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September 20 - September 22, 2025
“Don’t be an ass, Parker,” Reed said before he whispered to me, “Don’t worry, he’s all talk.” “Sorry, Reed, I didn’t hear that. Were you complimenting my ass again?” Parker asked.
Who knew devils had dimples.
“Just kiss her already,” Parker yelled from the car.
“And on that note, I need to go pummel my brother,”
“You know you should never tell a guy you want to talk. It makes them think you’re about to break up with them.” “I am breaking up with you.”
knew Violet had entered my dad’s garage without even looking.
I’d been anxiously awaiting her arrival. Partly because I was eager to see her again
“Hey, Sunshine,”
“It’s good to see you again.”
“You remembered her name?” “I never forget a car.”
“You’ve got that right,” I agreed. “I’m exactly where I want to be.” The truth was, right now, I just wanted to be wherever she was.
“Sorry, you’re probably wondering about your jacket.” I wasn’t. In fact, I quite liked the idea of her keeping it.
“Well, it’s going to be a very cold night for me if you don’t turn up with my jacket.” “But I thought you were part snowman.”
“But I’m not making any promises, so please wear another jacket just in case. I don’t want to spend the night worrying about you jacketless and freezing in some field.” “You’d worry about me? That’s so sweet.”
“I . . .” She laughed and shook her head. “I’m going to go now.”
“Have a good night, Sunshine.”
“Hope she was worth it,” Grayson muttered to me when Coach finally ran out of steam.
I gave him a smile. “Totally worth it.”
“It was bound to happen eventually, Reed,” Matt added with a grin. “You haven’t been late for something since we were in kindergarten. I swear, you’ll turn up early to your own funeral.”
“If you don’t like it, you’re welcome to leave at any time,” I said. “We’re not going anywhere.”
Parkers eyebrows shot up with disbelief. “Dude, you growled at him like a mountain lion about to launch into battle.”
“I never said you were a good beauty queen.” Parker smirked in response.
“You’re nervous because your girlfriend might be here tonight, right?”
“She’s not my girlfriend,”
“But you want her to be. I bet she is coming tonight. Bonfire parties are the one and only time Sunshine Prep kids slum it with us.”
“Can’t you bother your own friends with this crap?” I asked. “Probably,” Parker replied. “Getting under your skin is much more fun though.”
“You guys didn’t kill each other!” Paige clapped her hands together to congratulate Parker and me.
“I do have some self-restraint,” I replied.
“What do you think, Gray? Does Reed have enough restraint?” “I think the real question is whether Parker is that annoying,” Grayson replied. “And he most definitely is. So, odds are, I’m going to lose this bet.”
“You better go find your girl,” he said. “And I guess I better go have some fun,”
“Reed Darling is watching you, again.”
“Like if you smiled back at him, he’d leap right through those flames, pick you up, and carry you back to his cave like some barbarian.”
“You literally just told me I should be running away from Reed Darling. Now you want me to date him?”
“I hope you’re talking about my big heart there, Sunshine.”
I officially wanted to die.
“So, if it wasn’t my big heart you were talking about, was it another part of me?” My eyes widened as I realized what he was inferring, and I quickly started to stutter. “No. I—” “Because, honestly, that’s one rumor about me I’m okay with.”
“Reed! I was talking about your ego. And, by the sounds of it, I was right.”
“Nah, I just wanted to spend more time with you. You were right. I have a big ego.”
If this was what it felt like to kiss a devil, then send me straight to hell.
But then I felt a strong arm wrap around my waist, and I was pulled against the hard planes of Reed’s chest. I went stiff as he held me tightly to him. “Surely you’re not that stupid, Hoffman.” Reed said. “She shouldn’t have to spell it out . . .”
“What can I say?” I slowly turned and smiled up at Reed. “I guess I’ve finally found the kind of hockey player whose
jersey I want to wear.”
What the hell had I just done?
What the hell just happened?
“Maybe we should get out of here, babe,”
“This is a total disaster.” “I’m trying really hard not to take that personally.”
“Hold on a minute, Sunshine,” I said as she jumped from the truck. “One more thing. Weren’t you supposed to bring my jacket tonight?” She shrugged, and a wry smile pulled at her lips. “I’m your girlfriend now, aren’t I? I think that means I get to keep it.”
Probably because they ended up throwing ice skates at him.
I kept thinking about the way it had made my heart flutter and skin tingle.
