Page 132 of Puck It!

"I'm good either way Macie, do this for you, not for me or anyone else."

I nod with my smile, "I will."

"Talk later." Keri says as she looks up then back to me.

"Yeah, I'll call you tomorrow when Kenny gets here. We'll all talk about it."

"Okay; Love you babe."

"Love you too" And I hang up. And now I'm really like what the fuck.

I sit here and look around, let my mind play the tricks it does before I get up and make my way for the door. Locking it up, I head for the rink to check on the guys.

When I arrive at the rink, I don't see the guys on the ice so I make my way to the gym. There's just as much off ice training as there is on ice.

I find them in the gym, and they are working with their strength coach, so I just leave them alone. I don't need to interrupt, though, to stand here and continue to watch the sweat pour from Jax's forehead is very tempting.

I don't know what it is, but a man covered in sweat working out makes my thighs clench.

Not really wanting to go home, I remember that my skates are in Jax's hockey bag. He told me that way they would always be at the rink.

He had me laughing at the time and thinking, I won't need them. But the urge to skate hits me.

So I go to the locker room, find Jax's locker and rummage through his bag. Finding my skates I take them to the bench, laying my shoes on his bag, I slide my skates on before tying them up.

I make my way to the ice, no one around, I lay my phone on the wall, playing some music just so it's not so quiet in here. And I step onto the ice before my skate glides followed by the other.

A smile comes to my face, skating so natural to me. It doesn't matter how long I'm off the ice, I can still skate with ease.

For the most part I just skate around the edge, letting my mind think while I try and figure out what I want. Rolling my eyes with my sigh, annoyed this is bothering me so damn much.

I take my attention from it. Sliding to a stop next to the wall my phone is laying on, I turn something a little more upbeat on so I can see if my feet really remember. Why not.

As I push off, I skate backwards, my skates cross the other as they glide across the ice leaving that slicing sound. Spinning forward, I bring a leg up, straight in front of me as the other bends. Dropping my ass to my heel, my leg straight in front of me as I continue to glide.

Well, that was easy. And it is easy. It's a basic first trick learned.

Feeling my oats, I stand from the trick, dropping my leg as my toe sticks and I push off harder.

Skating backwards again, I get into the rhythm of the music and it fuels my stupidity; I try a trick I haven't done since I was 15.

Getting into position, my arms out balancing me as my knee bends and my body begins to turn as I push off. Lifting myself into the air my body spins in two and half rotations as my feet cross each other tucking my body tight. My jump begins to decline so my legs begin to separate preparing for my landing. My skate meets the ice as my other leg balances in the air behind me, pulling me out of the trick.

Well damn. Look at me go. I drag the toe of my skate into the ice, bringing myself to a stop as I laugh. I have a good laugh too. Not believing I can do that without busting my ass first.

But also, it brings back all my good days, memories with my dad. And this is why I don't skate. The tears pool in my eyes before they fall to my cheeks.

Wiping the tears from my face as I take in a deep breath, I let it out before I swallow my shit down and keep skating, I'm already out here and even though it hurts to do it, it also feels right.

I don't do anymore big tricks, just fuck off with some little spins, just enjoying the skates and ice beneath my feet.

Skating backwards, I run into a firm body, before arms wrap around me, but the glide of my skates continues.

"I knew those skates in my bag would come in handy one day."

I giggle my smile is I tilt my head and look up meeting Jax's gaze on me, "What are you doing here Angel?"

"I went to the place Kenny found, talked to Keri and decided to stop by. Then I found you all sweaty and yummy in the gym, I had to leave you alone."

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