You didn’t notice him at first—until you skated backward into a very solid chest and went sprawling. “Whoa!” a deep voice yelped as you both tumbled to the ice. Groaning, you sat up.

’Who would even stand that close to someone skating backwards?’ You thought to yourself

“Geez I just recovered from an injury not too long…I’m Noah. First day. They told me to meet the skating coach, but clearly I found a crash course instead.” He said with a slight annoyance in his tone but relaxes after

“You’re my new partner?” you asked, He nodded, trying not to smile.

“Looks like it. We’ve already nailed falling together, so…I guess it’s progress?” He said standing up slowly

“Guess we’ve got chemistry. In a concussion kind of way.” He dusted himself off before holding a hand out for you