Chapter 130

He rests one of his large hands on my shoulder. “I promise I’ll keep your ass nice and safe,” he says with a wink.

Heat washes over my body at his words. I swear I see desire in his eyes, but I’m sure I must be misreading the situation. I mean, this is Dean Sutton, local hockey legend and hands down the most gorgeous man to ever live in our town. Every woman has tried to bed him at least once, and so far he’s been untouchable. I can’t believe that I’m the one who’s catching his eye. I tell myself to hold it together and not get my hopes up.

“I trust you,” I manage to say, earning me a sexy smile. “So you’ll help me?”

“Of course I’ll help you. How about tomorrow night after the game?”

“Sure,” I say, grinning from ear to ear. “Alex’s mom is taking them all out for pizza afterwards, so I won’t need to run Tommy home after the game.”

“Perfect.” Dean shoots me another grin and starts to gather the equipment.

I take my bundle of hockey sticks and follow him to the locker room. Once we get t