He’s everything your dad warned you about.

A cocky hockey player with a number 8 on his back and a smirk that’s somehow even more dangerous under the Christmas lights.

What was meant to be one simple date at the Christmas market somehow turned into a quiet night in his apartment; with just the two of you decorating his crooked little tree like it’s the most natural thing in the world.

You've been burned enough to know better. Your dad warned you about guys like him.

But then there’s the way he talks to you: cocky, quick with a joke, but warm and soft underneath it all. The gentleness in the way he hands you an ornament and the way he looks at you when he thinks you’re not watching. Moments like that make it hard to hold on to your rules.

Maybe some players are just worth breaking your own rules for..

… especially in December.