“TanefuckingRivers!” Jacob said, jumping up on Tane’s back. “You did it!”
“No, boy,” Tane roared. “We did it. You, me, all of us. I love you, Jacob. I love you more than every damn MVP award I’ve ever won. Now let’s have a fucking party to end all parties!”
The players bellowed their approval and together as one they skated off the ice as champions and with yet another remarkable season under their belts.
Tane knew that even with his two season extension, he might never experience anything like this moment again.
But that was okay.
It really was fine.
Tane understood that hockey was a brutal sport, and he might even find his place less secure over the next two years, but that wasn’t going to stop him enjoying this moment along with his teammates, the fans, and his dearest love Jacob.
Tane was finally happy to live in the present and make memories that would last him a lifetime.
Chapter 31
Jacob
A couple of days after the triumph against the Lynxes and Jacob was getting used to being not just the league’s hottest rookie, but a certified champion too.
In fact, Jacob was so proud of being a winner that he hadn’t taken his winner’s medal off once – not even when he was in the bath!
But Tane was about to put an end to that, and with good reason too…
“Boy, this neck needs a good wash,” Tane chuckled, standing behind a naked Jacob as the pair of them brushed their teeth in Tane’s bathroom. “Shower. Now. And you can leave the medal here. Don’t worry, it’s not going anywhere.”
“No!” Jacob replied, stomping his foot on the heated bathroom tiles and making his electric toothbrush spray toothpaste across the mirror. “I’m keeping it onforever!”
Jacob could see from the look on Tane’s face that this wasn’t the response his man was hoping for. And more than that, the look in Tane’s eyes told Jacob that he could expect a stinging hand crashing down on his exposed buttocks in five seconds or less…
“Told you I wasn’t kidding,” Tane growled as he landed a quick double salvo of spanks onto Jacob’s delectably round butt cheeks.
Jacob hopped from foot to foot as Tane brought his flat hand down on one ass cheek at a time. While the spanks certainly did sting, Jacob could also feel his cock tingling with excitement too.
“You may be rookie of the year, but I’ll always be the big dog as far as you’re concerned,” Tane growled. “Now unless you want your butt to end up being hotter than the sun, I’d take that medal off and get your sweet ass in underneath the shower.”
Jacob giggled and did indeed remove the medal.
As he carefully placed the medal on the shelf next to the shower, Jacob looked at Tane and could tell that there was something on his mind. But this time, Jacob instinctively knew that it wasn’t to do with hockey…
“Tane, what’s on your mind?” Jacob said, wiggling his butt as he got underneath the shower head and turned the water on. “Remember, it always feels good to talk.”
“You’re very perceptive,” Tane said, a smile coming over his face. “As it happens, yeah, I do have something I want to bring up.”
Jacob felt a blast of adrenalin come over him.
A part of Jacob strongly suspected that he knew what Tane was about to say, but he didn’t dare admit it to himself just in case it wasn’t true.
He might not ask.
He might think it’s too soon.
But… I hope this is what I want it to be…
As the hot water sprayed down over Jacob’s head and body, he could see Tane take a deep breath. This was going to be big. Jacob knew that almost beyond doubt. But justhowbig, Jacob couldn’t guarantee.
“Jacob, I love you more than anything in the world,” Tane said, his voice gruff but with an underlying tenderness to it. “It would make me the happiest man in the city if you would consider moving in with me.Permanently.”
