narrowed his eyes. “How do you say fuck?”
“Vittu.”
“I have to ask harder words.” Their eyes locked and she licked her lips.
“I guess you do.”
By the time they were down to nothing but his boxers and her panties, neither of them was concentrating anymore. They were laughing, though, and despite his teasing, Miikka was impressed at how much Finnish she’d learned. He’d given her flash cards with dirty and sexy words on them, but she’d also learned a few things on her own and remembered many of the things he’d said in conversation.
When she finally lost again, her response was “Paska!” And they were cracking up as she got to her feet and shimmied out of her panties.
God, he loved looking at her naked.
Without hesitation, he got up and yanked off his boxers as well. “I say it was a tie.”
“I hope you have a condom,” she whispered as she pushed him back onto the couch and straddled him.
“Always.” He kissed her lightly. “You learned a lot of Finnish in a short time. I think you’re amazing.”
“I think you are too.” She bit her lip. “And now I’m going to undulate in your lap.”
Charli woke up early to get ready for school, but left Miikka asleep. They’d had a long night and he probably needed his rest. It was hard leaving while he was still in her bed, though. She usually looked forward to work, but not today. All she wanted to do was stay in bed with the sexy hockey hunk who was rapidly becoming an integral part of her life.
She showered, got dressed and put on some makeup, tiptoeing out and towards the stairs.
“I’m awake,” Miikka called out softly.
“Sorry, I wanted you to sleep.” She turned to him guiltily.
“Is okay. I wake up as soon as you get up.”
“Do you have practice today?”
“Yes. And meetings. Coach is pissed.”
“I’m sorry.” She sat on the edge of the bed. “We didn’t get a chance to talk much last night.”
“Don’t worry about it.” He reached for her hand. “You finish work at three?”
“Yes. What are your plans?”
“I don’t know what Coach has planned for us, but I have to be at practice at eleven and then who knows what she’ll want. Meetings? Watching film? Another practice? I don’t know.”
“Okay, well, let me know if you’ll be free for dinner and I’ll cook.”
“You don’t have to.”
“I cook for myself anyway, so it’s not extra work.”
“Okay. Also, I forgot to tell you. Tomorrow my sister arrives from Finland.”
“What? I didn’t know she was coming.”
“She called the other day, but I forgot with everything happening. I have a car picking her up at the airport at six o’clock because I’ll already be at the arena.”
Charli frowned. “Do you want me to go get her? I don’t mind, and that way, if she’s tired after traveling for a full day, I can take her to your house, but if she’s not, she can come to the game with me.”
“You’ve never even been inside my house,” he said after a moment. “I’m sorry for this, hani. It’s just that we have privacy here. At my house, Logan is always home.” Honey.
“I know. It’s okay. It’s definitely easier to be here where we’re alone.”
“You don’t mind picking her up? You’re sure?”
“Not at all. It’ll give me a chance to spend a little time with her. Just text me her flight details and maybe a picture of her, okay? But I have to go.”
“I’ll see you tonight,” he said, reaching up to kiss her.
She put a hand on the side of his face, smiling into his sleepy eyes. “See you tonight.”
Practice was a bitch. Coach Saunders worked them hard, running through the types of drills Miikka hadn’t done in years. He was in great shape, but even he was wiped out by the end. And then they watched videos, taking apart the last two losses practically minute by minute. They hadn’t even been allowed to leave for lunch, and they ate the food that had been brought in, while having their asses handed to them.
Cell phones weren’t allowed during team meetings, so Miikka took a bathroom break to text Tara and let her know that Charli was picking her up. He didn’t know how long these meetings would go and there was an eleven-hour time difference, so she was probably already in bed, but she’d check when she got up in a few hours and headed to the airport.
He took a few minutes to clear his head since these