Melting the Ice by April Cronin

Author:April Cronin
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: love affair, moving on, rumors, hockey fiction romance novel, hockey romance series, hockey love story, insecurities and love, lies and love
Publisher: April Cronin

Chapter 11

Getting to Know you

By the end of the week, Donovan was bushed. Sunday's rest hadn't come soon enough. They'd tackled the Predators, winning in overtime, but lost the second of their back to back against the Blues almost getting shut out at three to one. Not one of Donovan's better games. He was still a little rusty.

After spending most of Sunday morning in bed, he made his way down to the rink to get in a light workout and practice on the ice with a couple of the guys that had also come out, then he spent his evening plopped on the couch in front of the TV with a carton of takeout and a good movie. He waited until Monday morning to call Lacy.

He figured he had given her enough time. It wasn't that he hadn't wanted to call her after their date because he had, the urge was almost overwhelming really. But he'd managed to keep it in check. Or maybe all the travel and the grueling games had done that for him, he'd been busy after all. Three games in four nights was enough to wear out even the most seasoned veteran.

He just didn't want to spook her again, or piss her off. Clearly, he'd done both that night.

Which reminded him of that damn cat again. And the analogy was apt. He'd had a cat just like her when he was younger. It was a ratty little orange tabby. Came around to be fed, but always took off before he could get close enough. After a couple of years, he finally managed to gain its trust, at least enough to pet it a couple of times. Of course, he wasn't going to wait around for a couple of years hoping Lacy would eventually warm up to him.

He didn't have that kind of time, or patience for that matter. Not to mention, that damned cat had run off one day and never come back. Not that he would have been able to keep it since his mom was allergic to dander. No, he'd given Lacy just about all the time he was going to give her.

So he called her, and he asked her out to lunch. It was a start. And she had accepted. So it was good enough for him. For now.

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