Chapter 0473

Nina

The night air had grown chilly by the time Enzo and I arrived at home. I put our pickup truck in park in the driveway and glanced over at Enzo, whose cheeks were red from one last drink at the bar with his teammates.

"Your cheeks are rosy," I teased, nudging him with my elbow.

Enzo grinned and brushed me off as he hopped out of the truck. "I couldn't leave the bar without one last toast with my team," he said. His voice was cheerful, but there was a hint of melancholy behind it that I could tell he was trying to hide.

Maybe it wasn't so obvious to everyone else, but it was obvious to me. Enzo was more sad about the end of his time with his hockey team than he was letting on. But I decided not to push, figuring that if he needed to talk about it, he would in his own time.

We headed into the house and flicked on the lights. It was so much cozier inside now that we had renovated the place, and I knew that Richard and Enzo's mother would have liked it.

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this place, and I never thought I'd ever admit that," Enzo said, sinking down onto the

I had first gotten to know Enzo, he despised this house. Now, thanks to our renovations and new memories, it had become

everyone how much you're pining away for home while you're gone," I teased as I lowered myself onto Enzo's lap, feeling his muscular, warm arms wrap

scoffed. "You wouldn't

to his neck. "Oh, but I would. I'll even tell them that you can't stop calling me and complaining about

felt my body become electrified as he pressed his lips to mine, his tongue pushing its way into my

to work their way up and into my shirt. His hands were cold, but it

know," I murmured into his ear, "you say you'll miss the house. But I think you'll miss this more than

shot me a half-puzzled, half-amused

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