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.

frowned. “Tell the

say. “I… Was sort of let go from here,”

Enzo asked,

I said. She and her friends came in here a few weeks ago and broke some glasses.

a few

‘ take some time off’. But that’s just code for

and, much to my surprise, walked toward the diner

so I jogged after

either had the late-night munchies or who were last-minute cramming for exams. We grabbed a booth in the corner, and my

a smile as she took out her notepad to take our

Phil,” I responded sheepishly. Millie seemed to get the message and scrunched

get for you?”

Enzo replied. “And

me,” I said. Millie smiled and walked away to

drinker too, huh?” Enzo

the late nights studying in the library

softened a bit, and there was a slight twinkle of red in his brown eyes. “I think it’s impressive how hard you work,” he said quietly, averting

always expected a guy like Enzo to

major, anyway?”

his eyes. “As requested by

Enzo was connected to it in any way.

be doing if your dad let you choose anything?”

he had never

honestly,” Enzo replied. “I’ve never thought

I said, feeling intrigued now. “There has to be something you like. And don’t just say hockey. There has to be more

and his face turned red. “U-Um…” he muttered, running a hand through ms curly hair as Millie brought us our coffee, “I

Enzo Rivers, a musician?

play any instruments?” I

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