Authors: Toni Aleo
“Maybe, but that’s okay, it wasn’t our night,” he said. He wrapped an arm around Fallon’s neck, and brought his lips to her head. “I think you look hot.”
Lucas smiled. “Can’t win them all babe, we’ll get ‘em tomorrow. Now come on, let’s go back to your house and watch some movies or something.”
Fallon nodded as Aiden started to bounce in his arms, “Even though you lost, can we get ice cream!?”
Lucas nodded before leaning over and kissing Aiden’s cheek. “We sure can.”
As they made their way to Fallon’s car, Lucas felt that even if the Assassins lost every single game, he would still come out of the arena feeling like a winner.
That is, as long as Fallon and Aiden were waiting for him.
Luckily, the Assassins won the next night, but it still meant that Lucas had to say goodbye to Fallon and Aiden the next day since the guys had to fly out to Minnesota for game five. Since the team was flying out early in the morning, Lucas didn’t asked Fallon and Aiden to come to the airfield. Instead, he kissed them goodbye at her house before leaving for the airfield. After parking, he locked up his truck and made his way to the plane with his gym bag on his arm. When he was stopped by someone grabbing his arm, he turned to see the last person he wanted to see that morning.
Levi.
Lucas jerked his arm out of his hand and crossed his arms. “What?”
“Listen, it’s weird between us and I don’t like it. What goes on in my love life is none of your business. I don’t stick my nose in yours, don’t sick yours in mine,” Levi said.
Lucas scoffed. “You’ve been on me about Fallon since the beginning, but that’s not the point. You went personal when you started whatever with Audrey. She’s Fallon’s sister and you know when Fallon finds out she is going to go ape shit.”
“I don’t care. Audrey’s fun to be with when she isn’t clingy and whiny. I like being naked with her, what’s the problem?”
“You hurt her and you call her names. That is where my problem comes in.”
Levi rolled his eyes. “It’s not my fault she doesn’t like it rough, she can stop it anytime. I call her names because she can be whiny. If she didn’t like it, again, she could leave. She obviously likes what I give her.”
Lucas shook his head. “She is in love with you, that’s why she stays.”
“That’s her fault. She’ll learn, but I’m not worried about her. I’m worried about us. You are my best friend.”
Lucas looked away before shaking his head. “I don’t know about that anymore Levi. I’m not the person I was when we became friends. I don’t know if I can deal with what you do anymore. I don’t like the way you talk to my girlfriend, I don’t like the way you treat her sister, and really, you get on my nerves with the women you bring in and out of my house. You are good to me when it comes to the business side, but I just don’t know about the friendship side anymore.”
Levi looked at Lucas as if he had just cut him in half, and it honestly hurt Lucas. He had been close to Levi his whole adult life, but he couldn’t take it anymore. People grow out of people and Lucas wasn’t the person he used to be. He was better. Levi had followed Lucas to help with his sobriety and Lucas would always love him for that, but it all came down to the fact that Fallon meant more. Lucas would never give her up, or give up his family, and that was one of the main problems between him and Levi. Levi hated that Lucas had done everything to make things right between himself and Fallon. That he would much rather spend time with his son and Fallon than spend time with Levi, but again, Lucas had changed.
Lucas nodded before turning around and heading for the plane. Once inside, he found Odder and sat down beside him. He then noticed that Anderson was right beside him and Fallon’s request came to mind, but Lucas wasn’t in the mood to deal with Anderson. He was hurting from his encounter with Levi. He leaned back in the seat and closed his eyes, wishing like hell that Levi had grown up too. How long would Levi be the way he was, and was there a way for Lucas to help him? He knew in his heart there wasn’t, but it didn’t stop him from wishing there was.
“So? Make her like you,” Lucas smiled, shaking his head. “You got to have confidence, bud. You have to think that every girl in the world loves you and wants only you. That’s how I used to do, and I got myself a lot of females.”
“Yo, Odder,” Anderson said as he leaned across the aisle, “listen to Brooks, dude’s got mad game.”
Lucas laughed. “Who told you that?”
“My brother played with you back in the AHL, and when I told him about you being on the Assassins, he had nothing but stories for me,” Anderson said with a grin. “Epic stories.”
Lucas eyed Anderson, trying to put a face to his brother. Lucas had no problem remembering people but the AHL wasn’t his most sober period. “Who’s your brother?”
“Miles Anderson.”
Lucas laughed. “Man, I haven’t seen Miles in years. Tell him I said hi, and to stop telling my stories.”
Anderson laughed as he smacked Lucas’ arm and leaned back in his seat. Lucas looked over to see Odder looking over at him. “So you teach me?”
Lucas nodded his head. “I’ll help you out.”
Lucas had to, the kid was obviously desperate, and if Lucas could help he would. He could tell him some good lines and help him with his confidence, but that would be it. The kid was on his own after that.
Lucas leaned back in his seat and smiled. He was completely settled in with the Assassins and couldn’t have felt more at home. Between his home life and his work life things were great, but he still had that nagging feeling about Audrey. Lucas sat back up and reached over, smacking Anderson in the chest.
At the beginning of the period, Lucas was sure the Assassins were going to lose because the Wild were up by three, but by the grace of God, the guys came back and beat them 5-3. It had a lot to do with Adler, Titov and Odder — without those guys the Assassins wouldn’t have won. They were on point and brought the win home. After a long plane ride home and a grueling morning practice, Lucas sat on his couch watching the rain fall.
