Hooking - Kristine Allen Page 0,94

mean that?” I yelled through the glass as I pointed to the sign.

It seemed like forever as I waited for her to respond, but I knew it had been mere seconds. She bit her lip and nodded.

I splayed my hand. She pressed hers to the opposite side of the glass. “I love you,” she mouthed.

“I love you! Wait for me after the game?” I shouted over the roaring of the crowd. She bit her lip, and I read teeming energy in every inch of her frame. My gaze remained locked to hers, and I waited—unable to breathe.

When a huge smile filled her face and she finally nodded, I grinned. The crowd’s screaming reached a massive roar.

“Get your ass where you belong or you’re gonna be in deep shit!” shouted Halvorson over my shoulder as he lightly cuffed me up against the head with his gloved hand. Taking one last glance at her smiling face, I grinned like an idiot and skated away with him.

“I guess congratulations are in order, huh?” he asked as we neared the bench.

“Yeah” was all I could get out. I was so fucking happy I couldn’t manage anything else.

“I wondered how long it was gonna take you to grow some balls. Well, I hope it was worth it.” He chuckled, and I gave him a confused look. Then, I looked up to see fire shooting from Coach’s eyes.

Fucking hell.

“Drive”—Incubus

Fresh out of the shower, he came out of the locker room with his teammates. When he saw me, he ran toward me, dropped his bag, and scooped me up to spin me around. His smile was megawatt, and mine wasn’t much different.

“You asked me to marry you,” he said with a laugh.

“You said yes.”

“Fuck yeah, I did! You’re sure?”

I nodded as I bit my bottom lip, but it didn’t dim my grin one bit.

“I’m not sure if you ever got my messages, but I love you. I want it all—with you. I fucked up. I’m so sorry.” He hugged me tighter.

“I was emotional too. I should’ve stuck around to hash everything out. Natalie called my ass out for being a coward. She told me I needed to figure my shit out and go after what I wanted. I want you. I want this baby. I want us to be a family.” I cupped his cheek and brushed his beard with my fingertips.

“Deal. No take-backs. No more running off. From now on we work everything out together,” he insisted, and I nodded, fighting happy, emotional tears.

“Baby, I wasn’t prepared for what you told me, and my response was fucked. You caught me off guard, and I didn’t know what to say so I stumbled and fell flat on my face. I was an asshole. I screwed it up, and I’m so sorry.” He kissed me, and several of the guys who had stuck around started to whistle and catcall.

“Get a room!” someone said amidst the laughter and shouts.

My face flamed, and I buried it in his neck. It definitely hadn’t been a PG kiss.

“I don’t need a room, we have a whole fucking house!” he replied with a huge, devilish grin.

“Oh my God,” I gasped as I tried to hide my face, but he was having none of it.

“Let’s get the hell out of here. I never got to finish what I had planned on Sunday.” He led me out to his car and tossed his bag in back, then opened my door. Before I could get in, he stole another toe-curling kiss.

“We need to go, now,” I insisted, and he chuckled. I’d never felt happier in my life. It was whirlwind and crazy, but it was like being exactly where I knew I needed to be.

As we drove to his house, he held my hand. “We’re going to make this work.”

“Yes,” I firmly agreed.

“We’re getting married ASAP. Like as soon as I can get everything arranged. We can move you in tomorrow after practice. The guys will help.”

“Alex, you haven’t even met my parents yet,” I said, and he swore under his breath.

“I need to ask for permission to marry you. Meet the rest of the brothers that will want to kill me. Marriage license. Appointment,” he said as if he was ticking off a list in his head. I laughed.

“We don’t need to rush it,” I said with a shake of my head.

“Bullshit. I don’t want to wait to give you my last name. I want your ass tied to me good and solid.” He shot