Breakaway (Gold Hockey Book 5) by Elise Faber

Author:Elise Faber [Faber, Elise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781946140333
Publisher: Elise Faber
Published: 2019-09-14T18:30:00+00:00

He got his wish to play in a preseason game the following week against the Flames.

It was a friendly match, with only a few glimpses of the intensity found in a regular game, but Blue relished the opportunity to get back on the ice, especially in front of a hometown crowd.

There was nothing like Gold fans, and the Gold Mine had become known as one of the loudest arenas in the NHL.

Even in the preseason, that was true, and Blue came off the ice that night on an adrenaline high that would have normally sent him straight to the bar to fuck off the extra energy.

Tonight, he could barely contain himself through the post-game talk, his Mandy-mandated—their trainer and sports medicine extraordinaire—cool-down routine, and the prescribed large glass of chocolate milk from Nutritionist Rebecca. The milk, especially with chocolate, had seemed crazy to him at first, but apparently it was scientific fact that the “magically delicious” substance was the best thing to drink after extreme physical exertion . . . or in his case, after a professional hockey game.

“Muscle fuel,” Nutritionist Rebecca had called it.

Blue was just happy that he didn’t have to drink those gross green shakes any longer.

Especially when it came to chugging it so he could get out of there—milk was infinitely more palatable than chunky, putrid green smoothies. He took one last gulp to finish off the glass then set it in the sink and took off for the showers.

“Blue?”

He turned to see Mandy, her baby asleep on one shoulder, and quickly closed the distance between them to carefully hug her. “I thought you were supposed to be on maternity leave for a little while longer.”

A shrug. “The season’s starting. I need to make sure the crew is in check.”

“As if that was ever a concern,” he teased.

She smiled, swaying slightly from side to side when little Madeline began to fuss. “It’s true. They’re doing great.”

“But you couldn’t stay away.”

“That much is true. I love my job.” Her eyes warmed. “And you guys are okay, too, I guess.”

He patted Madeline gently on the back. “I’m going to shower and get out of here,” he murmured. “I’ll see you soon?”

“Yup.”

He turned for the locker room.

“Oh, Blue?”

“Hmm?” he asked, striving for patience now when all he wanted to do was text Anna and see if she’d finished enough homework and would be free for dinner.

They’d eaten that evening a week before, laughing through soup-filled bread—she’d been right about it being beyond delicious—before he’d walked her to an Über and hugged her goodbye.

He’d wanted to kiss her goodbye but hadn’t earned that right, and so he’d needed to be content with texting her daily and the possibility of meeting up soon for another meal.

Tonight.

Hence the hurrying through his responsibilities so he could get to his cell.

“You might not want to dash out of the arena as fast as you ran from the PT suite,” Mandy said.

A frown drew his brows together. “Why?”

Had he forgotten about some team event?

“You may want to head up to the Family Suite after your shower.

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