Belladonna skittered over to me, sniffing and whining as I tried to regain my breath.
“Not the best landing.” I heard Maxim’s voice.
“I give it a two,” Stol said.
I still hadn’t managed to get my breath back.
“Nah,” Cormac said. “He was at a ten with that kiss move, and the dog fucked his game. I think he deserves a seven because he took the brunt of the fall.”
“Fair,” Naese said. “Looked like it hurt, even if he did land properly. That’ll bruise. Poor bastard.”
“You okay?” I gasped at Vivi. The pain in my dick had receded enough for me to get the words out.
She nodded, her eyes wide. “Are you?”
I laid my head back on the ice. “I’ll be fine. In a minute.”
“Oh. Oh!” She shifted, no doubt to clamber off me.
I groaned as her hip grazed my crotch and gripped her more tightly. “Don’t move. Just…give me a minute.”
“Aw. He’s injured. We gotta help him,” Stolly said.
I gritted my teeth. He was such a dick.
Belladonna licked my cheek. I opened my eyes and found Vivi’s filled with concern. I turned my head and noted Belladonna lying on the ice, her nostrils half an inch from my face. She whined and rested her muzzle on her paws.
“I’m fine. Nothing’s broken.”
“You sure, man?” Cormac asked. “That was a nasty fall.” He crouched. “Don’t listen to Stolly or Naese. They’re young and dumb.”
“I heard that, dick,” Naese muttered.
“Cormac is correct. You are often quite stupid,” Maxim offered. “May I?”
He gestured toward Vivian, who blushed as she realized she was sprawled on me while the guys looked on.
“Erm. Yes. Oof!”
Maxim gripped her waist and settled her on her skate blades in an easy move.
“Careful,” Stolly said as Vivian’s feet came out from underneath her. “Why don’t I hold you up as we skate to the benches?”
“Good idea,” Vivian muttered. “I’m not stable, and I don’t want to hurt one of you.”
“I’ll hold your other hand,” Naese offered. “We’ll get you to safety.”
Cormac offered me his hand. I gripped it, and he tugged me upright. “You okay?” he asked again, quietly. “That was a tumble.”
I shifted my shoulder, wincing. “It’s bruised, and I’ll be stiff for a few days, but I think I’m fine.” I watched as Vivi stuttered her way to the edge of the rink.
“Have the trainer look at it. Just to be sure.” Cormac, ever the team captain, worried over us all. “We need you in prime health for the playoff opener next week. We have a trophy to win.”
“So we do.”
Maxim glanced at Belladonna. “You fucked his moment.”
Belladonna dropped her head back to her paws and whined.
