All Chapters of Fire and Ice ;A hockey Romance story : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

He plays some of the worst hockey in his entire life this weekend. Embarrassing himself in front of fucking professionals because Dylan won’t talk to him. No texts, no calls. just silence.Andre’s on the verge of tears when the bus finally drops them at the dorms, the weight of just how much he feels for Dylan is crashing into him. He tried the whole not having him thing before and it was okay. But now that he’s had him?its impossible to lose him.He can’t, not when the thought of having him makes every fiber of his soul come to life.When he reaches their room, Dylan is already snoring and as much as Andre wants to jolt him awake and beg for forgiveness. He doesn’t, Instead, despite his exhaustion, he cleans up the remnants of what was clearly an entire Sunday holed up with coursework. He even left his laminator plugged in and turned on, which he never does and that makes Andre think maybe this weekend was as miserable for Dylan as it was for him. So he gets to work, and put

Dylan has been on cloud nine.Ever since their talk a few weeks ago, it’s like they’ve unraveled another layer to this thing between them. a layer that's less timid and more free. A layer that feels so…permanent.It’s kind of crazy, he knows that, but Dylan enjoys being a little delusional and he’s not hurting anyone by hoping that he gets to keep this beautiful thing he’s experiencing for as long as humanly possible.He’s just left work for the day when he notices Rina a few paces ahead of him. He hadn’t seen her in the cafe, but the bag she’s holding proves that she indeed was there. Andre hasn’t mentioned her since the day of their fight and Dylan has honestly been too scared to bring up how embarrassed he feels.But Dylan knows that Andre spends a lot of time with Rina and he trusts Andre probably more than anyone in his life. So he speeds up to walk beside her, offering a friendly smile when she flinches, “I'm sorry. I didn't mean to startle you.”“oh…Dylan.” she almost smile

Andre gets ready to leave for the day the guy from the laundromat stops him when he’s leaving the dorm. “hey, heading to class?” which.. obviously he is…its 6:30 and their class starts at 7:00. but Dylan nods politely anyway. The guy walks beside him the entire time and holds doors open for him as well.Dylan isn’t stupid…but also Andre made it pretty clear that he’s not available. So maybe this guy is just friendly? but then his phone goes offDre: Do my eyes deceive me or did you walk to class with that guy who thinks you’re stupid hot?Ian: I didn't walk with him. He walked next to me.Dre: baby…you are one of the smartest people i know, so don’t play dumb with meDylan stares at his phone. reading that message over and over. Did Andre just call him dumb?Ian: I'm not playing anything. telling you what happenedDre: KIan: Are you mad?Dre: nah. have a good class, i gotta get to mine.Except it’s Monday and Andre’s classes don't start until noon.Dylan keeps checking his phone fo

It’s totally and completely okay. Today being the last day of classes and there being less than 72 hours until they leave is not going to bring Dylan down today.He got offered a Teaching Assistant position for next year with the professor he wanted the most but rushing home to see Andre before going to work and finding him packing up the majority of his clothes into a box makes the tears fall before he can even attempt to stop them.Andre is in front of him almost instantly, warm hands on his face, swiping away the tears and pressing a thousand kisses to Dylan’s quivering lips.“no, shhh.stop baby.” Andre just keeps kissing him until Dylan can feel the beating of his heart even out. "Aren't you even a little sad?” Dylan whines and hides in his shoulder “I feel like all week I've been on the verge of falling apart.” Andre’s arms wrap around Dylan’s shoulders heart aching when he feels the way his boyfriend’s fingers clutch at his back. “Of course I'm sad. But if we’re both on the ve

The way Grant frowns when Andre approaches him outside of the airport is as good of an indicator as ever, that he looks just as miserable as he feels. “What’s wrong? Why do you look like a kicked puppy?”“Nothing, I’m good” and he just puts his bag in the trunk and climbs into the passenger seat without a word. Staring out the window as Grant plays Andre’s favorite music and doesn’t ask any other questions. Allowing him to just think and take in the sight of the little suburb they call home. Already picking out the different places he will show Dylan, outside of the inner city. But then a nasty thought that hasn’t occurred to him even once before hits ... .where did Daniel take him?Has Daniel taken Dylan home before and Andre didn’t know?The more he thinks about it, he realizes that there’s so little he even knows about their relationship. For as many months as it went on, they lived pretty separate lives…or at least it seemed that way. But it’s also possible that Andre just