Best Kept Secret (Colorado Black Diamonds Book 1) by Emily Silver

Author:Emily Silver [Silver, Emily]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Travelin' Hoosier Books
Published: 2024-03-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

ANGIE

“Ican’t believe I let you talk me into this.”

“Think of how cute you’re going to look skating.”

“Maybe to you,” I grumble.

“Admit it. You think I’m hot when I’m playing hockey.” Troy’s smile lights up his entire face as he laces up the last of my skates.

“I will do no such thing.” I fight the laugh that threatens to burst free.

“Yup, totally sexy when I’m playing.” Troy taps my foot. “Now I get to see you out on the ice.”

“I’m going to be terrible.”

Troy and I are the only two people here. It’s late. Later than the rink is usually open. I guess it’s one of the perks of being on the hockey team.

“I’ll make sure you don’t fall.”

Troy pops up on his skates with ease and grabs my hands. I’m like a baby horse learning to walk. Hobbling my way over to the open gate, Troy steps back onto the ice with me in tow.

“Holy shit!”

If Troy wasn’t holding on to me, no doubt I would be flailing my arms and on the ice in under two seconds.

“Keep your balance centered. If you lean back, you’ll fall.”

“How do I know if I’m doing that?”

Troy skates closer to me, pulling me into a standing position. He moves my hands to his shoulders. “Hold on here. This will help.”

“How am I supposed to move my feet?”

At this point, Troy is just pulling me across the ice. My own feet are doing nothing.

“Push off with the back and glide into it.”

“Oh, that’s it?” I laugh, looking down at my feet.

“Look at me. Looking down makes it harder to see where you’re going.”

“As opposed to looking at you?”

Troy’s smile is easy, and it’s one that I’m learning to love. “I should make it easy for you not to focus on your feet then.”

“Fine.”

I lock eyes with Troy. I try to ignore how warm his hands feel on my hips as they carry us over the ice. I’m hardly doing anything as we glide over the glassy surface.

“Is it getting easier?” Troy leans in closer, his lips ghosting over mine.

“No.”

“It’s not?”

I shake my head. “How am I supposed to concentrate on what my legs are doing when I’m focused on you?”

“I am pretty distracting.”

“You wouldn’t make a good teacher.” I laugh.

“Then it’s a good thing I don’t plan on going into the profession.”

“Or I should put a paper bag over your head so I can try to learn.”

Troy laughs, echoing around the empty rink. “Then I guess I shouldn’t tell you to picture me naked to make it easier?”

“You do not do that during tutoring sessions, do you?”

“I’d get nothing done if I did.” Troy pulls back from me and I keep following him. “But I got you to skate on your own.”

“You did?” I look down at my feet before glancing back up at Troy. “Holy shit! I’m doing it!”

“Looks like the student has become the master.”

“I’ll be coming for your starting spot any day now.”

“You’d look good in a jersey, Ang.”

I push off on my skates like Troy taught me and try to get closer to him.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.