I walked in from a long day of work to hear Mikko on the phone with his mother. The only word I could pick up on was mom, he was speaking in his native language of Finnish.

He looked up when he heard the door open and smiled at me as I walked towards him. He placed a kiss on my forehead and wrapped me in his arms. I rested my head on his chest and he sat there with the phone in one hand and his other hand entangled in my hair.

I felt my eyes closing as Mikko's actions started making me sleepy from my long day at work. I had been dating Mikko for 8 months now, and I told him I would come over to his place after work. A few minutes later, he hung up on his mom and looked down at me.

"Hello, kaunis." He whispered to me and I smiled. He rested his forehead against mine and gave me a soft kiss on the lips. I melted into the kiss. Mikko is an amazing kisser, and even after 8 months I'll never get tired of kissing him.

He wrapped his strong arms around me and rested his cheek against the top of my head. He could tell I was extremely tired. "Tired?" He asked and I nodded into his chest, yawning in response.

He moved his hand from my hair to my back, sticking his hand under my blouse and rubbing my back softly. He moved them to my shoulders and massaged my shoulders which made me want to cry. He has the hands of a God, and he always knew how to make me feel better after a long day of work.

"Babe, as much as I love this I really need to sit down. But please, don't stop." I told him and he laughed. "You want anything to change into?" He asked and I've never nodded so fast. Mikko chuckled and ran upstairs to his room, coming down a few minutes later with a Colorado Avalanche hoodie and a pair of sweatpants.

I grabbed the clothes out of his hand and kissed him on the cheek as a thank you. I went into his bathroom and changed into them, folding my work clothes and setting them on his table.

He grabbed my lace bra off the stack and held it up, lifting his eyebrows. "Ooh, I like this." He joked and I rolled my eyes. "Shut up, you child. I just want to snuggle tonight." I told him and he laughed, picking me up and holding me in his arms, walking towards the couch.

We sat down on the couch and he put an arm around me, pulling me onto his lap. I sat on his lap and rested my head on his shoulder. Mikko turned on The Office and we sat in silence, wrapped in each other's arms.

Mikko was rubbing my hip and I was starting to fall asleep, but didn't want to. "Babe, what were you and your mom talking about?" I asked him. "She was congratulating me on the win against Calgary." He said smiling and I smiled as well. It made me happy to see him talking about hockey because it makes him so happy.

"Ahh, that's nice of her. I was just wondering because you know, I don't speak Finnish." I joked and he laughed. "Really? I didn't know." He poked back and I chuckled. "Would you ever want to learn?" He asked me and I nodded.

"I would love to learn. I think it's so hot when you talk in Finnish so I would love if I could speak Finnish too." I told him and he smirked at me. "Is that so?" He asked, kissing down my neck. "Stop it! Only cuddling!" I hit his shoulder and he pouted. "Don't be such a buzzkill." He laughed and laid his head on my shoulder, his hot breath hitting my neck.

"Hei, nimeni on Mikko." He broke the silence and I looked up, confused. "Huh?" "I said Hi, my name is Mikko." He told me and I smiled. "Hei, nimeni on (Y/N)." I told him and he smiled. "Good job babe! Here's something else." He said and he leaned his forehead against mine. "Minä rakastan sinua." He told me and I gave him a confused look.

"What does that mean?" I asked him and he looked at me, smiling. "It means I love you." He whispered and and my heart stopped. We hadn't said I love you yet. I knew I loved Mikko, but I didn't want to scare him away by telling him.

"I knew I shouldn't have told you, never mind. Forget I said anything." He said after a minute of silence and I shook my head. "Mikko, no! I love you, like so much. I was just caught off guard because I've wanted to tell you for awhile now but I didn't want to scare you away if you thought it was too early." I told him and he shook his head.

"I've loved you since the moment I met you."

(a/n): hope y'all liked this! requests are open and check out my book Prince Charming based on Brock Boeser and my new book Never Be The Same based on William Nylander :)