Page 67 of Risky Play

Words failed me, and I could only dip my head down into a solemn nod.

Matt undid the cuffs above my head and pressed a kiss to the back of one wrist and then the other. “What do you need for aftercare? I forgot to ask you.”

I beamed. He was so sweet. He wanted to try out my fantasies in the bedroom, and he knew about aftercare. It was clear he had done more research than just swiping that book off my desk. Books were great for inspiration and introducing you to kink, but they weren’t a blueprint. The little effort to make me comfortable had my heart singing.

“I want cuddles and a movie,” I told him.

He grinned. “Anything with The Rock?”

“Yes!” I exclaimed. My love of The Rock knew no bounds. Seriously, I would watch him read the phone book. “But what do you need? That was intense.”

His eyebrow shot up, alarm setting in across his face. “Intense?”

“In a good way. Thanks for trying that with me. We never talked about your fantasies, just mine.”

He cupped my face and gave me a quick kiss. “My fantasy’s making you come.”

I beamed again and wrapped my arms around him as I kissed him. My heart was doing cartwheels. I was already in deep with this kind, gentlemanly hockey player.

I pulled away and got up to change into a pair of pajamas. He hopped off the bed and searched through his bag, pulling out the book he stole and handing it back to me.

“Ask next time!” I said with a grin and put it back on my desk.

“Oh, I bought the rest of the series on my e-reader. They’re fantastic.”

I beamed. “I’ve converted you.”

He gave me a sheepish grin and then pulled out a pair of pajama pants to change into. “I’m all yours for the night. But I need to get up early for morning skate.”

My heart did a happy dance. I missed him so much, and I was glad he was staying over to spend more time with me. “Are you sure? My bed’s so small.”

“It’s not like we can chill in my room.”

I frowned. We definitely couldn’t do that.

“I don’t mind,” he reassured me. “I want to spend time with my girlfriend.”

I felt so happy I could burst, and because I had no shame, I did a little dance in place, which made him laugh. I loved the way he smiled at my excitement, like I wasn’t a complete weirdo.

After hitting up the bathroom, we crawled into my bed with him behind me. He wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled the covers over us. I turned on my TV and put on one of my favorite action movies.

“Hey, do you have plans for Halloween next weekend?” I asked.

“I’m in New York for a game.”

“Oh. Right. I forgot.”

“Why?”

“The girls on my team are having a party. I wanted you to come.”

“Sorry. But you should go have fun.”

I would have loved him to go with me, but I understood. He was so busy with hockey, he couldn’t help that he was away a lot. I never realized how hard it was when the boys were away. Now I understood why Dinah worked a lot when my brother was gone.

He ran his fingers through my hair and kissed my temple. “I’m excited you’re coming to my game tomorrow.”

“I can’t wait. I haven’t been to one this season yet.”