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Bad Decisions

Author: E L Simon
last update publish date: 2026-06-05 22:49:21

Jax watched them.

Deliberately.

Ryder leaned in closer, nuzzling lightly against Lila’s neck.

“Ry!” she laughed, squirming. “That tickles—stop!”

Ryder tried to keep his eyes on Jax while he did it, trying to hold that stare, unfazed. Like he hadn't spent the entire day feeling sick with worry.

Jax’s jaw tightened.

For a second Ryder thought he had him.

Then Jax started walking straight toward them.

Ryder’s nerve faltered almost immediately. He’d imagined this differently. Jax looking regretfu
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This story is moving much slower than the previous ones. One small chapter every couple of days is not good.
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  • Owned on the Ice M/M Romance   Bad Decisions

    Jax watched them.Deliberately. Ryder leaned in closer, nuzzling lightly against Lila’s neck.“Ry!” she laughed, squirming. “That tickles—stop!”Ryder tried to keep his eyes on Jax while he did it, trying to hold that stare, unfazed. Like he hadn't spent the entire day feeling sick with worry.Jax’s jaw tightened.For a second Ryder thought he had him. Then Jax started walking straight toward them.Ryder’s nerve faltered almost immediately. He’d imagined this differently. Jax looking regretful. Apologetic. Maybe even a little desperate.Instead he just looked tired. Pissed. Like he didn’t have the energy for whatever game Ryder was trying to play. Jax reached the cupboard beside them, grabbed a glass, and poured himself a drink without looking at Ryder again.“Jax! There you are,” Lila said brightly.Jax took a long swallow before answering. “Yeah.”He grabbed a bite of something off the counter and leaned back against it.“Where were you?” she asked, tilting her head.“Shit day,” h

  • Owned on the Ice M/M Romance   Voicemail

    Ryder pulled his phone out.He hit Jax’s name. The call rang once. Then cut straight to voicemail.Ryder frowned and pulled the phone away from his ear, staring at the screen like it might explain something.“What the hell,” he muttered.He tried again. Same result. Straight to voicemail.Shit.Had Larsson kicked him off the team?Was Jax bailing on their date?Had Ryder actually blown it for him? Had he made such a big deal out of that hit that Larsson started asking questions?The thought made his chest tighten.Jax deserved this season. Deserved the career he’d clawed his way back to after everything. And Ryder might have just torpedoed it because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut for thirty seconds.The arena door banged open behind him.“Hayes!”Ryder turned just as Drew strode out into the lot, dragging the backup defenseman with him.The kid was tall, broad-shouldered, built like he’d been assembled in a weight room. Dark hair, buzzed short, and the kind of eager, slightly panick

  • Owned on the Ice M/M Romance   Off the Ice

    The rink was chaos before practice.Sticks clattered. Someone blasted music from a phone speaker. Half the team argued over tape and missing gloves.Ryder shoved his bag under the bench and looked up just in time to catch Jax glancing his way.It was quick. Barely a second.But Jax's mouth tipped slightly, like he’d been waiting for Ryder to walk in.Ryder looked away first, grabbing his gear before Connor or Drew could notice and start their usual bullshit again.It didn’t help.“Calloway!” Connor’s voice exploded across the room. “You bring the Mustang today?”Jax didn’t even look up. “I always bring the Mustang.”“Let me drive it.”“No.”Drew leaned over the back of the bench behind him. “Five minutes.”“No.”“Two minutes.”“Still no.”Connor pointed accusingly. “You let Hayes sit in it all the time.”Ryder choked on his water bottle. “What's that got to do with it? Zach's been in there too!”Jax finally looked up, mouth twitching. “He didn’t ask. He just got in.”Connor gasped. “S

  • Owned on the Ice M/M Romance   Between Lectures

    Going about normal college life without Jackson Calloway as his mortal enemy was… weird.Good weird.But weird.Ryder kept waiting for the other shoe to drop. For a snide comment across the rink. A shoulder check in the hallway. Some reminder that the universe had returned to its natural order.But things had just… shifted.It turned out not being at war with Jax had perks.Like copying his stupidly perfect notes in class while Jax pretended not to notice.Like complaining once about how cold the lecture hall was and walking into his next class to find a spare Direwolves hoodie folded over the back of his chair.No note. No comment.And then there were moments like Wednesday afternoon.The science lab emptied slowly after the last lecture, students drifting out in twos and threes until the room finally went quiet.Ryder lingered. Perched on the edge of one of the lab counters, swinging his foot idly while he replied to Lila’s latest flood of messages.Jax leaned against the opposite b

  • Owned on the Ice M/M Romance   Not a Date

    “Don’t do this.”“Do what?” Ryder shot back.Jax exhaled slowly. “I told you. I’m not your friend, Hayes.”“Right. Right, right, right.” Ryder nodded too fast. “Yeah, sure. But you’ve been real fucking friendly these past few days, that’s all. Don’t worry, I don’t want to braid your hair or some shit.” He leaned back, spreading his hands. “If I’m fucking a guy, I just want the full experience, okay.”One of Jax’s brows arched.“What,” Ryder pressed, defensive now, “you don’t have time for one goddamn drink?”Jax sighed, rubbing his thumb along the rim of his glass. “You’re trying to take me on some shitty date, Hayes?”“Whoa—no.” Ryder barked a laugh. “What the hell, man? I have a girlfriend. And this is not a shitty date.”“Wow, okay,” Jax said dryly. “Lucky Lila.”Ryder squared his shoulders. “Yeah. Lucky Lila. But this isn’t a date, and we’re not besties. It’s just—part of hooking up. Alright?” He gestured between them. “So drink your drink and get your shit together on the ice.”“

  • Owned on the Ice M/M Romance   Sore Winner

    “Hayes?” Jax said, brows lifting as the door slammed shut. “What the hell are you doing?”“Go,” Ryder snapped, already reaching for the seatbelt, hands a little too rough. “Just drive.”Jax huffed a laugh, incredulous. His fingers stayed loose on the steering wheel. “You’re a really shitty hitchhiker, Hayes. What is this—some kind of power trip? You want me chauffeuring you around now?”Ryder’s head whipped toward him. “Power trip?” He let out a sharp breath, heat flaring. “Oh, you’re one to fucking talk.”Jax waited, eyes steady, clearly expecting Ryder to finish the thought.Ryder didn’t. He scrubbed a hand over his face instead. “You know what—never mind. Just drive.”Silence stretched, taut as a pulled line.Jax glanced ahead, then back at Ryder. “Where?”Ryder hesitated. The truth crowded his mouth and stalled there. “I don’t know.”Jax’s mouth twitched. “You tryin' to race Connor back or something?”“No,” Ryder said immediately. Too fast. “No. Just—go somewhere. A bar. Downtown.

  • Owned on the Ice M/M Romance   Trust and Worries

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  • Owned on the Ice M/M Romance   Welcome Home Trouble

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  • Owned on the Ice M/M Romance   The Shift

    Noah rose to his feet slowly, his legs unsteady, his heart pounding for reasons that had nothing to do with sex.Sterling didn’t flinch. He didn’t look away.Their eyes locked. One steady, one searching. And for the first time, Noah saw beyond the statuesque calm.The dark circles under Sterling’s

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  • Owned on the Ice M/M Romance   Matching Marks

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