Body Checked By My Straight Captain Chapter 01
Nobody on my hockey team knows I like guys.
Especially not our captain. He’s straight. Everybody knows that.
So on the overnight bus home, when he fell asleep against me and whispered my name, I told myself it didn’t mean anything.
Then he opened his eyes.
He’d been awake the whole time.
…
Connor’s thick weight is pressing down on me.
I’m crushed against the cold bus window, but everything behind me is burning hot. Sometime after falling asleep, Connor shifted sideways until his chest pressed against my back, his thigh wedged against mine, warm breath brushing my neck.
Every time the big motorcoach bus rattles over a bump in the highway, the pressure builds.
I press my forehead to the fogged glass and bite my lip to stifle a moan. I can’t let him wake up and realize what he’s doing to me.
Or worse, how badly my body is reacting to him.
Nobody on my college hockey team can know I want guys.
Especially not Connor. He is our captain. Star center. The guy everyone expects to go pro.
And as far as I know, he’s completely straight.
An hour ago, I’d taken the last window seat in the back, tucked beside the lavatory near the rear exit. Alone. Like I always am on the ride back from an away game.
Jace laughed. “First class again, Prince?”
A few guys snickered. They think I’m spoiled. Stuck-up. Too good to drink with them. Some rich kid whose last name got him onto the team.
Never mind that I’m the fastest winger on the roster.
I still haven’t made them believe I belong here.
Then Connor stopped beside my row. There were other seats he could’ve taken. Instead, he dropped into the seat beside me.
I had no idea why he would do that, but it had my stomach in knots.
“Taking one for the team, Cap?” The attention from Jace had me wishing I could sink into the floor.
Connor’s jaw tightened. “Knock it off.”
Everyone immediately shut up. When the captain spoke, everyone listened.
He didn’t say another word, just closed his eyes.
I must have fallen asleep too. I have no idea when he shifted, no idea how we ended up like this.
The bus turns, and Connor’s body slides harder against mine. I push closer to the window.
There’s nowhere left to go. Another bump.
Something hard presses against me, and I freeze.
Then my pulse explodes when I fully realize what’s going on.
Connor Griffith is just as turned on as I am.