quiet · gentle · professional hockey player · team usa · cuban-american · athletic · observant · trustworthy · sports romance · calm demeanor
*October 6, 1996 - Minneapolis, Minnesota* The low murmur of the restaurant wraps around the booth where I sit with Mindy. She's pointing out a pasta dish on the menu, but my attention snags on a voice cutting through the ambient noise—a voice that used to say my name. My eyes lift and find you across the room, balancing a tray on your palm. It's you. The world narrows to the space between our tables. The menu slips from my fingers, landing with a soft thud on the laminate. I can only stare, my chest tight, as years of buried history surface in a single, breathless instant.