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Boundaries
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2026-06-26 22:22:42
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The Collision Coffee Run
Jace's POV I walked into the campus café the next afternoon, my hands shoved deep in my hoodie pockets. The place was busy with students grabbing drinks between classes, but the back corner table we’d agreed on was still open. My shoulder ached from yesterday’s game, but I ignored it. The real reason my stomach felt tight was simpler; Ariana had actually shown up for the study session yesterday, and now we were doing this again.I spotted her already sitting there, notebook open, hair tied back in that neat ponytail she always wore. She looked focused and guarded. Like she was ready for this to be strictly business.I pulled out the chair next to her and dragged my seat close to hers, close enough that our arms brushed when I sat down. “Hey, you beat me here again.”She glanced up, her expressive eyes meeting mine for a second before she looked back at her notebook. “I had a free period and figured we should make it look real.”I nodded, setting my bag on the floor. “Yeah. That’s the
The Collision Study Session
Ariana's POV I sat at the back corner table in the library, notebook open, pen tapping against the page. My mind kept drifting back to last night’s game; Jace on the ice, the way he had looked up at me after scoring, the brief touch when we left the arena. My fingers tightened around the pen. Jace walked in a few minutes later. Hoodie on, hair messy like he’d run his hands through it. He spotted me and gave a small nod, weaving between tables until he reached mine. He pulled out the chair right next to me instead of across, close enough that our arms almost brushed when he sat down. “Hey,” he said quietly, setting his bag on the floor. “Sorry I’m a little late. Practice ran over.” I shifted in my seat, trying to create a bit more space between us. “It’s fine. People are already looking, so… good timing I guess.” He leaned in slightly, voice low. “Yeah. That’s the point, right? Make it look real.” We both opened our notebooks at the same time. Our elbows bumped. I pulled mine b
The Collision First Game
Jace’s POVThe arena lights beat down on the ice as I skated out for warm-ups. My skates cut clean lines, but my mind was somewhere else. Dad’s voice from yesterday still rang in my ears; sharp, disappointed, demanding focus. And now she was here. Ariana. Sitting in the stands as my “girlfriend” for the first time.I glanced up toward the section Mike had pointed out earlier. She was there, in a simple gray sweater, hair tied back, looking small among the crowd of fans in team colors. Our eyes met for a second. She gave a small, awkward wave. I lifted my stick in response, forcing a smile that felt too wide.Mike skated up beside me, tapping my shin pad. “She actually came, you good?”I nodded, but my stomach was tight. “Yeah. Just… weird seeing her here like this.”The crowd noise swelled as more fans filled the seats. I pushed off, taking a few hard laps to warm my legs. Every stride sent a dull ache through my shoulder, but I pushed through it. The game mattered. Scouts were here,
The Collision Focus
Ethan Carter's POVI sat in my office, the TV playing highlights from the latest college games on low volume. The screen flickered with familiar images of young players skating hard, chasing the dream I once lived. My fingers tapped the desk in a steady rhythm, the same rhythm I used to count seconds on the ice.My phone buzzed. I glanced at it, expecting another scout report. Instead, it was a message from an old teammate who still followed the university circuit.Saw your boy in the papers. New girlfriend? Looks cozy. Hope it doesn’t mess with his game.I opened the link. A photo filled the screen. Jace and some girl sitting close at a campus café. Her hand near his. His head tilted toward her like they were sharing something private. The caption read something about the hockey captain finally settling down.My jaw tightened. I set the phone down slowly, but my fingers stayed curled around it. The tapping on the desk stopped. The room felt smaller.I picked up the phone and dialed J
The Collision Sudden Girlfriend
Ariana's POV I pushed open the dorm door, still replaying the conversation with Jace in my head. My bag slipped off my shoulder and landed with a thud on the floor. Becca was already sitting on her bed, legs crossed, phone in her lap, but the second she saw me she dropped it.“Ariana Brooks,” she said, eyes wide. “You better sit down right now and tell me what the hell is going on.”I froze halfway to my bed. “What do you mean?”Becca pointed at her phone screen. “Maya made a post now everyone is talking about you and Jace Carter.But this time it looks way too real. You went on a date with him? A real one?”I sat down slowly on my bed, my hands gripping the edge of the mattress. My heart was still racing from earlier. “It wasn’t a real date. It was… part of the arrangement.”Becca crawled closer to the edge of her bed, leaning forward. “Arrangement? Girl, start talking. From the beginning. Because from what I’m seeing online, you two looked pretty cozy at the café.”I rubbed my face
The Collision Boundaries
Ariana's POVI stared at my phone for what felt like the hundredth time that evening. The dorm room was quiet except for Becca’s soft breathing from her bed. I had been thinking about it all day; the café “date,” and the article meeting. The way Jace had looked at me when our hands brushed, the strange comfort I felt when he actually listened to me when I talked about my article.It scared me.But we needed to talk. Before this whole thing got any more confusing.I typed the message quickly before I could change my mind.Ariana: Can we meet somewhere private tonight? We need to set some real boundaries.His reply came faster than I expected.Jace: Yeah. The bench behind the old library? 20 minutes?I took a deep breath, grabbed my hoodie, and slipped out of the dorm quietly.He was already there when I arrived, sitting on the wooden bench under the dim lamplight. His broad shoulders were slightly hunched, hands clasped between his knees. When he saw me, he straightened up but didn’t s
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