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I can study later. Let’s go.”
    Elated, Karson waited as
she packed up her stuff, before wrapping his arm around her waist and leaving
the coffee shop. Heading into the snow, they walked quickly to the Logan’s
Roadhouse that was on campus. He knew there was a chance that it could be
swamped but, luckily, it wasn’t. Being seated, he scooted into the same side of
the booth that she did, grinning when she looked at him surprised. Taking her
book bag, he placed it in the empty spot across from them before looking down
at the menu. He could feel her staring at him and looked over to find her
grinning at him.
    “I have to admit, this is
my first date in years, probably, so I may be a tad bit rusty, but aren’t you
supposed to sit over there?”
    He laughed. “I could, but
I don’t want to.” He shot her a grin before saying, “Your kissing isn’t rusty,
that’s for sure.”
    A giggle escaped her
before she pressed her lips shut tight, looking over at him with playfulness in
her eyes. “Well, thank you.”
    Leaning over, he pressed
his lips to hers softly before saying, “No, thank you.”
    They held each other’s
gazes until the waitress came over for their orders. After their food was
ordered and drinks were delivered, Karson turned to ask, “So, how’s school
going?”
    She shrugged as she folded
her hands under her chin. “Good, I failed my math pop quiz today. I hate math.”
    “I’m pretty good at it.
I’ll help you out if you’d like.”
    “I would, thank you.”
    “No problem. I won’t miss
school once I go into the draft. I hate writing papers and crap. It’ll be nice
to just relax and play. Knowing my mom though, she’ll probably suggest I take
online classes.”
    “Why did you go to school
in the first place? Weren’t you offered to go into the draft after high
school?”
    Karson’s mouth turned up
at the side. “Been stalking me?”
    She laughed. “Please, if
anyone is the stalker in this relationship, it’s you.”
    “Maybe… But to answer your
question, yes, I was offered, but my mom pushed me to go to school first to
make sure that hockey was what I wanted to do.”
    “Is it?”
    “Hell yeah,” he scoffed
with a laugh.
    She smiled as she agreed.
“You were born for it.”
    “Yeah, I love it.”
    Holding his gaze, she
smiled as she said, “So you want to start a relationship with me when you have
one foot out the door?”
    “See, I thought about
that, but then I figured that you’re the kind of girl that’s worth the trouble
of a long-distance relationship. I know you want to stay here because your
family is here. I would never expect you to go with me, but wherever I go,
believe me, I’ll be yours only.”
    “If this works, and the
time came for you to leave, then you best believe you’ll be only mine. Don’t
cheat on me, Karson King. I’ll kill you… with a hockey stick.”
    Laughing, Karson said,
“You think I don’t know that?”
    Laughing along with him,
she leaned into him as she asked, “So where are your mom and dad?”
    “Wisconsin. My sister
Kacey goes here though, plays for the women’s team.”
    “Wisconsin is a good place
to go to college, especially for hockey. Why come here?”
    “They offered me a full
ride. I couldn’t pass it up. Plus, your dad promised to mold me into a great
player. He’s succeeded, I think.”
    She nodded as their plates
were delivered. “Yeah, he is good at what he does. Been doing it his whole
life.”
    “Yeah, my dad believed in
him, so I did. Now though, I’m ready for the pros.”
    Lacey agreed as she dug
into her food, and he did the same. After swallowing, he asked, “Do you live on
campus?”
    “Yeah, I had to get out of
the house before my dad smothered me. We get free room and board here since he
is the coach. Even though he and Grady begged me to stay home, I decided to be
a rebel and do what I want.”
    That made him smile before
he asked, “Why did they want you to stay home?”
    Looking away, she