Love In Moments (Love Distilled #2) - Scarlett Cole Page 0,51
I feel like I’m skipping school and will get into trouble with the principal?” Liv said, as she shucked her jacket and hung it over the stair post two days later.
Anders grinned and opened his arms to her. “It’s your company. Can you not set your own hours?”
Liv stepped into his embrace and he hugged her close. She smelled good enough to eat. The scent of her lingered on his pillow, even though it had been forty-eight hours since she’d woken in his arms. Forty-eight hours since they’d made love slowly before she had to leave for work.
“I can, I suppose. I guess we’re just stuck in a pattern. I told Em I was working from home this morning.” She placed her hands on his chest and looked up at him.
“Well, technically, you aren’t lying. We’re working . . . physically. And you are at my home.”
Olivia laughed and she looked too damn pretty for how early in the morning it was. “That feels a bit like a technicality. You played great last night.”
He hadn’t, but he kissed her anyway, loving the way her lips were so soft against his. “It was a win. We’ll take it. You should have come to the game. Or should have come over later. We could have made out instead of me watching video clips of the plays all alone.”
“I wish I could have. But it’s getting harder to schedule family dinners with Em and Jake, and I didn’t want to bail.”
Anders ran his palms down her arms. She wore a T-shirt and leggings, ready for their workout. “You know, it’s going to be a bit like this. Stealing moments when we can fit things in. But it’s only during the season. It won’t be like this once the season has ended.”
“I don’t mind. I think we’ve done pretty well. I woke up here Wednesday morning. Then you slept over on Wednesday night. Yesterday, it didn’t work out with the game and all, but I get to see you this morning.”
“But only because I’m off on a road trip later.” He’d thought about it more than he should have. It was easier to go and play away when he had nobody back home waiting for him. Instead, his mind had been on Olivia and their fledgling relationship.
Liv grinned. “Just think of the mischief we can get up to over video chat.”
He rolled his eyes. “As much as I’m down for that, I don’t think Wyatt will want to be involved. I’m going to have to kick him out periodically so I can say what I want to.”
“Oh, right, roommate. Forgot. I’ll come and see you on Tuesday morning. It’ll be fine.”
Anders hoped she was right. Plenty of hockey relationships floundered because of players’ schedules. He ran his hands down to her ass. As fun as it would be to lead her upstairs to his bedroom, they had limited time and other plans. “Let’s go work out,” he said, taking her hand.
“How can you work out after playing last night?” she asked, following him to the basement.
“This isn’t really my workout. I cooled down and did legs after the game last night.”
“Wait, you work out after a game?”
“Yeah. Best time to work out your lower body. If you work out after a game, especially when you don’t have a game the next night, your legs get a full forty-eight hours to recover.”
He led Olivia to the treadmill and watched as she started to jog. “Most people don’t even think about how hockey players train during the season. But I can’t do a heavy leg session on game day, then play that evening. And yes, I could do it on the off-day, but even then, I don’t get enough time for muscles to repair. So yeah, after the game, we work out.”
Liv’s ponytail swished back and forth as she ran. “That’s commitment, I guess.”
Anders hopped onto the bike next to her. “Maybe. It’s my job. I feel like crap if I don’t work out. I enjoy being in shape.”
“Well, I definitely like . . .”
He looked over at her and noticed she was blushing. “You definitely like what?”
She shook her head. “Nothing.”
“Liv,” he warned.
“Fine. Looking at you. Naked. I mean, you look good naked,” she said. “Don’t let it go to your head.”
Anders grinned and Olivia threw her towel at him. “Don’t look at me like that,” she said.
“Was just thinking I like looking at you naked too.”