Crashing the Net

This was a sweet slow burn until the MC's got together as a couple and that was a good thing as you can really feel how they get know each other apart from the immediate but unexpressed attraction they feel for each other.

Alexei & Mike are hockey players who share other interests in life and that's a good thing.
Mike knows he's gay however coming from a conservative family he hasn't been able to be in any kind of relationship but when he meets Alexei, the goalie of his new team, he's a goner. Except he doesn't know that Alexei is gay and thinks he is hopelessly pining for someone who quickly becomes his best friend. Meanwhile Alexei keeps a low simmer of lust going for his friend until they come together and they discover that they complement each other in so many other ways: Mike's submissiveness and Alexei's deep need for control. Match made in heaven.

The sex is HOT HOT HOT but the love and care that shines through is what really makes this a winner.