Page 76 of Broken Hearts
Maverick chuckles. “And I’ll be outside. Unless you two want to get into something freaky. I’m down for a shower. Or I could just entertain Sienna while—”
“No,” Rhett says without waiting for Maverick to finish.
“So possessive of your girl.” He winks at me and then laughs his way out to the back deck.
“Maybe I wanted to hear the rest of his offer,” I say when we’re alone.
“Well, by all means.”
I make like I’m going to get him, and Rhett hauls me to him with his arms around my waist.
“I’m kidding.” I slide my hands up his chest. “I’ve got my hands full with you.”
“Shower and then movie? We may have to watch it out in the living room though because everyone got really excited when I told them you wanted to watch Mighty Ducks.”
“Not want. Being forced.”
“You can’t not see it,” he says in the same tone he’d used when I told him I’d never seen it before.
I chuckle at him. “Actually, I need to call Elias back. He has a competition tomorrow and I don’t want to forget later. I tend to lose track of time around you.”
One side of his mouth pulls up. “Sorry. Not sorry.”
“Can I use your room?”
“Of course.”
While Rhett showers, I sit on his unmade bed surrounded by his scent, feeling giddy and happy and not trusting either of those emotions.
Elias answers, his face filling the screen. “She’s alive!”
“I’m sorry I keep missing you.”
“It’s fine.” He runs a hand through his dark hair. “I figured you were off being happy-happy with your hockey hottie.” His tone is too sarcastic and bitter for my friend.
“Uh-oh. What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
“Elias Mason Hummer.”
He sighs. “I kissed Taylor.”
“What?! When?” Those weren’t the words I was expecting to come out of his mouth.
“Last night.”
“How?”
“We were working late. It just happened. And now she’s avoiding me. She was a no-show for practice this morning.”
“Oh my god, E. Don’t you leave for France tomorrow?”
“Yeah. The timing couldn’t be worse. She won’t even look at me and we need to skate our asses off for the judges in three days.”
“Wow. What are you going to do?”
“Do? Nothing. Doing got me into this situation.”
