Page 33 of Ride with Zane

“Hey, I'm not that old.” The room fills with laughter.

“It means you're his soulmate, Princess. The one and only.” Explains Di to her. She lifts her surprised eyes on me.Yeah baby, you got your answer.

It is the longest and most relaxed breakfast ever, and after a while Ashley feels at ease with us.

“Di said you're a skater.” Doc’s voice reaches us.

“Yes, I am a figure skater,” she confesses.

“So what are you doing, I mean other than skating?” asks Mac.

Ash shrugs. “Pretty much that, just skating.”

“For real?”

“Have you seen her skating, Mac?” asks Di knowing damn well he wasn’t paying attention last night. Betty kept him pretty busy.

“Nope.” He confesses realizing then he admitted he wasn’t focused on anything.

“Then shut up.”

He rolls his eyes in a melodramatic way. “It can't be that hard.”

“Wanna bet, Mac?” Teases Ashley, leaving us speechless.

“Sure, I can do it too.”

She pauses to look at him before pointing a fork at him. “Have you ever skated?”

“Nah, but it can't bethatdifficult.”

“It's not.” She retorts, amused. “Who wants to see his ass on the ice?” Ashley asks with a devilish smile on her face.

We all agree.Oh, it’ll be so much fun.

“What do I win?” Mac fires back in a cocky voice.

“The tickets for the Devils,” says Blue.

“Not a big deal. What do I win if your ass will land more than five times on ice in one minute?”

He leans comfy in his backrest. “Name your price.”

“I need to think about it.”

“You'll lose anyway, one minute will fly by.” Brick teases him.

“Fifty dollars on Ashley winner, who's with me?” yells Di.

“I'm in,” I pull out my fifty bucks. “Sorry, Mac.”

“Yeah sure, family first, huh?”

“Of course, that's why I'm betting on her.” I crack up in laughter. Family first. Always.

We ride to the Icylight. The guys are hype to see Mac on skates and have to admit I am too. We need a little distraction.

“You have the skates there,” she points toward the shelf behind us. “if you want to give it a try.” I kiss Ashley while Mac wears his skates.

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