Romance In The Hockey Pitch
"It worked, didn't it? My shoulder will heal, Liam. As long as no one suspects anything."
"I love you," I whispered into his hair, the words still feeling new.
"I don't want to be the reason you're hurting."
"You're the reason I'm breathing," he countered, pulling back to look me in the eye. "A bruise is nothing. Just... don't do it again tomorrow, okay? My ego can only take so much."
I laughed, a small sound, and leaned in to kiss him. It was supposed to be a short apology, but it turned into something deeper. For ten minutes, the world was just the two of us in a cramped kitchen.
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