Alle Kapitel von FALLING FOR THE HOCKEY PLAYER (WHILE OVERSIZED): Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 4

Ella's POV The bleachers are cold as hell, but I don't care. Damon's out on the ice, skating laps like he's the only person in the world. The rink lights make his jersey glow. His blades cut clean lines behind him, and I could watch him forever. Practice ended twenty minutes ago. Everyone else already left, the other players, the coach, even the janitor who usually kicks me out. But Damon knows I'm here. He always knows. He glides to the boards right in front of me and looks up. His grin is stupidly perfect. "You're still here." "I'm always still here." He laughs and skates toward the players' tunnel. I know what comes next. I grab my bag and hurry around to the back entrance, the one near the locker rooms. The storage room door creaks when I push it open. It's small in here, just hockey sticks, boxes of tape, and a bench along the wall. Damon's already there, waiting. His hair is wet from the shower now. He changed into jeans and a hoodie. He pulls me inside and kisses me b

Ella's POV ~Day One~ I don't remember coming home. I remember the gym wall. The phone shattering. The cold ground. Then suddenly I'm in my bed and it's morning and sun is coming through my window like nothing happened. Like the world didn't end last night. I stare at the ceiling. That's all I do. Stare. Mom comes in sometime later. She's still in her work clothes, so it must be morning. Or maybe she never went to sleep. "Ella?" She sits on the edge of my bed. Her hand touches my forehead. "Baby, you okay? You didn't come out last night. I got worried." I don't answer. "I brought you soup. From the diner. Your favorite, the chicken noodle." She puts the bowl on my nightstand. Steam rises from it. I watch the steam curl up and disappear. My favorite meal became what I hated. "Do you want to talk about it?" No. "No," I say. She waits. I can feel her looking at me. Worrying. That's what moms do. "Okay," she finally says. "I'm here if you need me." She leav