Eliana Arellano and Will Smith have always been close, best friends with a complicated past and feelings that never seem to go away. From high school prom night and almost-kisses to college breakups and quiet heartbreaks, their story is full of missed chances and unspoken words. Years later, Eliana becomes a sports reporter and ends up covering the NHL team Will just got drafted to. He's distant, and she's still hurt. But old feelings don't just disappear.. and neither do the "what ifs." For the Record, I loved you is a story about love that doesn't go away, timing that never feels right, and two people who keep finding their way back to each other. ___ Beginning is end of high school then there's a time skip to their time in Boston, and ofc the NHL.

it's the little things that get to him. the way she remembers his favorite snacks, the way she gently teases him when he's being serious, and how she gets a little shy when they share a moment of silence. will doesn't know how to explain it-but every moment with her feels like something he wants to hold onto forever.

Completed You only wanted to escape. When you spot your ex entering the ice rink, you panic, desperate to avoid another humiliating encounter. In a frantic moment of impulse, you run straight to the first person you recognize-Will Smith, a talented, easygoing hockey player. Without thinking, you beg him to kiss you, hoping to make it look like you've moved on. To your surprise, Will agrees, pulling you into a kiss that feels a little too real. What started as a desperate act to avoid the past might just lead to something unexpected...and maybe even something real.

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