“Oh god, she would be so jealous.”
“I can only imagine the fit she would throw.”
“It would be dreadful,” she quips.
We fall silent for a moment, and for the first time since shit fell apart between us, it doesn’t feel like a cloud is hanging over us.
“So are we good?” I ask.
Grace looks up at me. “Yeah, Kellan, we’re good.”
“Good. I’m glad.”
“Me too.”
We get up, tossing our empty shake cups into the trash. Then I drive her to the hockey house.
Before she jumps out of the truck, she turns to me. “Hey, Kells?”
“Yes, Gracie?”
“You never once looked at me the way you look at her. Treat her the way she deserves.”
As she shuts the door, I don’t bother telling her I will. That promise isn’t for her.
It’s for the girl I’m head over heels in love with.
twenty-one
“Hey, beautiful. It’s time to wake up.”
His husky tone has me burying my face deeper into the pillow. He chuckles, squeezing me tighter.
“I know. I have to get to the rink, though,” he whispers against my ear.
My eyes flutter open, only it’s not him I see. It’s his roommate’s back as he plays his game on his side of the room.
Kellan shifts from behind me, kissing the side of my neck. I soak in the warmth of him at my back.
I wasn’t planning to stay the night last night, but once we laid down, I was a goner. I’m glad I did, though.
“I wish we could do something about that morning wood you have,” I whisper to him as I turn over in his arms.
He smirks. “I could sneak you into the shower with me.”
I glance back over my shoulder to see his roommate not paying us a lick of attention. “Let’s do it.”
He cups my chin, turning my face back toward him. “Are you being serious?”
I bite my lower lip and nod.
It’s been hard for us to find time alone. With me sharing a room with Peyton and him sharing as well, we have nowhere to go to have some alone time.
That’s got to change next year.
“Yes.”
He jumps out of the bed, pulling me up with him. Grabbing his shower caddy and two towels, he leads me out of the room. When he gets to the bathroom, he pokes his head in before pulling me inside. He claims a stall in the far back corner, setting his stuff in the cubby outside. Then he turns the water on and starts undressing.
