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26 year old, Connor Deluca, is a professional Hockey player in the NHL; who just moved into the expensive Citrus Grove Community.
23 year old, Serena Jade, is the recluse famous author known to the public only under her pen name Skylyn Voss, and...
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_____________ Connor was in the locker room at his game, pulling on some of his pads and stretchy undershirts. But he really couldn't stop thinking about Serena, and additionally he couldn't stop thinking of the conversation he had with Destiny at the diner.
That ten letter word, commitment, swirled daggers into his heart. Every time he thought of Serena, her full smile, the soft colors that always seemed to be on her cheeks, her fractured blue eyes, her body that he only ever wanted his hands to touch, that stupid fucking word popped up and poured boiling water on those warm memories; leaving him slightly nauseous.
He really couldn't afford feeling like that right now, he did his very best to push her incandescent image in the back of his mind. Wrapping up memories of the outline of her curves and breathy voice he loved, moving them to a locked box in his mind for the next few hours.
He had to focus on something else.
Picking up his phone Connor called his mom, luckily he had the best news to deliver. After only one ring the phone clicked and his moms soft voice buzzed through the speakers.
"Oh hello my love, how are you doing. You're about to go on right?" His mothers sweet voice melted everything from his mind, and an easy smile floated on his lips.
"Yeah warmups are about to start, but I wanted to call real quick because I had something important to tell you. Is honey with you?"
"She's in the living room watching the pregame with your father."
"Grab her real quick." Connor could hardly hide his excitement in his voice, he walked over to a quieter section of the locker room.
His mom held the phone away from her face and called Honey's name, telling her it was Connor.
Immediately he heard a short scream and pounding feet on tile floor, his mom chuckled, "Your on speaker, go ahead Connor."
"Hey there honey bun watching the game?"
"Yes! You're gonna win Bugger I know it!" The little girls voice carried through in high pitched excitement, some of her words pronounced wrong on account of her missing teeth.
"Thank you," he laughed, "Now I know watching my game is fun and all but how about watching my game live. Stupid idea I know." Connor teased.
There was a gasp, and his mom spoke up "Wait do you-"
"Mmmhm, I got tickets for you and Honey to come to one of my play off games! Front row seats of course. Gotta have my biggest cheerleaders close by." Connor was smiling ear to ear, he could practically hear the shock on both their faces, "that includes the plane ticket to fly out here too."
There was a pause of silence on the other end, then Honey broke out in a fit of cheers and screams.
His mom shushed her, but he could hear her laugh and smile in her words. She was excited too.
