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“That love is special. It sounds like Maverick might be your soulmate.” “Maybe he is, but if that’s the case, we can have two soulmates. Because Emmy is most definitely his, too.”
THATS WHAT I FUKING SAID PLATONIC SOULMATESTHOSE TWO
“No.” He flashes me another grin I can barely make out in the dark space. “I can see up your skirt, so I’m admiring your underwear.”
Hanxer such a skiderik hate him (no i dont )
“I love deep conversations when I’m hiding in a closet.
Hes so unserious
“I think I have a problem.”
I fucking knew it
“When I’m with you, I can’t think straight.” I wiggle my hips, and I feel him hard against my ass. Knowing I have that kind of power over someone—someone like him—is invigorating. “You really do make me see the stars, Hudson.”
Cant take these mfs anywhere 😭😭😭YOURE IN YOUR HOMIES CLOSET GUYS HAVESOME CLASS
“You have to be quiet, Maddie.” He moves the hand not between my legs up to my neck, covering my mouth. “I don’t want my teammates to hear you. They don’t get that privilege.”
Posessive man *points*
“There has to be someone in here. God damn skates.” A hockey stick goes flying, and Maverick appears around the shelving unit. “Aha! Found you fuckers. You lose, Huddy Boy.” “Nah.” He looks at me, his grin even brighter than before. “I definitely won.”
HUDSON DINTABER
I think I might be crying in the club RN???? Mitchy It’s noon. Really hope you’re not at the club.
Ik en eneste hjerncelle
I have a ladder guy. Sully How the fuck do you have a ladder guy? Easy E Wouldn’t you like to know? ;)
Ethan du er so 😭😭😭 Glæder mig til hans bog ngl
“Can I tell you a secret?” “You can tell me anything, Mads.” “You could hand Lucy a rock and she’d think it’s the greatest thing in the world. Whatever surprise you have for her—for me—is going to be really fucking cool. I can’t wait to see what it is.”
She lives him so horrbly im gonnavomtt
I think of Piper’s lessons and my teammates’ encouragement. I think of Madeline’s patience and Lucy’s excitement when I showed her the notebook, and I lift my hand in the air.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE
Madeline gasps, but I don’t let myself get distracted. “My name is Hudson. I have two dogs, Gus and Millie. My favorite food is a cheeseburger, and I play hockey.” I go slow and take my time to make sure each motion is deliberate. I keep eye contact with Lucy and use lots of expression on my face. “I’ve been practicing my signing. I’ve loved having you and your mom here. And I hope you’ll stick around for a while. You are one of my favorite people in the world, Lucy girl, and I’m so excited we can talk to each other. I might not be very good at it, but I’m going to keep learning for you,
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Jeg bliver fuking dårlig
Madeline gasps, but I don’t let myself get distracted. “My name is Hudson. I have two dogs, Gus and Millie. My favorite food is a cheeseburger, and I play hockey.” I go slow and take my time to make sure each motion is deliberate. I keep eye contact with Lucy and use lots of expression on my face. “I’ve been practicing my signing. I’ve loved having you and your mom here. And I hope you’ll stick around for a while. You are one of my favorite people in the world, Lucy girl, and I’m so excited we can talk to each other. I might not be very good at it, but I’m going to keep learning for you,
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THERE SO SPECIAL TO ME IM GONNASOB
“And I do. I’m going to practice every single day. I won’t stop until I know every word, every phrase, every handshape in existence. In English. In ASL. In whatever other language Lucy wants to learn.”
Fuck og helvede
“I still don’t know why,” Madeline whispers, and she lifts her chin to meet my gaze. “You know why. Don’t you?” I love you, I think. I love you, I love you, I love you
Skriger
When they get close enough, she turns her palm upright toward the ceiling. She lifts it in front of them, and they sit on their bottoms and wag their tails. “You taught the dogs sign language?” I ask, and she nods excitedly. “That is so cool!” “She’s been working very hard, and we’re still teaching them the sign for sit in ASL,
Bliver kef af det
“Do you want to show him the next part, Lucy?” “There’s more? I’m spoiled,” I sign, and Lucy shifts on her feet. She almost looks nervous. “What is it?” “She wants to give you a name sign,” Madeline explains, and my heart rate kicks up. “Do you know what that is?
Im gonna vomit
This is the most important moment in my life. Bigger than the Stanley Cup win. Bigger than any contract I could ever sign, and I’m so excited, I’m going to be sick.
HE GETS IT
H-U-D-S-O-N, she spells out, putting her left palm up. Her right pointer finger looks like an upside down hook, and she moves it back and forth a few times over her left hand. She follows it up with H-U-D-S-O-N again. “That’s the sign for hockey, which you did earlier. Name signs can be based off hobbies or what you looked like, so she thought it would fit for you,” Madeline tells me.
Im gonna sob
M-O-M-M-Y, Lucy spells, and then she crosses her fist over chest, almost mimicking a hugging motion. L-U-C-Y, she does next. After fingerspelling her name, she touches the tip of her finger to the corner of her lip, like she’s smiling. I’m Lucy! “Those are beautiful, Lucy,” I tell her.
Im gonna be sick
“Nothing you do is too much, and you’re not some guy we’re living with. You’re my best friend in the entire world,” she whispers, and I drop a kiss to her forehead. “I think you’re everything to me.” “You’re my best friend too, Maddie. And I was serious when I said I want y’all to stick around.”
I er ogs everything to me
“Can I have you when you get home? Multiple times?” “Do you want me multiple times?” “I want you all day, every day, Mads.”
I er disgusting
“You’re so good at treating me right, Hudson.” “Never thought I had a praise kink.” He kisses my throat then my jaw. “Until you started calling me good.”
DOWN BAD MAN
I like when you get worked up.”
