Famous Last Words (Holt Hockey, #1)

by C.W. Farnsworth

“Then what?” “Because…” I like you. I like you more than I’ve ever liked a guy, and that’s terrifying. “Because I want to have sex with you.”

She sounds surprised. I can’t get a read on anything else. I’m acting like a boyfriend, and she’s not my girlfriend. I just…wanted to see her. And it’s been less than two days. Fuck.

We’ve kissed before, obviously. But never this publicly, this openly. In front of his best friends and teammates and everyone else packed in here. Conor smirks, then stands and follows his coach. “Hard launch,” Aidan coughs.

I told myself I’d never, ever fall in love with Conor Hart. Famous last words.

if I could keep from reacting. Seeing her talk to another guy? Laugh with another guy? Touch another guy? I might commit murder, trapped in a hell of my own making.

“Mess up all my plans, Harlow. Because I don’t want to be part of any plans unless they include you. I need you in my life, for anything to mean something. When I play in my first pro game, I want you to be behind the bench wearing my jersey. If you’re not, it’ll just be another hockey game.”