Center Ice (Entangled Crush) (Corrigan Falls Raiders) by Cameron Cate

Author:Cameron, Cate [Cameron, Cate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: canada, teen, crush, playboy, Family, YA, athlete, small town, Center Ice, Entangled, Cate Cameron, opposites attract, hockey
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-05-19T03:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

- Karen -

I rolled out of bed at my usual time the next day and had my running clothes on before my brain woke up enough to remember the events of the night before. The party, the girls in the bathroom, the conversation with Natalie. And on top of it all, Tyler’s sweet smile, the warmth of his fingers wrapped around mine, the way he’d waded out into the lake to be sure I was okay. Damn it. I had no idea what I wanted. Or more accurately, I knew exactly what I wanted, but I wasn’t sure I could have it.

But I couldn’t let myself be a coward, and I didn’t plan to lose the only friend I’d made since moving to town, so I headed upstairs and pulled on my running shoes. The scrapes on my arms had stiffened up overnight, and I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to run all that well, but I wanted to give it a try.

I jogged carefully on my way down to the park. Tyler was already there, sitting on the ground and stretching. He saw me coming and showed me his sweet smile.

I got a few steps closer before I said, “Why didn’t you tell me you’d slept with Miranda?”

It wasn’t a great way to start a conversation, I guess. Tyler’s smile froze, and then his expression turned serious. “It didn’t seem like I should,” he said cautiously. “I mean, there’re lots of guys who talk about girls, but I try not to. ‘Don’t kiss and tell,’ and all that.”

“I don’t understand your rules. It’s okay to sleep with whoever you want, but not to mention their names?”

“Gossip,” he said succinctly. When I stared at him blankly, he said, “I can’t control what other people say, but I can make sure I’m not one of the ones saying it.”

I nodded slowly. “Okay. Yeah. Still, a heads up would have been nice.”

“I wasn’t…” He shook his head impatiently, but it felt like he was frustrated with himself, not with me. “I wasn’t sure what to do about that. Was it bad? Finding out about it?”

“Not terrible.”

“She’s still mad about it?” He didn’t look guilty, exactly, but something close to it. “I thought she understood. I mean, she said she understood. But I guess maybe—”

“It doesn’t matter,” I said quickly. I didn’t want to hear about his heartbreaking ways.

“You’re here, at least.” He peered at the bandages on my arms. “You going to be able to run with those?”

“No idea. Only one way to find out.” And I started off. Tyler fell in beside me, our pace easy, and I felt my shoulders relax for the first time in too long. My arms barely hurt, and everything else felt great.

When we entered the forest, the path narrowed and we fell into single file, with me in front. I had this weird energy, making me feel like a little kid, and when we reached a fallen tree trunk I skipped up and ran along the top of it, just because I could.

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