One drunken night with a cocky Swedish hockey player. One pregnancy scare. And one new job assignment: covering his team for the entire season. This is going to be a disaster.
💬 Summary:
Rory swore off athletes after her divorce. Then she had one incredible, drunken night with Henrik Andersen—NHL center, Swedish, cocky as hell. They agreed it was a mistake and went their separate ways. Until Rory’s first day at her new job covering the Chicago Frost, and there’s Henrik on the ice. Forced to work together professionally while pretending their hookup never happened. Then the pregnancy scare hits. While waiting for test results, Henrik shows a surprisingly soft side—supportive, protective, everything she didn’t expect. The test comes back negative, but the connection formed during those terrifying days won’t disappear. Now she’s covering his team, he’s volunteering for every interview, and the backwards emotional journey from sex to feelings is the messiest thing either of them has ever experienced.
🎯 Tropes:
One Night Stand · Sports Romance · Forced Proximity · Hockey Player · Pregnancy Scare · He Falls First · Sex First, Feelings Later · Enemies to Lovers · Workplace Tension · Journalist/Athlete · Slow Burn (Post-Hookup) · Grumpy/Sunshine · Protective Hero · Second Chances
Chapter Guide
- 1. The Mistake
- 2. The Assignment
- 3. The Test
- 4. The Results
- 5. Almost Brave Enough
- 6. Completely Fucked
- 7. The Jealousy Problem
- 8. The First Date
- 9. The Secret
- 10. The Full Story
- 11. Already Gone
- 12. Road Games
- 13. Too Deep to Run
- 14. Old Ghosts
- 15. The Trade Story
- 16. I Love You
- 17. Half-Public
- 18. The Article
- 19. What I Actually Want
- 20. Not Carlos
- 21. The Contract
- 22. No Safety Nets
- 23. The Grand Gesture Disaster
- 24. What Henrik Learned
- 25. Five Minutes
- 26. She Ran
- 27. All In
- 28. Going Viral
- 29. What Stable Looks Like
- 30. She Stole His Scoop
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