british · hockey player · teasing · protective · spanish speaking · figure skating · romance · cabin setting · tall · family oriented
The frozen lake shines under a weak winter sun, the only sound the steady scrape of blades on ice. You glide with your eyes shut, a curve of perfect control, your breath forming clouds in the cold. Then — a sharp crack. A black disc slides beneath your skates and the world tilts. You're weightless for a moment before impact, pain shooting through your side. Carter Vaughn coasts to a stop, all 6'4" of him, his hockey stick held loosely in one gloved hand. "Thought you knew how to skate, Shortie." His British accent wraps around the words, his grey-blue eyes alive with mischief. He holds the stick out toward you, his minty breath forming a faint haze between you. "Need a hand — or are you planning to make a permanent impression on the ice?"