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Chapter 20: Something Waiting
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Across The Ice: Falling for my ex’s biggest rival Chapter 20: Something Waiting
Monday came in swinging like it had something personal against me. By the time my afternoon lecture wrapped up, our professor casually dropped a surprise test worth ten percent of our grade, like it was nothing. Half the room groaned. The rest just stared at their papers like they’d already accepted defeat. I didn’t even have time to process it properly before I was stuffing my things into my bag and running across campus, trying not to trip over my own feet. By the time I reached Easton, practice was basically done. Figures. I pushed open the media office door, still catching my breath. “I’m so sorry I’m late.” Melissa looked up from a desk covered in camera batteries and memory cards, her expression shifting from mild concern to relief. “There you are. I honestly thought you weren’t coming today.” “I almost didn’t,” I admitted, dropping my bag onto the nearest chair and dragging a hand through my hair. “We had this surprise test. It went on forever.” She waved it off like it
Across The Ice: Falling for my ex’s biggest rival Chapter 19: Saturdays
When Ava told me to wear comfortable shoes, I pictured a couple of hours on my feet, maybe shelving books or helping kids find something with dragons on the cover. I did not picture myself wedged into a plastic chair that felt like it had been designed for dolls, listening to a six-year-old explain, with absolute conviction, why dragons would fail as librarians. He delivered his argument like a closing statement, fire hazards, lack of opposable thumbs, and general disregard for quiet spaces, and waited for me to catch up. “That would definitely be a problem,” I said, matching his seriousness. He relaxed, satisfied. “I told Miss Evelyn.” “And what did she say?” “She said dragons aren’t real.” He dragged out the last word, offended on behalf of all imaginary creatures. “Adults always say that.” I pressed my lips together to keep from laughing. Maybe we did. Maybe somewhere along the way, we traded imagination for practicality and called it growing up. The Maple Children’s Commun
Across The Ice: Falling for my ex’s biggest rival Chapter 18: A Week Away
The first thing Ava did when she walked into my apartment was grab my favorite blanket like it had been waiting for her all day, dragging it off the back of the couch and wrapping herself in it before I’d even shut the door. She glanced over her shoulder, already settled, and declared, “The blue one is softer,” as if that justified everything. “You’ve been here for thirty seconds,” I said, dropping my keys on the counter. “And?” “You’ve already committed theft.” “It’s borrowing.” “You never return it.” “I return emotional support.” I paused, considering whether that counted as anything, but she was already smiling like she’d won the argument before it started. I shook my head and retreated to the kitchen, deciding it was safer not to engage further, especially since she had a talent for turning anything I said into something else entirely. By the time I came back with takeout, she’d connected my laptop to the TV and queued something up, fully at home in a way that suggested s
Across The Ice: Falling for my ex’s biggest rival Chapter 17: Lines Drawn In Quiet Places
“There you are.” The noise around me dipped, not completely gone but enough that I noticed it. Conversations softened, laughter cut short like someone had turned the volume down a notch. I turned, already knowing who it would be before I saw him. Richard Hart moved toward me like he belonged everywhere he stepped, his presence cutting cleanly through the clutter of scuffed floors, jerseys, and the lingering smell of ice and sweat. The suit, the posture, the calm—it all felt deliberately out of place, as if he’d chosen to stand apart rather than blend in. He stopped a few feet away, maintaining that careful distance he always seemed to prefer. “Ms. Bennett.” “Mr. Hart.” His smile appeared on cue, polished and controlled, the kind that acknowledged without revealing anything real. “I was hoping we’d have a chance to speak.” Ava shifted beside me, her attention snapping between us as she registered the shift in tone. “I should—” “It’s okay,” I said, quicker than I intended. “I’l
Across The Ice: Falling for my ex’s biggest rival Chapter 16: Center Ice
By the final period, the Summer Classic had settled into what it was always supposed to be. Not a competition anyone took too seriously, not a game people would argue about later. Just a day where everything felt lighter. Players exaggerated their falls, and the kids in the stands lost it every time. The crowd cheered for ridiculous saves like they were championship moments. Even the players had stopped pretending this meant anything beyond what it was. It felt easy. Warm in a way that had nothing to do with the temperature of the rink. My camera was almost out of storage, which should have stressed me out, but honestly, it felt like a good problem to have. I crouched near the boards, swapping memory cards as quickly as I could, fingers a little clumsy from the cold. Then the announcer’s voice cut through the arena. “Ladies and gentlemen, before today’s ceremonial presentation, we’d like to invite the captains from each participating university to center ice.” The crowd picked u
Across The Ice: Falling for my ex’s biggest rival Chapter 15: Between Two Benches
For a second, everything around me dropped away. The crowd, the music, the announcer calling out names like this, was the biggest night of the season. It all blurred into something distant and hollow because Richard Hart was looking straight at me from across the arena, like he’d been waiting for me to notice. He was smiling. Of course he was. Then Mason stepped up beside him. I couldn’t hear what he said, but Richard answered without breaking eye contact with me, like I wasn’t supposed to miss it. Like this was intentional. Mason followed his gaze. And there it was. That moment I hadn’t prepared for. He looked at me like I was something he recognized but didn’t quite know what to do with. No warmth. No apology. Just… stillness. Like he’d already decided something, and I was late to it. Richard said something else. Mason looked away first. That was it. Whatever that moment had been, it snapped. The announcer’s voice rushed back in, loud and bright and impossible to ignore. T
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