The Hat Trick

chapter thirteen

I was talking to Julie in the locker room while we changed out of our gear after practice.

as I slipped a t shirt over my head, I looked over to see Luis smiling as he walked over to me.

he had changed back into a sweatshirt and joggers, and I had to admit, he looked pretty darn good.

"hey, are you almost ready to head back?" he asked me. "um, yeah. why?" I asked. "I'm walking back to the dorms with you." he said with a slight smirk. "okay." I said, smiling.

"I guess I've got to go with Luis. I'll see you later!" I said to Julie as Luis grabbed me from behind and lifted me up.

Julie giggled as he started walking to the exit with his arms still tightly wrapped around me, holding me in the air.

"put me down!" I squealed. "no!" he laughed as he pushed open the door and walked outside. I started to kick my legs. 

"put me down Luis!!" I giggled. "fine!" he laughed as he started to lower me to the ground.

just as my feet were about to touch the concrete, he swept me back up and held me like a bride.

"Luis! put me down now!" I squealed.  "I'll put you down after you kiss me." he smirked.

"I'd rather not." I laughed. "I'll tickle you if you don't do it." he giggled. "oh hell no!" I laughed.

I quickly gave him a peck on the lips.

he set me down gently and smiled down at me.

the cold wind started blowing harder and strand of hair blew onto my face. Luis gently brushed it back behind my ear.

from there, he slid his hand to my face and leaned in.

we kissed again for a moment, until he pulled away and grabbed my hand and interlocked our fingers.

as we continued walking towards the dorms, still hand in hand, I couldn't help but get the feeling someone was watching us. Luis talked as I looked around, but couldn't find anyone.

"... Hallie?" asked Luis and he peered over at me. "oh hey. yeah, sorry. I'm listening." I said as I popped out of my thoughts. "what's wrong?" he asked, concerned. "well, my sixth sense is telling me that someone is watching us; or maybe I'm just crazy." I said.

he started to look around. it was kinda cute that he looked concerned and a little scared.

"I don't see anyone. maybe you're just going crazy." he giggled. we both laughed and I slapped him on his shoulder playfully. "I'm joking." he chuckled.

we walked slowly, trying to make the moment last longer, so we hadn't made it too far; only halfway to the dormitories.

I started to shiver when to cold wind picked up even more, so I let go of Luis' hand and crossed my arms to warm myself.

"Hallie, you look freezing! do you want to wear my sweatshirt?" he asked. a soft grin grew on my face. "of course." I giggled.

he stopped walking and lifted his red, white, and blue team USA sweatshirt over his head.

to my surprise, he wasn't wearing a shirt underneath it. I may have gasped a little when I saw his abs. 

I hadn't seen Luis shirtless since two summers ago, and he must've definitely been working out or something.

he gently put the sweatshirt over my head and helped me put it on. though I didn't need his assistance, I still let him help me.

once the sweatshirt was over me, I pulled my long, dirty blonde hair out from underneath it.

"Luis! you didn't have to do that. I had no idea you weren't wearing a shirt underneath! you must be freezing!" I said, blushing.

"I'm not cold. you can wear it!" he laughed "how many of my sweatshirts have you taken from me anyway?" "I don't know, probably four or five." I giggled.

he looked so damn good, I wanted to cry tears of excitement.

but I also couldn't help but think of Adam too. I was falling for two boys at once and was a wreck. but I needed to focus on hockey. that was the reason I was there.

Luis and I walked and talked for a few more minutes before making it to the hallway just outside of our dorm rooms, which just happened to be across the hall from each other.

we stood there in the middle of the hall. neither of us wanted to go to our dorms.

he held up his hands against mine and we compared the sizes of them. his hands were much bigger than mine. I smiled up at him.

I was completely startled when I heard a loud voice. "ewww Luis! put on a shirt you hooligan!" Dwayne shouted as he walked down the hall towards the kitchen. we both laughed.

"I'll see you in the morning." smiled Luis. he slowly let got of my hands and went to into his room.

I walked into mine and fell into my mattress. surprisingly, Connie and Julie were asleep.

as I laid there, my thoughts were filled with Adam and Luis, so I'm sure I fell asleep with a grin on my face.