Chapter 31 - Jacob
Jacob
A couple of days after the triumph against the Lynxes and Jacob was getting used to being not just the league’s hottest rookie, but a certified champion too.
In fact, Jacob was so proud of being a winner that he hadn’t taken his winner’s medal off once – not even when he was in the bath!
But Tane was about to put an end to that, and with good reason too…
“Boy, this neck needs a good wash,” Tane chuckled, standing behind a naked Jacob as the pair of them brushed their teeth in Tane’s bathroom. “Shower. Now. And you can leave the medal here. Don’t worry, it’s not going anywhere.”
“No!” Jacob replied, stomping his foot on the heated bathroom tiles and making his electric toothbrush spray toothpaste across the mirror. “I’m keeping it on forever!”
Jacob could see from the look on Tane’s face that this wasn’t the response his man was hoping for. And more than that, the look in Tane’s eyes told Jacob that he could expect a stinging hand crashing down on his exposed buttocks in five seconds or less…
“Told you I wasn’t kidding,” Tane growled as he landed a quick double salvo of spanks onto Jacob’s delectably round butt cheeks.
Jacob hopped from foot to foot as Tane brought his flat hand down on one ass cheek at a time. While the spanks certainly did sting, Jacob could also feel his cock tingling with excitement too.
“You may be rookie of the year, but I’ll always be the big dog as far as you’re concerned,” Tane growled. “Now unless you want your butt to end up being hotter than the sun, I’d take that medal off and get your sweet ass in underneath the shower.”
Jacob giggled and did indeed remove the medal.
As he carefully placed the medal on the shelf next to the shower, Jacob looked at Tane and could tell that there was something on his mind. But this time, Jacob instinctively knew that it wasn’t to do with hockey…
“Tane, what’s on your mind?” Jacob said, wiggling his butt as he got underneath the shower head and turned the water on. “Remember, it always feels good to talk.”
“You’re very perceptive,” Tane said, a smile coming over his face. “As it happens, yeah, I do have something I want to bring up.”
Jacob felt a blast of adrenalin come over him.
A part of Jacob strongly suspected that he knew what Tane was about to say, but he didn’t dare admit it to himself just in case it wasn’t true.
He might not ask.
He might think it’s too soon.
But… I hope this is what I want it to be…
As the hot water sprayed down over Jacob’s head and body, he could see Tane take a deep breath. This was going to be big. Jacob knew that almost beyond doubt. But just how big, Jacob couldn’t guarantee.
“Jacob, I love you more than anything in the world,” Tane said, his voice gruff but with an underlying tenderness to it. “It would make me the happiest man in the city if you would consider moving in with me. Permanently.”
In that moment, Jacob’s dreams came true.
Deep down, Jacob had hoped that Tane would ask him to move in sooner rather than later.
But to actually hear Tane say the words was something else.
Tane was everything that Jacob could ever dream of in a man, and on top of winning the championship, this felt like the culmination of a very special year for Jacob.
“Well do I need to get into the shower and beg?” Tane laughed, arching his eyebrow. “Because I will!”
“You silly goose!” Jacob chuckled. “Of course I want to move in with you and be your boy forever. But… you still could come into the shower anyway?”
Jacob looked down at his rapidly growing dick.
And before Jacob knew it, Tane was out of his clothes and pressed up against him as the powerful jet of water blasted down on them.
Some fun in the shower was a great way to mark their first official day of living together, but the frolics wouldn’t end there that day either.
There was the small matter of an Enforcers party to mark Tane officially signing the paperwork for his new contract – and Jacob couldn’t wait to tell Ricki the other great news about him and Tane too…
* * *
As Jacob and Tane entered The Rocks together, it was full of familiar and friendly faces. Connor and Alex toasted Tane upon arrival and immediately handed him a new Japanese whiskey that had been imported especially for the big day.
“Two more years,” Alex smiled, touching whiskey glasses with a delighted looking Tane.
“Two more years of saving your ass in defense,” Connor laughed, smiling warmly as he touched his glass with Tane too.
Tane and Jacob chuckled and continued to make their way toward the rear of the bar. They were stopped on their way by Silas and Harry who had closed Roast Days early so that they could join in the celebrations.
“Great to see you guys,” Tane said, warmly shaking Silas’s hand.
“This is so exciting,” Tane said to Harry, the two eagerly hugging. “Let’s have a hangout soon, please?”
“One hundred percent yes please!” Harry replied. “We can concoct a new milkshake together to celebrate the Enforcers winning the cup?”
