Page 141 of Over the Moon

“Yep. I wrote you a note in our notebook.”

“How about you just tell me?” he said, his eyes searching mine.

“I didn’t handle things well. I was just embarrassed and scared that I would derail your career. And terrified that I ruined everything,” I said, as a tear streamed down my cheek.

“If you go, I go. That’s how this works.”

“Well, we aren’t going anywhere.” I smiled.

“You’re staying?”

“I’m staying.”

“I don’t want you working for Randall,” he said. “Not after what he’s done.”

“Randall has resigned. He’s no longer here. But that stays between us for now, until they announce it to the team. I’m the new trainer, as well.”

“You’re fucking with me.”

“I am not,” I chuckled. “Apparently, loving you is not a crime.”

“Well, if loving you is a crime, they can lock me the fuck up. Because I love you, Weeze.”

“I love you, too.” I sighed as he set me on the edge of the wall and stroked the hair away from my face. “I realized something today.”

“Tell me.”

“What we have is rare. It’s special.” I shook my head. “It’s everything.”

“Agreed.” He kissed the tip of my nose.

“This is what matters. You and me. I thought back to how my mom told me never to settle when I gave my heart away, and I get it now. Because you complete me, Clark Chadwick.”

His lips turned up in the corners. “You complete me, too, baby. It’s you and me moving forward. No more running.”

“No more running,” I said.

He took my bag from my hand and dropped it onto the ice, lifting me back up and skating past the guys.

“I got the girl!” he shouted, and they cheered. My head tipped back in laughter when I saw my father shaking his head and telling everyone to get to the weight room before he smiled and winked at me.

We just skated around the ice, kissing and laughing after everyone was gone.

I decided that tomorrow I could go back to being a professional.

But today, I was going to enjoy being in love with my hockey player.

epilogue

. . .

Clark

“How are you feeling, honey?”my mother asked, as I came up behind her and wrapped her in a hug.

I loved Thanksgiving. It was all about family and good food and football.

I was grateful the NHL never had games on Thanksgiving Day. We had a home game yesterday, and my entire family had come to the city for it.

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