Scoring a Sweet Thing

Help! I need a date to protect me from grandmas touching my butt!

Remington
I’m an easygoing guy: I go with the flow, take everything in my stride, name marshmallows one at a time. It’s rare anything bothers me, but when I’m reminded of the upcoming charity event the NHL team I play for hosts, panic sets in.
The dreaded bachelor auction.
I love contributing to the community, but I always end up with the overly-handsy senior citizens of Seattle.
So when our PR manager offers me a loophole, I grab it with both hands. The only stipulation? I have to find a plus one in less than a week.
Simple, right?
Then I match with Bailey on the Heart2Heart app and realize I’ve landed myself more than a date. That I might have finally scored someone who actually sees me.
Weird goalie traits and all.

Scoring a Sweet Thing is a 16k word short story featuring a hockey goalie with a love for marshmallows and an introverted tattoo artist. It originally appeared in the Heart2Heart Anthology Vol. 8, and no additional material has been added.