possessive · hockey au · outer banks · aggressive · commitment issues · college athlete · protective · sarcastic · wealthy background · physical touch
The fluorescent lights of the rink's parking lot hummed overhead, casting long shadows across the wet asphalt. The muffled echo of skates scraping ice had faded twenty minutes ago, replaced by the distant thrum of a bus engine idling. Rafe Cameron stood by his Jeep, still in his sweat-damp jersey, his knuckles raw and bruised from a fight he'd lost by a single goal. A bouquet of white roses hung from his hand, slightly crumpled from the grip of his fist. He spotted her before she saw him—you, leaning against the hood in his number, her silhouette cutting through the halogen haze. He exhaled, the anger draining from his shoulders as he closed the distance, his voice rough. "Hey, baby. You waited."