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

looked down at my feet, embarrassed to say. “I… Was sort of let go from here,”

asked, his

few weeks ago and broke some glasses. They

fired you over a few broken glasses?” Enzo asked,

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

scoffed and, much to my surprise, walked toward the diner anyway. “You coming?” he called

was hungry, so I jogged after

diner was almost entirely empty, save for a couple of other tables at which sat sleepy students who either had the late-night munchies or who were last-minute cramming for exams. We grabbed a booth in the corner, and my old

a smile as she took out her notepad to take

Phil,” I responded sheepishly. Millie seemed to get

get for you?” she

replied. “And a grilled cheese. Extra cheese.

away to put in our orders and get our

a nighttime coffee drinker too, huh?” Enzo asked with a

nodded. “All of the late nights studying in the library have conditioned me to

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 his gaze to the table. “I’ve never been all

I always expected a guy like Enzo to tease me for being

your major, anyway?” I

management,” he replied, rolling his

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

doing if your dad let you choose anything?” I

widened a bit, like he had never been asked

know, honestly,” Enzo replied. “I’ve

now. “There has to be something you like. And don’t just say hockey. There has

face turned red. “U-Um…” he

Enzo Rivers, a musician?

play any

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