Page 111 of Decidedly With Baby
“You’ll see,” Kelsey said as Trent pulled out his phone and typed something. “We’ll wait here with Lily and call you if we needyou.”
“Why do you need to wait? Where am I gonnabe?”
She pointed to the building. “Inthere.”
“And why exactly do I need to go inthere?”
“You’ll see,” Trent said with a wink, echoing what Kelsey had already toldme.
I glanced back at the building. “Are you sure? It looksclosed.”
“I’mpositive.”
Alrighty then. I opened the car door and walked to the entrance. According to the hours of operation listed on the door, the building was currently closed, but since Kelsey and Trent were so adamant I go inside, I pulled on the doorhandle.
The door opened without protest, and I entered the building. The first thing I noticed was the lingering smell of arena, sweat, and floorcleaner.
Thesecond?
Have you ever watched a zombie apocalypse movie? This building reminded me of one, with that eery quiet that always came before zombies popped out ofnowhere.
No one was manning the front desk, but on the floor was a sign that said FOLLOW ME, with a trail of red rose petals leading toward a closeddoor.
Since I hadn’t heard of any zombie infestations hitting the New York area, I figured it was safe to follow the petals. No zombies would be lumbering toward me from a darkcorner.
Given the building housed a skating rink, I probably didn’t have to tell you where I ended up. On the bench near the opening to the rink was a sign proclaiming PUT US ON, a pair of figure skates, and ahoodie.
I slipped on the hoodie, which had been designed for a tall, muscular man. The warm, fleecy fabric flooded my body. I slipped my phone into a pocket, then picked up the skates and sat on thebench.
“Okay, I’ve got the skates on,” I called out after I had put them on. I surveyed my surroundings, but as far as I could tell I was the only person here. “Nowwhat?”
No sooner than I had said those two words, jazz music began playing through thespeakers.
“Ready for your first skating lesson?” Josh said from behind me. His deep voice almost melted me on the spot, despite the cool arenatemperature.
I twisted around to find him standing there with his hockey skates on and his favorite hoodie—and the world’s sexiest smile. If there was ever a smile to swoon over,thiswould be theone.
“I think so,” I said, grinning at him. “Just be prepared to witness me fall on myarse.”
“Don’t worry. I’ll massage all your aches awaytonight.”
I laughed. “In that case, you might be very busy.” I turned back to the ice and took a tentative step forward. “All right. Let’s dothis.”
“Are you forgettingsomething?”
I checked the bench to see what else I could have missed. “What?”
“Well, considering I haven’t seen you in aweek…”
I turned back to him in time for his lips to capture mine in a kiss—a kiss capable of melting all the ice in therink.
And I could’ve kept kissing him for another few hours, but he stepped away—much to my lips’dismay.
“Better now?” I asked,smiling.
“Much better. Ready for this?” He gestured at theice.
Did you see it? The sliver of vulnerability on hisface?
