Stella and I didn’t talk about what she said that night. We’ve fallen into this comfortable situation together. I’m not quite sure what else to call it. We’re not in a relationship, but I’m not fucking around with anyone but her and I know she’s on the same page.
It’s like we’re living in our own little fantasy, dream world. We only have a few weeks left here in Canada before we have to go back to Vermont. And that’s when we will be forced to face reality.
But the reality is, I don’t want this to end then. I want to go back home to Vermont and have Stella by my side. Whether she moves back or stays in California. I’ll travel coast to coast for that fucking girl.
She doesn’t realize just how serious I am right now. I haven’t pushed it too much because I don’t want to scare her off before we leave Canada. I’ve made it clear what my intentions are and I know Stella isn’t stupid. She knows what this is, even if she’s terrified of it.
“All right, guys,” our coach says as we wrap up our practice. “As you all know, we’re going to have a draft at the end of the week. After that, you will only be working with your teams for the next two weeks before we begin the tournaments.”
I glance around at the other guys as I take my helmet off. A few of the guys have become friends of mine, but it is just a summer thing and we are all here from all over the world. I’m sure I wouldn’t see any of these guys again, unless we end up playing in the NHL together one day.
“What team do you want to get on?” Alex, one of the defensemen I had become friends with, says. He pulls his helmet off too as we stand on our skates on the ice. “I wonder if they’re going to tell us who the top three picks are.”
I shrug, knowing I’m not going to make the top three. There’s a lot of really skilled players here and it’s extremely competitive. I know better than to hurt my own feelings by assuming anything. “I doubt it. I know they’re trying to make shit seem realistic, but I don’t see how that would be beneficial to anyone.”
“I guess we will find out on Friday,” Alex says, tapping my head with his gloved hand. “You wanna go out tonight? Some of us are going to go hit up some bars and you haven’t been out with us yet.”
I stare at him for a beat, not sure how to respond. “I brought a friend along to stay with me while we’re here and I feel bad leaving her at the apartment by herself.”
Alex raises an eyebrow. “A girlfriend?”
A chuckle vibrates in my chest. “It’s complicated, but that’s the plan eventually.”
“Bring her along,” he says with simplicity, almost like I’m an idiot for assuming she couldn’t come along. “If she doesn’t care how some of the guys are.”
I smile at him. “Stella has been around hockey players her entire life. She knows how we can all be.”
Alex laughs as we head off the ice. “Perfect. Meet us at Jim’s around seven.”
After finishing up at the rink, I head back to the Airbnb Stella and I are staying at. When I walk inside the studio apartment, I can’t seem to find her again. Instead, there’s a note left on the kitchen counter in her cursive handwriting.
Went for a walk and stopping at the store while I’m out.
If you need anything, call me.
Love,
Stella
I know a lot of people put ‘love’ at the end of their notes out of habit but I can’t help but smile at it as I reread her note again. My heart beats erratically in its cage and I don’t bother trying to stop it. That’s just the effect Stella Barrett has on me and there’s no sense in fighting it anymore.
She might still be scared shitless of the idea of getting involved with someone, but I’m not. I’m ready to take the plunge and fall into the abyss of her love.
Pulling out my phone, I send her a text to let her know that I’m home and going to get a shower. I also add in about the guys inviting us to come out before I plug my phone into the charger. She doesn’t respond at first, so I leave it as I grab my clothes and take them into the bathroom. I turn on the water and let it heat up as I check my phone once more.
STELLA
I’m on my way back now. That sounds like a plan for tonight!
A smile pulls on my lips and I slip out of my clothes, tossing them into the hamper before I type a response back to her.
SIMON
Hurry back and meet me in the shower.
Locking the screen on my phone, I set it back down on the dresser and walk away before waiting for a response from her. That way she will see that I never got her message. Maybe it will make her more inclined to join me.
As I slip into the shower, the water is scalding hot, but that doesn’t stop me from stepping under the stream. Reaching forward, I turn the handle to make it a little colder and immerse myself in the heat as I let it soothe my tired muscles. That’s one thing about this camp—it’s no joke and works my body harder than it’s ever been worked before.
