Lighting the Lamp by Abby Burch

Author:Abby Burch [Burch, Abby]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-03T16:00:00+00:00

16. Brenna

Tuesday's preseason game starts at 7pm. I know if I try to go home to the north end of the city before going to the game, I'll have a heck of a time getting back across Chicago to the arena on the south side by the time the game starts. I don't want to miss a minute of the action, even if I don't fully understand what is happening.

Ryan spent the weekend trying to teach me what icing and offsides are using youtube videos for reference. It helped, but I don't think I'll fully understand a lot of the rules of the game until I get a few of them under my belt.

I show up to work on Tuesday morning in my typical blouse and dress slacks, but I brought a bag with a more casual outfit for the game. Of course, with this being my first hockey game ever, I didn't own anything of the Velocity, but thankfully Carly let me borrow one of her t-shirts with the team logo on the front. I paired it with dark skinny jeans and grey ankle boots. However, when I get into my office, a small package wrapped in white paper with a red bow on top is sitting on my desk. Natalie follows me into my office, obviously having spotted the unexpected delivery. I drop my purse and bag of clothes in my desk drawer and settle into my chair, eyeing the package. Natalie perches herself on the edge of my desk, looking giddy.

The gift tag attached to the present merely reads Can't wait to see you in this tonight.

“It's gotta be lingerie from your mystery guy!” Natalie squawks. “And you told me it wasn't serious! Is he into red? I bet that explains the bow!”

I unwrap the paper and toss it into the trash. When I pull back the cardboard flaps and peek inside, I'm shocked to find a red Velocity jersey inside. On the back is FLYNN and his number, 25.

Natalie is confused. “Does your mystery guy have a hockey fetish?”

“He is a hockey player,” I say with a soft smile. I haven't taken my eyes off the jersey. I'm sure it was no big deal for Ryan to get a jersey with his name and number on it for me, but to me, it's a big deal. First of all, I don't have enough money to buy a Velocity t-shirt, let alone a jersey, because after looking online I discovered how shockingly expensive they are. But in addition to that, he wants me to wear something of his, possibly even to be identified as his.

It's simultaneously amazing and terrifying.

Natalie is chattering away in my ear but I'm not listening to a word she's saying. My mind has drifted to tonight and the fact that I'll be watching my boyfriend do what he does best while wearing I'm his jersey.

Ryan had already told me I wouldn't hear from him at all until after the game because of morning practice, a game-day nap, and then his warm up and prep routine prior to puck drop.

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