Page 101 of Suck My Puck

Lauren chuckles. “It’s okay. Not like I could enjoy it anyway.” She points to her belly. “We’re just pumped to be out doing something fun tonight instead of holed up at our place assembling furniture for the nursery. Thanks so much for inviting us.”

Ingrid beams. “Of course. I’m so happy you guys could come.”

She points out the alcohol to Lance and offers Lauren sparkling water.

“I’d love some, thank you.” Lauren happily accepts the drink and takes a long sip.

Sophie raises her glass of seltzer water with ice. “I’m on the no alcohol train too. Not because I’m pregnant. I just don’t drink that often.”

Lauren smiles at her. “I’ll happily accept the company.”

We all chat for a few minutes. Del comes over and Ingrid introduces him to Lauren and Lance. Braden walks over a bit later and I introduce him to Lauren and Lance too.

“Awesome costume,” Braden says to them.

Lauren smiles at him and tells him thanks. “I always come up with wild couples costume ideas for Halloween and Lance is sweet enough to go along with them.”

Lance chuckles and kisses her cheek. “I’ll happily do whatever she wants.”

All the ladies go “aww!”

Braden’s gaze cuts to me. The corner of his mouth quirks up. “I feel the same way.”

My tummy flips. Del asks if Lance wants to meet the rest of the guys. Del, Lance, and Braden walk off to join the guys. I glance over and catch eyes with Braden. He winks at me, the corner of his mouth twitching up into that sexy half-smile I love so much.

“I saw that,” Lauren shouts over the music, offering a teasing smile.

I roll my eyes and laugh.

“So how goes cohabitating with the hot goalie you’re hooking up with?” Lauren asks, her voice loud right as the song ends.

Maya, Ingrid, and Sophie all look at me with wide eyes, surprised.

“You and Blomdahl are hooking up?”

“I knew it!”

“I thought there was something between you two!”

They all speak at once. My face heats as I let out an embarrassed chuckle. Lauren winces. “Sorry. I didn’t mean to spill the beans.”

I wave a hand. “It’s okay.”

“Tell us everything,” Ingrid says.

I tell them how for the past month, Braden and I have been hooking up.

“Theo and I thought there was something up,” Maya says. “The way you two look at each other was a dead giveaway.”

I grin wide, glancing away for a second before looking back at Maya. She points at me. “There. That’s the smile. That’s what gave it away.”

I chuckle, my face heating.

“That’s the smile of a woman who’s having a fantastic time in the bedroom,” Ingrid teases. Sophie gives her a playful pat on the arm.

“Oh she is,” Lauren says. “Definitely an upgrade from your ex in every department.”

“Really?” Sophie, Maya, and Ingrid all say.

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