if we fight like we do whenever we’re near each other?
We don’t fight every time we’re near each other. It’s more like, every time we’re in the same room, she does everything she can to avoid me.