Lucas loved days like these It made him want to cuddle up with someone he loved and watch the rain fall but unfortunately, Fallon and Aiden were out with her parents. So Lucas sat alone in his big house, thinking about how much he wanted to be with them. He had missed them so much while he was gone and he was ready to spend the next few days with them before the Assassins faced off against whoever won between the Wings and Hawks. Lucas was hoping for the Hawks but either team was going to be hard, and the guys needed to be ready. It wasn’t going to be easy to get to that moment when he would hold the Cup above his head, but he wasn’t going to quit until he got there.
Lucas closed his eyes, lying back against the couch listening to the rain fall and doors open and close upstairs. Levi hadn’t talked to him in days, but Lucas didn’t let it bother him. Things were never going to be the same between them and Lucas had already accepted that.
When the doorbell rang, Lucas glanced over, wondering who it was. He slowly got up, scratching his stomach as he made his way to the door. He hurt everywhere and wished he would have stayed at the arena for a little longer to be rubbed down, but he wanted to come home in case Fallon and Aiden got done early.
When he opened the door to Fallon, a grin broke out across his face. She smiled up at him and Lucas noticed that she was drenched from head to toe. “Hey, get inside,” he said, pulling her in the door.
“Jeez! It’s raining cats and dogs out there. Were you sleeping? I’m sorry, I should have called first.”
“No, don’t be sorry, I’m glad you are here. Let me take your coat.”
Fallon smiled up at him as she undid the belt of her raincoat. She opened it up slowly, her bottom lip between her teeth as she looked up at him with a seductive look in her eyes. When Lucas looked down and saw that she was only wearing a skimpy black lace bra and matching panties, he swallowed loudly.
“Surprise?” she asked, shrugging her shoulders.
“Holy crap,” he muttered as his eyes ran up and down her beautiful body. When his eyes met hers, he smiled. Lucas then pushed her into the door, trapping her head between his hands as their mouths met. Her body was freezing but Lucas had no doubt that she would be hot in a matter of minutes. He pressed his growing erection into her as his lips dusted her jaw. She let out a soft moan as his lips moved up to hers. “What a surprise,” he whispered against them. She nodded, looking up at him with her eyes full of lust.
“Good surprise?”
Lucas scoffed, “Best damn surprise in the world! Come here.” He moved his mouth against hers, their tongues dancing together as their hands explored each other’s bodies. Lucas ran his hands up Fallon’s bare stomach before cupping her perfect breasts in his hand. The lace of her bra tickled his hands as he played and massaged her heavy breasts. She let out a sharp breath before biting down on his shoulder. Lucas let out his own sharp breath before moving his hands to beneath her thighs and picking her up, slamming her harder into the door as he tried to get closer. He needed her, he craved her and he was going to make love with her against the door. He just prayed Levi didn’t come downstairs.
Fallon’s breathing was out of control as she bit and kissed up his throat to his ear. As she swirled her tongue along his earlobe, he moved his hand in between her thighs and his fingers danced along the black lace of her panties.
“God, you drive me insane,” she gasped arching her back, causing her breasts to be right in his face. Since they were there, he ran his tongue in between them and bit along her collar bone while his fingers still played the wetness between her thighs. She let out a little cry of satisfaction as she began to rock her body against his large hand. His mind was swirling with lust and he needed to be inside her. He couldn’t take much more. Lucas was about to rip off her panties to move inside when her phone started to ring.
Fallon stopped abruptly, and started to pat the side of her rain coat for her phone. She sent him an apologetic look before looking at the screen, “It’s my mom. She has Aiden. ‘Hey Mom.’”
Lucas probably should have put her down, but he didn’t. He held her against the wall, resting his hand beside her head to keep from touching her. “Okay, yeah I’ll be there in a few. Okay, that’s fine. Alright, bye.”
Fallon bit her lip as she looked up at him with a disappointed look on her face, “I’ve got to go. Aiden’s arm is hurting, and Mom doesn’t have his meds.”
Lucas let out a loud groan before slowly lowering her to the ground. He ran his hand across his face, taking in deep breaths to calm himself. “I’m sorry,” she said sadly. Lucas shook his head, an intimate smile on his face.
“Don’t be. I’m just really turned on.”
Fallon giggled as she nodded. “Who you telling?”
Lucas laughed as she started to close up her jacket. Watching her do it actually caused him pain, so he had to look away. When she was done, she smiled up at him and he returned it, moving his hands into her hair before pulling her to him for a long intoxicating kiss. Her hands came to rest against his hard, hot chest, as she continued to kiss the hell out of him. When they parted, his hands came to her cheeks, cupping them softly as he gazed into her eyes.
She blinked up at him, smiling as she moved her hand down his strong jaw. She shook her head and went up on her tippy toes, kissing his lips softly before breaking apart from him arms. “Can me and Aiden come back here?”
Lucas rolled his eyes. “You can’t say it?”
Fallon laughed. “I told you I’d say it when you don’t expect it! Leave me be!” she said reaching for the door handle.
“You better come back,” he said as she put her hood up on her head. She glanced back at him with the most radiant smile on her face. When he returned it, he watched as her smile fell and her eyes went wide. She wasn’t looking at him, but over his shoulder, and when he turned, he saw why.