The Art of Hockey(#2)

Sophia's P.O.V.
"Dakota? Somebody? I can't tie it right." I whined as I wiggled my foot in the air with my skate halfway hanging off while I waited for someone to help me. Geno snorted at me as he kept Dakota's attention in some Russian converstation. Sighing, I tried another attempt only to have my tiny hands covered by somebody else's large ones, I looked up to see James pulling my foot up. Flashes of when I went over to is house flashed in my mind and I tried to hide my face as it turned bright red.
He reached down and tied my other skate lifting my leg up in the air. Shyly I looked up at him through my eyelashes and caught his lust filled gaze. Swallowing I looked back down and stared at the floor lowering my skate down, "Thanks." I said my accent getting a bit stronger.
Suddenly a hand grabbed my arm and lifted me up and I stared up at Neal surprised, "What are ye doing?" I questioned as he guided me to the ice. Him taking graceful strides with his skates on while I was wobbling more than when I wear heels.
"I'm gonna give you a head start on learning how to skate." His gruff voice replied, I bit my lip staring ahead not wanting to make a fool of myself again. Slowly his hand slipped down my arm and grabbed my hand as he walked, I stumbled onto the ice. Like the pro he is he skated in front of me grabbing my hands and slowly guided me across the ice and showing me the ropes. Slowly I got to the point where I could skate on my own not good, but well enough.
It was silent between us for the most part except when he'd show me something on skating. You could cut the sexual tension with a knife and I was excited for when it breaks. Even in this cold room and the ice beneath me I was getting hot all over.
"James," I said my voice filling the quiet arena as I looked up at him, we had stopped by the boards along the benches.
"About the other night..." I trailed off not knowing how to say that it was one of the best experiences in my life and not make it sound weird.
"I've never- really ever- you're the first guy whose ever touched me in anyway and it was..." I stared up at him his eyes meeting mine, my back pressed against the boards.
"It was?" He questioned, his hands sliding to my waist.
"Amazing." I finished quitely my cheeks turning pink from embarrassment.
He tilted my face up with his hand and kissed me softly.
"You're so beautiful." He whispered to me softly his eyes staring into mine before he kissed me again my fingers grabbing the pocket of his hoodie pulling him closer to me. He licked my lip and I granted him entrance as he lifted me up the boards, my butt balancing on the boards and my legs circling his waist.
"Hey you two love birds try and keep it PG rated will ya?!" A voice, distinctly French, interrupted us and I quickly pulled away from his face and unraveled my legs from his waist. While I buried my face into his his shoulder my face turning red from embarrassment as the whole team laughed, even Neal.
"Shut up Flower." James said jokingly and they all laughed again.
Soon enough we were all going our seperate ways and James and I skated away in our own zone.
"That was so awkward." I said to him as he slipped his fingers inbetween mine.
"True, but it saves us from having to tell them." He said looking me in the eyes.
"Tell them what?" I asked gripping a little harder as I almost slipped.
"That we're together."
"We are..?" I asked not sure of myself
"Yup." He said totally un-fazed by my insecurities
Slowly I let the words process in my mind and smile worked on my face as I looked up at him
"Yeah it does make it easier." I said while we worked our way off the ice
"I'm gonna go talk to D." I said as I kissed him on the cheek and wobbled of in her direction.
JAMES P.O.V
I smiled to myself as I watched Sophia wobble off and turned to go the lobby.
SOPHIA'S P.O.V
"Haha yeah." Dakota snickered with me as we walked into the lobby coffees decorating our hands. We turn to see James in a mistletoe hat and heard Geno mumble something along the lines of "Stay away from girl with that." To himself and I could almost feel Dakota smiling.
"Hey." We greeted walking up to the group of men.
"Sophia." James said excitedly and walked up to me his head towering over my small frame.
"You know what this means." He said winking as he pinted up at the hat.
"Yes I do." Smiling mischeviously as I stood on my tip toes almost meeting his lips before I quickly turned my head making his lips hitting my cheek. Giggling I jump away from him as the group laughed at his distraught shocked face.
"What can I say," I giggled as he took a step closer, "I'm always a naughty girl on Christmas." I barely finished the last sentence before he picked me up and licked my cheek.
Gasping I felt my face turn into a look of disgust as I wiped at it with my red sleeve, his loud laugh in the background.
"Ew, that's so gross." I giggled as he set me down not before I licked his cheek back which only put a flirty look on his face.
Sighing jokingly I said, "What am I to do with you."
"I have a few ideas." He said raising his eyebrows in suggestion.
"Shut up." I slapped his arm playfully before we linked hands again and walked back to the ice rink.

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