My Hockey Alpha

Chapter 44: Not-So-Bad Boy

Nina

I didn’t want to admit it, but I was relieved that Enzo was here. I accepted his offer to drive me home and followed him out to the police station parking lot.

As we walked out to the parking lot, my stomach audibly growled. I had forgotten how hungry I was due to the fight, but now that my adrenaline was calming down I realized that I was starving. Enzo,must have heard it, too, because he looked down at me with a frown.

“Sorry,” I said, blushing. “I didn’t eat lunch today.”

Enzo stopped in his tracks and frowned even deeper. “Why not?”

I shrugged. “I was busy,” I replied…

Wordlessly, Enzo handed me his spare helmet and climbed onto the motorcycle. He gestured for me to get on behind him, and once I was situated, he started the bike and pulled out of the parking lot.

Except… He drove in the opposite direction of the campus.

“Where are we going?” I asked, nervously holding onto his waist as we went around a corner. The smell of his leather jacket mixed with the smell of the cold night air and filled my lungs.

“You’re hungry,” he said over his shoulder. “I’m hungry, too.”

“But I don’t have any money-”

“I don’t care,” Enzo replied.

Before I could answer, we picked up speed on an empty back road and 1 knew he wouldn’t be able to hear me anyway; not that I would have protested. As the dark forest of tall pine trees on either side of us sped by and I leaned against Enzo, feeling the warmth of his body, I felt like all of my other worries washed away.

No, I told myself as I started to get too relaxed. We’re just friends. That’s it.

In a few minutes, we pulled into the diner parking lot as it was the only restaurant in this small town that was open this late. I bit my lip nervously as I climbed off the bike.

“What’s wrong?” Enzo asked, taking off his helmet and shaking his curly hair loose like a model.

“Oh, it’s nothing,” I replied.

“Tell the

looked down at my feet, embarrassed to say. “I… Was sort

Why?” Enzo asked, his frown

friends came in here a few weeks ago and broke some glasses. They made it look like it was

few broken glasses?”

shrugged. “Technically he said to ‘ take some time off’. But that’s just

toward the diner

so I jogged

late-night munchies or who were last-minute cramming for exams. We grabbed a booth in the

you here,” she said with a smile as she took out her notepad to

sheepishly. Millie seemed to get

get for you?” she

replied. “And a grilled

away to put in our orders and get

drinker too, huh?” Enzo asked with a

nights studying in the

hard you work,” he said quietly, averting his gaze to the table. “I’ve never been all that studious.

words made me blush. I always expected a guy like Enzo to tease me

major, anyway?” I

he replied, rolling his eyes. “As

dad was a CEO of some foreign company, but I didn’t know that Enzo was connected to it in any way. I supposed it made sense, but I could tell that Enzo wasn’t interested in that

be doing if your dad let you choose

eyes widened a bit, like he had never been asked this question

Enzo replied. “I’ve

And don’t just say hockey. There has to be more to Enzo Rivers

Enzo seemed taken aback. He stammered to come up with a reply and his face turned red. “U-Um…” he muttered, running a hand through ms curly hair as Millie brought us our coffee, “I don’t know… I wanted to be at musician when I

Enzo Rivers, a musician?

play any instruments?” I

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