Page 110 of Body Checked & Pucked
Still.
Being pursued by him… the temptation. Flirting with crossing delicate lines.
What is wrong with me?
Is this who I really am?
Think about what I’m suggesting… what I’m kind of implying here…
A hand touches my shoulder and I look back, almost ready to smile.
“Go ahead, sweetie,” a woman’s voice says from behind me. She smiles at me. “It’ll be okay.”
I realize I’ve stopped moving.
I’m holding up the line.
I walk forward and shut my mind off for a minute.
I hug Mac and tell him how sorry I am for his loss.
When I hug Violet, she squeezes me a little bit tighter than normal.
I can’t imagine what she must be going through. Standing by the guy she loves through his sad time.
I tell Violet I love her.
The words just spill out of my mouth.
I walk away, head down, and as much as I want out of here, I can’t leave.
I lift my gaze and see a very large tree. A very thick tree, with lots of branches that hang low to the ground.
A perfect place to kind of hide out for a minute to catch my breath.
When I’m behind the tree, I feel a little better.
I take a few deep breaths.
I look up and try not to think about the fact that I’m in a cemetery.
I hear the crack of a stick.
Suddenly I feel like I’m in a horror movie.
That creepy sense of oh shit, when you know someone is there…
As I start to turn to my right, Jax steps forward.
The suspense ends and my heart begins to race.
I look up at him.
He stares down at me.
The tree is wide enough that we’re both hidden.
Yes. I’m thinking it. You know what I’m thinking…
