Page 7 of Slap Shot at a Second Chance

They wanted to go on a holiday? Sorted, he would book flights and accommodation for them. They wanted a mini farm in their yard for their chickens and lamb? He didn’t think twice about it and got them everything they needed.

However, when I asked for money, I would have to fill out aforty-page questionnaireas if I wasn’t only his little sister. Although, soon enough I learned that my son was really the weapon for me to get absolutely anythingweneeded.

I would just send my son to his uncle to bless us with money. After all, he was the rich one in the family and it didn’t make sense for him to spend it alone.

“Okay, but before I hang up promise me you will call me once you’re done consulting with the doctor?”

“Yes, sweetie,” I swear I could hear my mother say they would think about it. “Bye-bye now.”

“Bye, Daddy. Bye, Mom. Kiss Niel for me!” I hung up the phone before my mom could shout at me for wasting her time.

When I looked up from my phone, my heart stopped beating as I sawhimleaning against my office wall with his head down.Should I turn around?But why would I do that?

I had seen him quite a lot around in these past weeks, but I had never been in the same space with him like this.Is he possibly waiting for me? I hope so.

Suddenly, I became very cautious about what I was wearing. I spent most of my money on Niel and paying bills that I didn’t really care about the quality of my clothes, as long as they looked stylish and good on me, I was more than content. But right now, I was wondering if my blouse was see-through because the material was quite flimsy.

I took in a deep breath and pushed out every negative thought that was starting to brew in my head, it really wasn’t that deep. He probably wasn’t even waiting for me.Right?I stood beside him as I unlocked my door, ignoring how his dewy scent hadn’t changed over the years like his body had.

When I saw him on the rink during practice, even though he was fooling around and wasn’t as serious as he was in most games,and yes I did watch the games, he still looked intense and it was hot!

In that moment, I wished everyone else wasn’t around so that he could do things to me and handle me the way he handled his stick.Don’t climb on my back about it, Nate was one hot specimen and he absolutely knew it.

With the growth of his body, and reputation, his eyes had gotten a lot darker than before and the freaking diehard fangirl in me wanted to know if everything was okay in his life, I was pretty sure I couldfixwhatever was wrong in his life.

I was fucking far gone and it was annoying!

“Hey,” he whispered in a guttural voice, and that immediately snapped me out of the happily ever after fairytale I was drowning in.

He pushed himself off the wall and placed one hand on the door above my head as he looked down at me. He smiled, his eyes doing that thing men do when they were flirting with you.

They double down, look at every curve of your body, stare at your lips for a quick second, and then into your eyes, lifting the corners of their lips into a tiny smirk. “It’s been a long time.”

Ugh. Fucking ugh.

“Hi,” I responded as I pushed the door open, and had it not been for his huge frame he would have stumbled and I would have loved it. The urge to hate him right now was growing stronger than ever because he did not seriously think greeting me like that would have me all putty in his hands!

God, please!

I carefully dropped all my bags on the couch and I could feel my scowl growing as he entered my office, looking around. It was still mainly bare, but I had a picture of my son on my desk and as long as he didn’t snoop around that part, I would be less annoyed with him.

Not only did he not remember me from four years ago, as if we didn’t spend most of our time talking aboutanyandeverything;as if he didn’t press me against almosteachandeverysurface of that cottage and have his way with me; he tried to flirt with me like I was just some other woman for him to bag.

WHAT THE FUCK!

Just thinking about it pissed me off and I wanted to scream, I so badly wanted to scream, but I would be confusing him. So I stood up straight and watched him walk around my office as if he owned the place.

“I still can’t believe you’re Brian’s sister,” he said after he finished inspecting my office. He crossed his arms over his chest, and seeing his huge chest sort of dissolved the anger that was brewing in me.It’s so big,and I wonder what it would be like to press my face in between those pecs.

“I’m Nate by the way.”

He pressed his hand on his chest and I was tempted to nod and just give in to temptation, it wasn’t as if he came here with pure intentions either way, but why would I do that to myself!

Be strong, Avery. Be strong.

“I know,” I answered as I leaned against my desk and tilted my head to the side. “I interned and worked with you before.”

“You know what’s crazy is that I don’t remember you. Did you?—“

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