by Lily Harlem
“You were out of it.”
“I know, and then I opened my eyes and I saw you. At first I wasn’t sure I’d come back to the real world or if I was dreaming.” He swept his lips over mine. “But what I did know was I’d seen the face of someone I wanted to be with, get to know.” He paused.
I didn’t fill the silence.
“A face I wanted to go to sleep next to and wake up next to. And not just for one night, lots of nights.”
A lovely warm feeling filled my heart. “See, there is some romance beneath that hard hockey player exterior.”
He chuckled. “Well, there’s not much, but I’ll do my best by saying it how it is.”
“I like that. Who want’s fake romance?”
He eased out of me and set my feet on the floor. “Shall we dry off?”
“Yes.”
“And then we can go to bed and do that all over again.”
A thrill went through me. A whole night pleasuring each other. This was the best Christmas Eve I’d ever had.
A few minutes later, I’d dried and pulled on his black robe, which was too big for me, and tugged a brush through my hair. I did my best with the mascara streaks beneath my eyes.
Nathan slipped on black boxers. “I’ll go get us a drink. What do you want?”
“Water is good. Oh, and can you get my purse, it’s by the front door.”
“Sure.”
While Nathan was out of the room, I studied a painting of a nude on the wall behind the bed. It was very tastefully done and clearly an original.
“Your phone is ringing.” Nathan appeared at the doorway, then tossed my small purse toward me.
I caught it. “Thanks.”
I retrieved the phone and checked the screen. It was a FaceTime call.
Ben.
Damn it.
I had no choice but to answer. He’d worry otherwise; it had been like that since we’d lost our parents.
I slid the screen to unlock, gulping as I did so. He’d know instantly I wasn’t at home and that my headache had been a ruse. “Hey.”
“Soph, you forgot your present. I wanted you to have it for when you woke up. You know, as if Santa had dropped it down the chimney.”
“I’m a bit old to believe in Santa, so don’t worry about that. How’s the party going?”
“Yeah, okay, good, but I wanted to check you got home safe.”
“So this isn’t about the present?”
“Well, kind of but… He frowned and peered over my shoulder at the black velvet headboard and the nude. “Where are you?”
“I’m—”
“I thought you had a headache, that you were going straight home.”
“I decided to—”
“Hey, Ben.” Nathan moved behind me and rested his hand on my shoulder. His face appeared in the small box beside mine, in the bottom corner of the screen.
“What the…?” Ben’s eyes widened. “Sophie, why is he with you?”
“We’re dating, officially.” Nathan set a kiss on my temple. “Aren’t we, sweetpea?”
“What are you doing?” I stared up at Nathan.
“I’m not going to hide the fact I’m crazy about you.” Nathan shrugged. “Not to anyone.”
“Crazy about you? Sweetpea?” Ben said, shaking his head. “Dating? How long has this been going on?”
“Not long,” I said.
“Long enough for us to know we’re on the same page,” Nathan added.
“But, Nathan, you’re, you’ve…”
“I know, in the past I’ve played the field as well as the rink. But it’s all changed now, you know what I’ve been through.”
“I know but—”
“Ben, it’s up to me who I date. I didn’t comment when you started seeing Lisa.”
“Lisa isn’t a pro-athlete with a reputation for trouble.”
“Ah, come on, that’s an exaggeration. I’ve had some fun, that’s all,” Nathan said. “Now I’m ready to enjoy having a good woman at my side. One who fascinates me, is at the top of her game the way I am mine.”
“Sophie knows nothing about hockey.” Ben’s frown deepened.
“I know nothing about heart surgery.” Nathan slipped his arm around my waist. “Listen, we’ve gotta go, Doc. You have a great Christmas Eve now.”
“Nathan, is that you? I didn’t get to say goodbye.” Lisa appeared at Ben’s shoulder. “Sophie!”
I smiled. “Hi, Lisa.”
“Are you two…?” Lisa waggled her finger at the screen.
“It seems they are.” Ben scowled.
Lisa giggled. “I always thought you two would make a great couple. Come on, Ben, leave them alone. Sophie, we’ll see you for Christmas dinner tomorrow, no rush…oh, and you can bring a friend.” She laughed. “If you’d like to join us, that is, Nathan.”
Before Nathan could comment, I quickly blew a kiss. “Thank you.”
“A girlfriend isn’t just for Christmas,” Ben shouted. “A girlfriend is for”
I ended the call.
My cheeks were burning, my heart racing. Ben and I never had disputes about anything. But then again, I’d never dated one of his hockey players before.
“That could have been awkward,” Nathan said, sitting back on the bed and crossing his legs.
“I’d say it was.”
“Nah, awkward would have been if you were naked, which you’re just about to be.” He smiled. “Come here and lose the robe, it doesn’t fit you.”
I tossed the phone to one side and moved up to him. I straddled his lap, my pussy pressing on his hardening cock, and set my hands on his shoulders. “When I met you I thought you were trouble,” I said. “Hot, but trouble.”
He didn’t say anything.
“Then I saw you with those kids, and I thought you were a saint, or sort of.”
“A saint who knows how to sin.” He smiled and slid his hands from my waists to my breasts. “And now what do you think?”
“Now I think you bring out my wild side. And if I’m not careful, you’ll be a distraction from my work.”
“I don’t want to do that…well, the wild side thing, sure, but not the distraction. Neither of us wants to be distracted, but there has to be more to life than hockey and fixing hearts, right?”
“Yes, there is one more thing.” I slipped my hand down and pushed at his boxers, freeing his cock.
“What’s that then?”
“Fucking.”
He chuckled, but the sound petered out as I sank onto him. “Oh God,” he groaned, “Happy fucking Christmas to me.”
I laughed, loving that I could laugh while being so turned on. Nathan ‘The Flash’ Walker made me feel feminine and adored, and right now, the future, our future, was something I was very much looking forward to. I wanted to see not just Christmas lights reflected in his eyes, but the ocean on mid-summer’s day, the stars and moon, and most of all, I wanted to get used to seeing his face when I woke up each morning.
Oh, yes, I’d obviously been a very good girl all year to get such a sumptuous package delivered on Christmas Eve. And if I’d been so good, it was high time to indulge in a little bad.
THE END
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About Lily Harlem
Lily Harlem lives in the UK and is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of sexy romance. She writes for several publishers including HarperCollins, Bonnier, Evernight, and Stormy Night Publications.
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Lily writes Male/Female, Male/Male and ménage a trois romances that all leave the bedroom door wide open and have a happily ever afte
r. Her emotionally charged M/F novel Breathe You In was named a USA Today Reviewer’s Recommended Read of 2014.
Lily also self-publishes and The Silk Tie, The Glass Knot, Bite Mark and Shared have been blessed with many 5* reviews – all available on Kindle Unlimited. .
Lily co-authors with Natalie Dae and publishes darker plot lines and suspense under the name Harlem Dae - check out That Filthy Book which has been hailed as a novel 'every woman should read' and is available in book stores nationwide. The Sexy as Hell Trilogy, a critically acclaimed boxed set, is available on Amazon and KU. Treat yourself to the Harlem Dae Collection
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Table of Contents
HIRED HOT ICE # 1 By Lily Harlem
Cross - Checked Hot Ice # 2 By Lily Harlem
Slap Shot Hot Ice # 3 By Lily Harlem
Teamwork Hot Ice # 4 By Lily Harlem
High - Sticked Hot Ice # 5 By Lily Harlem
Misconduct Hot Ice # 6 By Lily Harlem
Russian Heat Hot Ice # 7 By Lily Harlem
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