My Hockey Alpha

Nina

“Fancy seeing you here,” Justin said with an oddly warm smile. “Can I sit with you?”

I bit my lip and glanced around quickly, half expecting Lisa or someone else to be snickering nearby as if this was all a prank — but there was no one else. It seemed as though he came alone. Why was he acting so different all of a sudden and dressed like Enzo? It all felt a bit weird and I didn’t really want to stick around to see what would come of it.

“I was actually just leaving,” I said, shutting my laptop and standing as I slipped my things into my bag. Justin looked immediately saddened, but what could I do? He was my ex and I had made it clear, multiple times, that I wouldn’t be open to any sort of friendship or relationship with him after I found him cheating on me with

Lisa in my own bed!

“Oh,” Justin said with a sad frown, his shoulders drooping. “Well, see you around, then.”

I managed a pitiful smile before turning on my heel and practically running out of the coffee shop.

What was all that about?

Jessica and Lori were waiting for me when I got home. Jessica was sitting on the floor with a little handheld mirror as she did her makeup, and Lori was texting on the couch when I entered.

“You’re going out with us tonight,’

Jessica said matter-of-factly, not looking up from the mirror..

I stozped in the kitchen and cocked my head. “Oh?” I replied, a bit annoyed that it seemed that my roommates had decided for me already. “And where are we going?”

town,” Lori replied. “It’s their grand opening. Free

both Lori and Jessica had already made up their minds. I

counter and heading to

at me with a smirk. I paused at my door, not wanting

a date,” I replied. “We were just

grinned and returned

I were standing in

but a skimpy, sparkly pink dress with heels while Lori and I were both comfortable in the cold with our jackets on

“I hate having to deal with coat

and I looked at each other and rolled our

been doing with all of the girls so far. It seemed that they just wanted as many college girls as possible inside, which was a

she immediately ordered three shots of some alcohol that I couldn’t hear her pronounce over the loud club music.

Jessica shouted over the music, clinking her shot glass with us and downing it like a ditsy sorority girl. Lori and I gave each other another look at our friend’s goofy behavior and

floor. The sweaty mob of horny college students swayed and bounced as one big unit to the music, the flashing lights making them look like they were moving almost robotically. Jessica, of course, wanted to be right in the center of the group and wriggled her way in with Lori and I on her heels. I took a big swig of my drink and scanned the crowd, happy to see that neither Enzo nor Justin were around; or at least, I couldn’t

sight, out of

we took at the bar started to hit, and soon I was dancing along with my friends. It felt good just to let loose without having to deal

and decided to head back to the bar for another they were free, after all. I squeezed my way through the dance floor and walked over to the bar, leaning on it and letting my sore feet rest for

the music. He nodded in response while I looked over my shoulder, smirking as I saw Jessica’s blonde ponytail bouncing above the crowd. She was pretty tall for a girl, and her heels and

the bar next to me and smiling at me. He looked a bit older and had a businessman look about him.

smelled like cologne and in my tipsy state, it was