"I woke up feeling, well, horny."
He smiled, looking over at her. "I've been awake for a while. Not entirely. But I was remembering when you asked me why I hunted you down in the first place."
She smiled in return. "I remember. It was the sweetest thing anyone could have told me."
"I'm glad you are a teacher. I'm sure your students love you. Like Colton loves you. Like I love you."
Mandy rolled over on her stomach and kissed him. Then she slid out of bed. "I'm going to shower before I make breakfast."
"I'm going to get the coffee," he said. "If my legs will get me down there."
He wrapped himself in his robe and went downstairs. Colton was playing video games all ready. Kip stuck his head into the living room. "Morning buddy."
Colton paused the game and went after Kip. "Hi Kip."
It was Saturday morning. Game four was tonight. The series stood at Calgary 2, Rangers 1. Kip had played every freaking minute of the game. His body was tense from the pressure of it. Not even the great sex that Mandy had given him was helping.
Aleksander Lundin was back on the roster, but Kip hadn't given the team any reason to play the kid.
The only good news was from his agent, who said the team was planning on keeping him. If he kept up the performance, they would likely sign him for a good long time.
So not only the future of the Cup rested on his shoulders, the future of his relationship with Mandy was riding on the outcome of how he could use his stick. Because he was certain that if he was on the move, he'd be saying good-bye to her all over again.
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Mandy had taken off a few days for the sixth game. The series as Calgary 3, Rangers 2. If they won tonight they'd take the Cup. She was too tense for words, and there was no way she'd be able to give her attention to work. She'd hated to take the time off so near the end of the year, but she couldn't stand to be in the classroom knowing what was going on down here.
The principal had no problems with her taking the days off as she rarely missed work days. Kip told her he'd compensate her for missed wages, since she was going off the books for the days. She wasn't worried about it. She was worried for him. He was so tense. She felt like she was walking on eggshells around him.