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"I'm sure your mom will behave," Kate said, which only caused Sam to laugh louder.
"Who's the woman anyway?" Kate asked.
"His neighbor."
"Sadie?" Kate asked, turning to look at him.
He nodded.
"She seems really awesome. We had a great time at book club."
"She's great," he said plainly, because it was the basic truth. "Now here's hoping my mom doesn't embarrass me too much."
He turned to make it to the ice as Kate followed him.
"So Sadie huh?" she asked as he opened the door to the rink for her.
"Yeah," he wanted to say more, but he wasn't sure what else to say.
"Be careful with her," Kate said as she skated to her net and started warming up.
The crowd was starting to filter in as Lucas took the ice for his own warmups. He scanned the crowd and couldn't find his parents or Sadie. That was probably for the best, since he was already nervous. Now at least he could put on his game face and warm up without knowing where they were.
CHAPTER 19
SADIE
After Sadie had gotten off work, she made her way home and showered and got ready. Seeing Lucas at the diner today had thrown her, not to mention meeting his parents. She'd talked to them before at the market, but never like that. Then they'd invited her to a hockey game.
Now she was even more nervous. She grew up in Tennessee, hockey wasn't really a thing in her life. Go to a football game, she could hold her own. Hell, even a baseball game would have been better. But hockey? She knew nothing about hockey besides get little puck thing into the net. Well, that and there was fighting. Although surely there wouldn't be any fighting here. She didn't think she would like to see Lucas in a fight or getting slammed into the glass or whatever.
She wasn't even sure what to wear. It was summer so it was warm out, but she would be in a building with ice... So, it would be cold right? Why did she say yes? This was completely out of her comfort zone. Not only that, but she would be sitting with Lucas's parents. His parents.
Why did she say yes?
She decided on a t-shirt and leggings with a flannel tied around her waist. She stopped and looked in the mirror. Shehad her hair in a high ponytail. She was a grown woman, but as she fixed her lip gloss, she couldn't help but feel like a teenager again.
The school wasn’t too far away, and it might be nice to walk off some of the nerves she was feeling. That was once thing she liked about Mystic Falls, nothing was more than a fifteen-minute walk.
As she got closer, she was surprised at the number of cars in the parking lot and the crowd that seemed to be gathering at the ticket window.
After waiting in line, she got in and the temperature dropped. She was glad she'd brought her flannel. Before she entered the rink she crossed over to the side and slipped it on. After straightening her ponytail, she opened the big glass door, and the temperature dropped even lower. The sound of the chattering crowd and the skates scraping across the ice was punctuated by the random hit of the puck on the glass.
Glancing around she took in the crowd on the bleachers. They were filling up pretty quickly. She hadn't really expected a crowd this big for a rec league game. But this was Mystic Falls, they all seemed to show up for things.
Then she saw a familiar face with a large grin spread across it waving her over. She made her way over to the Fipps. Not only were Lucas's parents there, but it looked like his brother and his family were there also.
"Sadie, I'm so glad you could make it," she said, scooting closer to her husband so Sadie could join them.
"I'm excited, this is my first hockey game," Sadie said as she sat on the metal bleachers next to her. The cold metal almost made her jump right back up. It would appear thin leggings were not the right choice.
"Would you like to share my blanket? These games can get cold." She pulled the blanket over her a bit and Sadie.
Sadie took the soft warm blanket and pulled it over her lap. While the metal under her butt was still cold, this seemed like it would help at least a little.
As she was settled, she looked out onto the ice. It looked like she'd gotten here just in time for puck drop.
"Where's Lucas?" Sadie asked as she scanned the skaters on ice looking for her tall broad handsome neighbor.
