Page 10 of The Penalty

I narrow my eyes. “I can stand on my own.”

“You know nothing of rich people’s games. I played and you see how it turned out for me.”

I reel at her answer. “Are you kidding? You may hate him but he’s the reason we live here. You could have left him any time. You could have found someone else. It didn’t have to be this way.”

I shove off the counter going to my room. I can’t keep fighting with her. It’s pointless.

When I get to my room, the entire encounter with Teddy comes rushing back. It’s better than focusing on all the shit with my family. I’d much rather be with him. Why hadn’t I stayed?

It hasn’t even been twenty minutes since I came and I already need to again. I need a release from all of the damn emotions today. I shove off my slacks and wrap my hand around my cock, stroking over myself lightly. I wish it was his lips. The image alone is almost enough to make me come on the spot. The way he looked at me and the hunger in his eyes. Why had I never noticed it before?

Part of me wants to go back there. His parents aren’t home. I could use my key and surprise him in his room.

Fuck.

I have practice early and I need to sleep.

I keep stroking while I imagine sneaking into his room when he’s asleep and waking him up with my cock. The shock that would be written all over him, which would quickly turn into need. I lift my hips, fucking my dick into my hand like I wouldhis mouth, and the idea of rubbing my tip on his lips until he wakes up is enough to make me shoot all over my hand.

I breathe hard as I come down.

That was a little fucked up, but that doesn’t make me want to do it any less.

But what am I going to do with it?

I wake up to a text. I’m not sure how I should feel about it.

Teddy: And I didn’t even get a thank you.

What the fuck?

Rhys: Is that something that’s expected?

Teddy: wut would u rather have double or nothing?

Rhys: double what?!

Teddy: r u challenging me?

I can’t figure out what he means.

Rhys: To what?

Why is he even up?

Teddy: 2 wut indeed?

I rub my eyes, not awake enough for this.

FOUR

RHYS

Six Months Later

Our first preseason game is here, and it’s against the Summerset Olympians, which I’ve been dreading for weeks. I haven’t spoken to Teddy since deciding to play for the Gods, aside from that text exchange. It got to be too long and then it was just awkward to reply. He seems to be avoiding me because I haven’t seen him at all, even when I lingered at Tobi’s trying to run into him. I guess I don’t blame him. I am playing for the enemy and we don’t even have home ice advantage.

I catch a glimpse of him during warm up, but that’s it until we are on the ice. He’s their starting goalie and is a beast. It brings something out in me. I want to score on him, get him back for fucking avoiding me.

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