Page 317 of Breaking the Pucking Rules
But she doesn’t do anything else. Instead, she just stares up at me, her eyes full of awe and disbelief.
“I want you exactly as you are, Kodie Rivers. You’re perfect to me. You always have been.”
75
CASEY
Despite falling asleep in the safety of Kodie’s arms, I already knew I wouldn’t wake in them.
As much as he wanted to stay, he had to be home for Sutton.
I don’t know what time he slipped out. All I know is that when my alarm goes off the next morning and I reach for him, the other side of the bed is cold.
I more than understand his reason for leaving. Hell, I encouraged him to. But it still stings, waking up alone after everything we’ve done and promised each other.
I want him. I want a life with him and Sutton. There is not a single ounce of doubt in my mind.
At Wednesday’s practice, despite advice that she should continue resting, Sutton was at the rink and ready to go.
I want to say I was surprised by her presence and a very exasperated Kathleen, but I wasn’t.
Thankfully, though, Sutton was happy not to train; she just wanted to be with her team, even if she couldn’t join them.
I already knew Sutton was going to make a fantastic professional player one day, but that just solidified it.
She spent the session doing light duties and helping me and Megan. She loved it. Of course she was frustrated not being onthe ice, but she didn’t let it hold her back or stop her from getting involved.
The way her little face dropped when our time was up and she had to leave...it melted my heart. It didn’t help that Kodie was away on back-to-back road games. I was feeling his absence just as much as she was. I entirely understood her lack of desire to go back to a home where he wouldn’t be. I missed his presence every time I walked into my apartment and he wasn’t there.
He’s only been a handful of times, but that doesn’t mean his absence isn’t palpable.
They lost their first road game before managing to pull off a tight-fought win last night.
Afterwards, I received a beautiful photo of him standing in front of a full-length mirror in only a very tight pair of boxers. And in return, I sent him a sexy shot of my ass bent over in my usual pair of lucky green panties. The phone sex that followed was almost as good as having him here in person.And now that Linc knows, there was no rush to end the call and we ended up chatting for hours afterward.
Unable to stop myself, I glance at the clock in the corner of my monitor for the millionth time today.
Kodie and the team boarded a flight from New York this morning. He’s due back just before school pick-up and hoping to get there in time to make Sutton’s day.
Butterflies flutter in my stomach as I think about how excited she’ll be to see him standing there, waiting for her. I don’t want to consider the fact he won’t make it in time.
The minutes drag on slower than I’ve ever known.
I might not be seeing him until after he’s put Sutton to bed tonight, but that doesn’t stop me from wishing the day would whizz by.
There was a time when work would keep me distracted for hours, but it seems those days are long gone, because I find my attention drifting every few minutes, my mind full of memories of Kodie and hopes for the future.
We’ve got a few hurdles in our way until we might be able to embark on the kind of life I crave with him, but I know it’s withinreach. My heart flutters. I’m not the only one who wants it either. By some fucking miracle, Kodie seems just as obsessed with me as I am with him. I don’t know how, or what I did to deserve it, but I’ll take it.
I’m gazing at the wispy white clouds that dance across the bright blue sky on the other side of the window when my cell buzzes on my desk.
Absently, I reach for it, not expecting anything exciting.
55: Make an excuse and meet me in the dressing room.
55: Right.
55: Fucking.