Excuse me momy hi yes can havve one chance please hudsoon can you fight just askingno reasson
“One time, some of the other players joined in when I was teaching Hudson some ASL,” Piper says. “You all should’ve seen him, Liam, Maverick, and Riley sitting around and talking with their hands. I think it’s important to remember there are men out there who would do things if they wanted to, and these guys do.
Urgh theyre so good
The title of dad doesn’t have to apply to the person who’s biologically attached to a kid. It can be someone else who’s willing to step up and fill that role.”
HES NOT THE STEPDAD HES THE DAD WHO STEPPPED UP
And don’t be mad at Lucy if she’s not wearing your jersey tonight,” I add when he heads for the door. “She has a new obsession with Grant.”
Babygirl
“Kids,” I yell over the crowd starting to fill the arena, and he chuckles. “They’ll say the darndest things.” Hudson turns his head and nods at something one of his teammates is saying. “Gotta jet. Hope my favorite girls have fun.”
Bliver syg
“Score a goal for us,” I say, and the wink he gives me makes me feel like I’m dating the biggest athlete on campus. “If I do, I’ll make sure to point my stick right at y’all.”
Bliver dårlig
There’s no way what I’m seeing is really happening, because Clark is staring at me. Here. Five feet away. At a goddamn hockey game in DC.
OH HELLCFUKIN NAW
I’m striking out because all I want to do is scream. I want to give him a shove and tell him to never come near us again. “What the fuck do you want?” is what I wind up saying,
YOU FUCKING TELLLHIM GIRLIE
His mouth twists as he says it, and I decide he has a very punchable face. Decking him between the eyes has suddenly become my lifelong dream,
DOCIT BABYGIRLCBE VINDICTIVE I BEG YOU
“It does when our daughter is involved.”
You ost therightto call her tat when you fucking abandoned them because you were too lazy to put in te effort to communnicate with her you fuckass dickward
How would you like to be my right-hand girl tonight, Luce? Piper asks. Do you want to hold a microphone and get close to the players? Really? Lucy looks at me with expectant eyes, her little body buzzing with excitement. Can I go? That is way better than our seats! Of course you can, sweetie
KID REPORTER LUCY FUCK YEAH
Lucy turns her attention away from me when Liam walks down the hall. One look at Piper has him marching over to us with all his gear.
Here comes the marshhmellow man
“Who the fuck is this bastard?” Grant asks. “I’ll go take care of him right now.” “Sit your ass down, Everett,” Maverick orders, but Grant’s offer makes me smile.
Oh theyre squaring up agin imgonna cryy
“Back up,” I tell him, and when he doesn’t listen, I throw off my gloves and shove him against the wall. “I said back the fuck up.”
BRING THE LION OUT
“You don’t get to talk to her.” I keep my arm against him, and that’s when I see the first moment of panic in his eyes. “Don’t look at her. Don’t talk to her. You go through me, buddy, and guess what? I don’t want anything to do with you. After the shit you pulled? You can burn in hell.”
YOU FUCKINGTELL HIM HUDSON GO OFF
“You protect what’s yours. I remember.” Mine. Mine, mine, mine. Lucy and Madeline are mine, and I’ll do anything it takes to keep them safe. “Yeah,” I mumble, and when Maverick makes his way into the tunnel, I shake my head. “I do.”
Mine miver
“Are you cooking dinner?” “Trying to.” I grab a colander and put it in the sink. “We’ll see how it turns out.” “Are you ill?” “Wow, Mads.” I laugh and drain the pot of pasta. “You wound me.”
Tuder af grin
“Baby, you can do whatever you want to me,” I say, and when she gently presses the cool silver against my neck, I let out a rough breath. “I definitely have a knife kink.”
Jesus Fucking Christ
Depraved thoughts I’ve never dreamed of before race through my head. I wonder what it would be like to fuck her with the handle of one.
:O
That makes me want to puff my chest out. A good dinner and getting to finger fuck her pussy? It’s a night of wins.
Du er such a taber man
I make a note to text our equipment manager on the way to the arena to see if we can sign two dozen pucks. They’re small enough for the kids to take home, and I like the idea of them having something tangible to keep from my visit.
I care him hhorribky
Madeline shows me she loves me in so many other ways, like how she stitched a pink ribbon for breast cancer on the inside of my jersey.
Im gonna fucking vomit thats the sweetest thing ever
Mommy looks silly. She does, doesn’t she? Can I tell you a secret, Lucy? Sure. She grins. I love secrets. I love your mom. Very much. I’m going to tell her soon. Do you think that would be okay with you? If I was around more? Like a dad? My friends say their daddies love their mommies. I’ve never had a daddy. Yeah. I swallow. Like a dad.
MIVERNE
“I love you,” he says all of a sudden, and I freeze. “I love you so much. You and Lucy are the greatest things to ever happen to me, and I… I love you so much it hurts, Maddie, to think about my life without you in it. I… I can’t hold it in anymore. I know I said I’d be patient, but you need to hear it and—” “I love you, too,”
Crying in theclub
“A loving best friend. A gentle romantic partner. A teammate.” I take a second to collect my thoughts. “A father figure,” I add softly, and he wraps his arms around me. “The people who love you—me. Lucy. Maverick and the boys. Your dad. Your mom—we see you as so much more.” “What did I do to deserve you?” “You mean besides being the best guy in the universe?”
De betyder fucking altfor mig
“I think I’m more nervous to meet your parents than I am for game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals tonight.”
Please let them win it again im beggingyou
On our end, Liam’s been unstoppable, sacrificing his body to dive after dive to keep us alive. If we pull this win off, I’m buying him a really nice fucking gift.
BRICK WALL SULLLIVAN OVER HERE
