#Chapter 34: My Date in April

Once Alex and the others are off the ice and out their hockey fits, Hailey and I are amongst the people eager to congratulate them.

I’m still so hopped up on excitement that the instant I see him, I’m running toward him. He sees me in return, and with that happy grin on his face, he opens his arms. I jump up into them, hugging him around his neck as he spins me around.

I’m deaf to anything or anyone else around me, hugging him close as our hearts beat in tandem. Once he stops spinning, I just back up a bit to look at his eyes. Just as I expected, those flecks of gold are gleaming brightly.

I don’t even really realize it when I lean in for a kiss, the taste of his tongue savory against my own.

We’re so close, we share the same breaths when our kiss finally breaks. His forehead rests against my own as he puts me down.

“…Haha, I won,” he chuckles.

“Obviousssly, dummy.”

It’s only then that I hear the playful taunting from his teammates. But even though it’s embarrassing, I don’t back away