Jacob smiled with glee at Harry’s idea.
But this wasn’t the time to stand around making plans. There was a contract to sign, and a certain member of the Cardini clan to greet…
“Welcome to the men of the hour,” Antonio Cardini said, standing up from his table and holding a fresh contract aloft for Tane to sign. “Make a good enough start next season and we might even think about activating a one year extension to the two years.”
Tane chuckled with laughter.
“Right now, I’m thinking that two years is going to be more than enough,” Tane said, a sense of contentment in his voice. “But I’ll let you know if that changes, Antonio.”
“I’ve no doubt you will,” Antonio replied, exchanging a brief look with Ricki. “And I want to be the first to hear about it.”
Jacob stepped over toward Ricki as Tane and Antonio discussed some newly added details on the contract.
“Come on, you have to tell me what you and Antonio have going on,” Jacob said, his eyes lighting up. “I saw the look that Antonio gave you. I know that look!”
“I can’t say anything here,” Ricki replied, a wicked smile on his face. “But me and Antonio are going on a stakeout after this. I’ll email you with all the details, I promise.”
“Pah!” Jacob protested. “I wanted all the tea now. Still, an email is fine. But don’t hold back on anything. Promise?”
“I promise,” Ricki giggled.
Jacob then turned and watched with immense pride as Tane sat down and signed off on the contract. Never in Jacob’s wildest dreams did he imagine that he would get the opportunity to play with Tane for three seasons.
The whole idea of signing for the Enforcers initially was that Jacob was effectively Tane’s replacement in waiting.
And it was perhaps this unspoken truth that had made Jacob act out to begin with as a way of preemptively showing defiance to what he felt could be a hostile response from the senior players.
But as Jacob had learned, the Enforcers spirit was too strong.
To be considered a true Enforcer, a player needed to show skill, fight, and a desire to win. And Jacob had learned this from the man who he was initially intended to replace.
Hockey could be a crazy game full of ups and downs – and at the Enforcers it seemed like violence, drama, and organized crime were par for the course too.
However with his love Tane having signed a new two year playing deal, things were feeling about as settled and secure as they ever could. Jacob was in the mood to party – and this time he would be letting loose with his protector’s approval.
“Come on, let’s hang with Alex and Connor,” Tane said, handing his signed contract to the Cardini’s lawyer. “Alex messaged me earlier to say that he’s got some news, and I think it might be a curveball for next season.”
“A curveball?” Jacob said.
“Come on, let’s find out,” Tane replied, taking Jacob by the hand and walking over toward Alex and Connor as they propped up the bar, already into their second Japanese whisky.
“So… what’s the deal?” Tane said, arching his eyebrow. “Next season… please tell me you’re not going to take early retirement instead of me?”
“No,” Alex smiled. “But I might be tempted to. I have it on rock solid authority that the Enforcers are bringing in Joshua Ramone in a trade from The Lynxes.”
“Seriously?” Tane replied. “I mean, he’s a great player. But you two on the same team?”
“That’s what I said,” Connor interjected. “They’ve been going at each other every season for about four years now. I don’t see how this works either on the ice or in the locker room.”
“It doesn’t work, that’s what,” Alex barked. “I want nothing to do with Joshua Ramone. The leathers, the motorcycle, the rock and roll attitude. He’s wild. Uncouth even. And don’t get me started on his tattoos…”
Alex rolled his eyes and was quite clearly highly unimpressed with the prospect of his long term rival joining the Enforcers for next season.
Tane could see that this was a problem. But in that moment, Tane wanted to simply enjoy the fact that he was champion again and had an extra two years to live the life he loved.
“We’ll work it out,” Tane said, placing a reassuring hand on Alex’s finely tailored suit jacket. “You know why?”
“Why?” Alex said.
“Because we’re the Enforcers and we run this city,” Tane roared. “On and off the ice.”
With that, the three senior Enforcers toasted. And with the sound of Enforcers chants bubbling up amongst the rest of the squad, Tane took Jacob by the hand and the pair of them walked out onto the small balcony together.
“This has been a hard season,” Tane said. “But it’s also been the best.”
“I love you, Tane,” Jacob replied, going up on tiptoes and planting a kiss on Tane’s lips.
“And I love you too my perfect little Enforcer,” Tane replied, is voice full of love, pride, and contentment. “Now, we should leave the party. Our flight leaves in two hours.”
“Hell yeah! This is going to be the best off season ever!” Jacob replied, his heart bursting with only the best emotions. “And when we come back from vacation, I have a feeling that next season is going to be even better than this one.”
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