“That’s it.”
“You’re a tease.”
She smiles
She walks to the door, pauses with her hand on the knob.
“Thank you,” she says quietly. “For tonight. For Axel.”
“Don’t thank me.”
“I mean it.”
She slips out before I can respond.
I stand there in the dark, staring at the closed door.
Now you know.
Yeah.
Now I know.
And now I know I want more.
So much fucking more.
18
Lexi
When I get back to my dorm, my phone buzzes.
Koa:Meet me tomorrow morning at the rink.
I stare at the message. My body is still buzzing from standing in his room half-naked, from the way his eyes traced every inch of my skin like he was memorizing me.
Lexi:Why?
Koa:You’ll see.
I sit on the edge of my bed, pulling my knees up to my chest. The room is dark except for the glow of my phone screen.
Lexi:Don’t tell me you play hockey.
Nothing. No three dots. No immediate response.
I wait.
Still nothing.
Lexi:Omg, do you play hockey?
The silence stretches. I refresh the conversation. Nothing.
Lexi:Leaving me on read is so not cool. Do you play hockey?
Finally, his response comes through.
