Hockey player extraordinaire Cameron Beckett not only has to deal with the pressures of making it into the NHL and graduating high school, but also figuring out his feelings for the boy next door. ***** Cameron Beckett is the ace and co-captain of his hockey team, but he's failing his math class so badly that his coach threatens to bench him if he doesn't improve his grades. He turns to Sam, his neighbor, only to start developing feelings for him that he's not ready to confront. Cameron pulls away, afraid that his sexuality will cost him any chance of being drafted into the NHL. But when Sam needs him the most, Cameron can't be there for him, making him question whether his fear of coming out is actually holding him back.

"First and foremost I promise to be your lover. To love you when you think no one else could, when even you don't think you could. I promise to be your protector, to shield you from the monsters who are both in your head and out. I promise to care for you when in the midst of caring for others you forget to care for yourself. I promise to be strong for you when you get tired of being strong for everyone else, but above all things I promise to be yours." By the time he was done speaking his eyes were glazed over as he opened up the velvet box revealing a diamond ring that looked to be an engagement ring. His hand wrapped around my left wrist as it made it moved one its own away from the covers. I allowed the cold peace of medal to slid onto my ring finger as he leaned in to kiss me, "I love you" he whispered as he caught my lips with his, "I love you too" I whispered in between breaths and I meant every part of it.

Tyler Seguin gets seriously injured in a car accident. Will he ever walk again? Until the doctors know more the Stars decide it would be best if no one finds out about his condition. Only a handful of hospital staff know that he's staying there, including 4 nurses. He develops a special bond with one of his nurses, perhaps a bit too special. ((Read the author's note))

I sat behind the couch, scrunched in a fetal position, hiding from the sliver of sun which managed to squeeze its way out from behind the drapes. My tormentor. Once a beloved friend, now it holds me captive behind this couch with nothing to keep me company but some cobwebs and fuzzy dust-bunnies. My newly improved eyes spotted a small, dark colored circular disk amongst the shag carpet. Slowly I eased my way over to it. Score! It's a brown M&M. Popping the tiny sweet treat into my mouth, I carefully chewed...trying not to puncture my lips with my freshly acquired fangs. I smiled. Today is looking up.

There she was. Red hair and a smile that could melt your heart. My eyes were glued to her. I had thought that I couldn't love anyone else after Maria, but when we first locked eyes, I believed in love again.

When Savannah Whitfield is dragged by her sister to a Dallas Stars game against her will on her birthday, her life takes a sharp turn. Her journey of heartache, lies, and deceit begins, and quickly spirals into a series of life changing events. With her troubled past catching up to her faster than the men skating on the ice below, Savannah will have to make choices that will not only make or break her future, but will also change her twisted life.