“And I’ve still got so much to learn from you too,” Jacob said, snuggling up to Tane and burying his face underneath Tane’s armpit.
“I think we make a great team, my darling boy,” Tane said, gently caressing Jacob’s flushed cheek. “But let’s sleep now. We’ll have plenty more fun in the morning, you can count on that…”
With that, Jacob closed his eyes and allowed himself to drift off to sleep.
Tane was right, it truly had been a great day.
And if tomorrow was even half as fun, then Jacob simply couldn’t wait to wake up and experience everything that was set to come his way.
* * *
“This isnotwhat I was expecting when you said we were going to have fun,” Jacob said, slowly lowering himself into the ice-filled bath at Tane’s exclusive health club. “I think my dick might just fall off in the cold!”
“Come on, don’t be such a baby,” Tane bellowed, already up to his chin in icy water. “If you want to have career longevity like me, you need to learn all my hacks. And ice plunges are right at the top of that list.”
Jacob blew Tane a raspberry and did in fact lower himself fully into the water.
This is not what I was hoping for at all.
I wanted more of Tane’s dick.
But what I’m getting is likely to make both our cocks retreat inside out bodies…
“How long do we have to stay in here?” Jacob said, desperately wanting to jump right out of the plunge bath.
“Until I say so,” Tane replied, rolling his eyes. “Now, if you want to make things easier, look at me and copy my breathing patterns. Here, watch and learn.”
To say that Jacob was skeptical would have been the understatement of the season. But as he watched Tane’s controlled, measured breathing, Jacob couldn’t help but emulate him.
Slowly but surely, Jacob felt himself calm down and accept the coldness rather than try to fight it.
“That’s it, I think you’re getting it,” Tane said, his body totally submerged and a smile on his chiseled face.
“It doesn’t feel… bad,” Jacob replied, still adjusting to the cold but already feeling a sense of wellbeing. “I want to stay in for as long as you.”
“Good, that’s the spirit,” Tane said. “But fortunately for us both, that’s us done. Come on, it’s time to reward ourselves with a nice big breakfast.”
With that Jacob watched as Tane hauled his hulking body out of the plunger and then offered his hand to help Jacob out.
“Thank you,” Jacob said. “Not just for the helping hand, but for everything. I don’t think I realized how big a move it would be for me to go straight into a team like Toronto. Maybe I acted out. I definitely could have conducted myself better. But with you guiding me, I think I know what I need to do now.”
“It’s a pleasure and a privilege,” Tane said, his warm smile almost as warm as the thick toweling robe that he handed to Jacob. “And I can say the same for you. This might be my last season, but being around you has got me thinking…”
“Thinking what?” Jacob said, raising his eyebrows.
“We’ll talk about it another time,” Tane said, brushing the comment off. “There’s a huge plate of fruit, oats, and hot peppermint tea waiting for us. Oh, and there might even be some sweet treats too. Come on, follow me.”
Tane held out his hand and the pair of them walked from the cold temperature suite and toward the locker room.
The first part of the season had been a bumpy ride for Jacob, both on and off the ice.
But with Tane looking more and more like he could be Jacob’s love, Jacob was feeling like the run to the playoffs might just be the most special season of his life so far…
Chapter 12
Tane
With thoughts of the night before running through his head, Tane for once wasn’t especially looking forward to practice. Tane’s body felt pretty good and rested, but to say his mind was elsewhere would have been an understatement…
