Page 86 of In His Skates

After Leigh fucked my brains out on the living room couch, we moved the party upstairs. I was ready for round two in record time.

“I never kid when it comes to sex.” I pull her closer, hiding my face in the crook of her neck. “You smell so good.”

“Stop it, Key. That tickles.” She giggles and tries to squirm away, but I hold her tighter.

“Oh, you shouldn’t have said that. Now I know your weakness.”

“Ha! And you’ll be back into my body soon, so it will be your weakness.”

“Then I propose we never leave this bed.”

Her eyes grow sad, and even though I don’t want to think about what will happen tomorrow when we wake up, there’s a high chance the curse will not be broken.

“You know, I have been thinking… in case we can’t fix our problem.”

She drops her eyes to the hollow of my throat. “I’ve been thinking about that too.”

“If we can’t switch back to our bodies for good, I’ll give up hockey. I won’t let you get hurt again.”

Her eyes connect with mine. “No, Key. You can’t give up your dream.”

“I’m not giving up my dream. Keanu, aka you in my body, is.”

“I don’t understand.”

“There’s a Professional Women’s Hockey League now. I could get drafted to that.”

“That would mean Leigh Matthews would trade acting for hockey.”

My heart constricts in my chest. She’s been dreaming about being a movie star her whole life, and she’s finally there. Becoming a pro hockey player would erase all her hard work. “Right. Sorry, it was a stupid idea.”

She cups my face. “No, it wasn’t stupid. I only said that out loud to check how I’d feel, and honestly, I wasn’t disappointed. Besides, Keanu Santori could become the new heartthrob in town. I’m a very good actor. I’d be a fucking amazing lead man.”

Immediately, I picture Leigh in a romantic movie role, kissing another woman, and my dick stirs.

“Oh my God. You’re thinking about me making out with another girl, aren’t you?” she asks, half amused, half outraged.

“Am I that transparent?”

“Maybe not your face, but your dick certainly is.” She rubs my shaft, and I get even harder.

“Fair.”

She releases me and grows serious once more. “I’m starting to think that what happened to us wasn’t a curse. It brought us together, it made me get to know the real Keanu, and despite all the obstacles we’ve faced, I’m happy. Am I crazy?”

“No, babe. You aren’t crazy.” I caress her face. “I feel the same way. If all this hadn’t happened to us, I wouldn’t have fallen in love with you.”

Her beautiful blue eyes widen, and her pupils dilate. “Key…”

My stomach ties into knots. She’s going to say she doesn’t feel the same way about me. It sounds about right. The first time I tell a girl I love her, and she turns me down.

“It’s okay, you don’t need to say it back. I thought you deserved to know the truth. And you can argue that what I’m feeling isn’t real, that it’s the situation we’re in that’s making me confused, but I know what’s in my heart. I’ve known for a while now, but I was just too stubborn to say it out loud.”

She furrows her brows. “I wasn’t going to argue, and you deserve to know the truth as well.”

“It’s okay, Leigh. I ge⁠—”

“I love you too, Key.”