Dump and Chase (Kodiaks Hockey Book 1) by Anna Albo

Author:Anna Albo [Albo, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Three

Tangi

After nearly two weeks of being the new Ravens PT, it was time to catch up with my friends. So much had happened, and while we’d texted each other constantly, it was time to sit down for a video call. It was Saturday morning, and Ethan had left for the gym, giving me privacy on my day off.

Jill was first to come online, and she waved when she saw me. Seconds later, Wolseley joined us.

“Any baby bump?” Jill asked.

“Nothing you can really see,” I said. “And I’m not modeling for you.”

“Party pooper,” Wolseley said.

“How are the living arrangements going?” Jill asked.

“Good, I guess. We don’t see a lot of each other, and that’s fine with me. But he’s planning to stay for a while. Something about not wanting to move when the season is about to start.”

Jill groaned dramatically. “He’s screwing around with you. He wants to stick around and worm his way back into your life.”

“What’s wrong with that?” Wolseley asked. She’d dyed her short hair pink, and it looked good on her. “They’re destined to be together.”

“Destined or not, don’t jump the gun too soon. The guy just got out of a serious relationship,” Jill said, sipping coffee.

“I don’t have any intention of getting back together with him. I’m just so …” I paused for a long time, trying to figure out how I wanted to say this. I didn’t come up with anything eloquent. “I’m angry. I’m also bitter that we dated for nearly seven years and he didn’t want to get married, and he knew Brandi a whole six months before he popped the question. Does that make any sense?”

I could see sympathy on both my friends’ faces, but I knew for two very different reasons.

“You met Brandi. She probably forced him to do it at gunpoint,” Jill said. “I had one short conversation with her, and she made some suggestions on how to run my event. Do not get me wrong, I’m not cutting Ethan any slack, but she was insufferable.”

“I have a different take,” Wolseley said. Of course she would. She and Jill were about as different as two people could be, yet we had a friendship that was impenetrable. “Three years have passed. Ethan’s probably matured a lot. Why he picked Brandi as a future wife is anyone’s guess, though. But now he’s at a point in his life where he’s not immature anymore.”

“He’s immature,” Jill said.

“You don’t even know that,” Wolseley argued.

“Regardless, don’t fall for his puppy-dog eyes,” Jill said to me. “He’s going to lay it on thick since he’s not moving out anytime soon,” Jill said.

We moved on to talking about Wolseley’s restaurant opening, and then Jill’s job at Richardson’s. They filled me in on the gossip back home, and as we wrapped up our call, Wolseley asked if I was still planning to come to her restaurant’s opening.

“Of course! I’ve only got two days off, a favor from Allan, my boss. But I’ll be there.”

We signed off and I realized how much I missed my friends.

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