After standing in the water for who knows how long, I finally grab my shampoo and begin to work a lather in my longer strands of hair. Through the foggy glass doors, I see Stella’s silhouette as she walks into the bathroom. She’s silent, turning to face me as she begins to strip out of her clothes, leaving them on the floor by her feet before she steps closer to the shower.
My breath catches in my throat and I step back into the water, rinsing out the shampoo as she pulls open the door and slips inside. I’m completely mesmerized and lost in her as she steps into my space and shuts the door behind her. Her hands find my chest, moving like silk through the water as she pushes them up to my shoulders.
“There’s my girl,” I say softly as I push my hair from my face and find her hips with my hands. Pulling her naked body flush against mine, I spin us around, putting her under the stream of hot water. “I missed you today.”
Stella tilts her head back, her long dark hair hanging down to her ass as the water soaks it. I lift my hands from her hips and run my fingers through her hair. “You don’t miss me every day?” she asks quietly, lifting her head to look at me.
“Every goddamn second that I’m not with you.”
She cocks her head to the side, lifting an eyebrow. “Sounds like you’ve got quite the obsession.”
“That doesn’t come close to touching what I’ve got for you,” I murmur, spinning her around as I push her back against the shower wall. A gasp escapes her, but I capture her mouth with my own, swallowing the sound. My tongue slides along the seam of her lips and she parts them as she lets me in.
I kiss her until she’s out of breath and then I’m releasing her as I slowly begin to make my way down her torso, kissing my way down her body. Stella’s chest heaves with every shallow breath as I drop to my knees in front of her.
She doesn’t protest as I lift one of her legs, hooking her thigh over my shoulder. I swear to God, this is my fucking favorite place to be. Sliding my hands along her thighs, I don’t stop until I’m gripping her ass and sliding my tongue along her pussy.
Stella slips her hands through my hair, gripping the locks tightly as I fuck her with my mouth. She holds on to my head for dear life as I work my tongue against her, rolling it around her clit. Flattening my tongue, I apply more pressure as I move against her, driving her closer and closer to the edge.
She’s a complete mess, her hips bucking against my face as she wiggles against the wall. Gripping her ass, I hold her in place as I continue to move my tongue against her.
“Jesus Christ, Simon,” she moans as her body grows tense. My cock throbs between my legs and I want to dive so fucking deep into her pussy. “I’m so close. Don’t stop.”
And I don’t.
I don’t stop until she’s shattering into a million pieces, screaming my name as her orgasm tears through her body. Running my tongue over her, I don’t stop tasting her until she’s done. Only then do I stop, but only long enough to stand up and spin her around.
Sliding my hand along her spine, I urge her forward. “Bend over for me, angel,” I murmur, pressing my cock against her wet center. She doesn’t fight back as she folds her body at the waist, dropping her hands down to the stone bench seat in the shower. “Good girl,” I tell her as I slowly thrust into her.
Stella presses her ass back against me, a moan escaping her as I fill her to the brim with my cock, feeling my balls pressing against the apex of her thighs. I stop for a bit, savoring how it feels to be this goddamn deep inside her. It isn’t the first time but I’m sure I’ll never grow tired of it.
On my knees with my face in between her legs might be my favorite place to be, but I could stay like this forever with my cock inside her.
“What are you waiting for?” Stella groans, pressing her ass even harder against me as she attempts to work her hips and fuck me herself.
My grip tightens on her hips and I hold her in place. “That’s not how this works, angel. As hot as you look right now, pushing back on my cock, I’m the one who’s going to be fucking you.”
Pulling back until it’s just the tip inside her, I pause for a few seconds, my eyes traveling across her naked back before I slam into her. Stella screams out in pleasure. I slide my hand in front of her, my fingers making their way to her clit as I continue to pound into her.
I fuck her until we’re both coming apart at the seams, Stella shattering around me into a million pieces as I lose myself deep inside her. We’re soaring through the sky on a cloud of ecstasy and I never want to come back down.
I want to stay like this inside her forever, just like she is inside my soul.
Stella has the most fragile part of me, and she has no idea.
