By the time I was ready to go, we had to rush back to the rink. I’d missed dinner, so I grabbed a hot dog as we headed to our seats. I wolfed it down as we watched the start of the game, thinking that there was something about concession stand dogs that made them taste better than anywhere else.

“How can you eat junk like that and still look so good?” Lucy grumbled.

“Just lucky I guess,” I answered.

“You know that means I should hate you, right?” she said.

“Nah. You know you love me,” I disagreed. “Besides, you’re gorgeous, so you don’t have anything to worry about.”

We focused our attention on the game and watched as Luka got called for a penalty. Jason skated over, pulled him away from another guy, and went with him over to the penalty box. They talked for a moment and Luka nodded before shutting the door and sitting on the bench. It wasn’t often that he got called for stuff, and he seemed pissed this time around.

It only got worse when the other team scored during their power play, and I knew he felt guilty for letting his team down. I watched him closely as the game continued and felt like something was off. We’d managed to tie the game up and he was playing hard, but he seemed to be skating more slowly than usual. He also made some mistakes that normally didn’t happen with a couple of missed passes and letting the puck get past the blue line when we were playing in the offensive zone. I hoped that it was just because he was tired from the other games and not because his leg was still bothering him. They still had three months left in the season if they made it to the NCAA championship tournament like Luka was hoping they would.

By the last two minutes of the third period, Luka’s team was winning by one goal. He and Jason skated onto the ice together for another shift and Luka glanced up at me. He flashed me a big smile and I figured he’d gotten his second wind and was ready to play hard so they could win the game. I kept my eye on the clock as time wound down, and they shut down the other team’s offense to secure the win. It was a great way to end the tournament for his team, and I was looking forward to celebrating with him tonight.

“Woohoo!” Lucy cheered next to me. “They did it! Two out of three isn’t bad, even though Alex was in net for the loss. I’m hoping this win will put him in a better mood tonight.”

“And if not?” I asked.

“Then I’ll just have to do what I can to make it up to him,” she answered while wagging her eyebrows.

****

We didn’t wait around the rink very long. Since Alex hadn’t played, he came and found us in the lobby pretty quickly. Lucy gave her room key to Alex to pass along to Luka in the locker room, so I sent him a quick text before leaving.

Me: Meet u at hotel

Luka: :)

Me: I have a surprise for u

Luka: I’ll hurry

I went up to the room to get things ready before he got there. I was thrilled when I realized earlier that I had packed black lingerie for the trip because I was about to be very naughty. Luka had made it pretty clear that he loved seeing me in black, and I wanted to fulfill that promise I had made to him to wear it for him again when I was going to be bad. Dirty hotel sex should certainly fit the bill.

By the time Luka made it to the room, I had everything exactly the way I wanted it. Lucy had grabbed her bag before she’d gone to meet Alex in the guys’ room, and Luka had his stuff with him now, so I didn’t need to worry about any interruptions. He was all mine until he had to meet the team in the morning to head back to campus.

The sheets were pulled down on one of the beds, and I’d moved a couple of pillows over to the other bed so they wouldn’t get messy. I laid a towel down in the middle of the bed and tucked my scarf under the one pillow that remained. I’d already sliced the ends off the grapefruit and made a hole in the middle, so it was ready to go. I’d placed it in the bedside table so Luka wouldn’t see it. My plan wouldn’t work quite as well if he knew what was going on.

I had my black lace bra and panties on under the hotel robe and quickly dropped it when Luka sat on the bed.

“Aubrey,” he groaned as he reached to pull me down on his lap and kissed me passionately.

He ran his hands across my back and up into my hair as things started to spiral out of control. I slid off his lap and onto the bed. Luka looked at me oddly when I pulled the scarf out.

“I don’t think that really goes with what you’re wearing right now,” he said.

“Do you trust me?” I asked as I grinned wickedly at him.

“You know I do,” he answered.