Off the Ice by L.P. Dover

Author:L.P. Dover [Dover, L.P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: L.P. Dover

Chapter Eighteen

Meghan

The day went by so fast that everything was a blur. Justin and I went swimming, we watched a movie in his theater, and we talked. The talking was what I loved most about our day. It felt as if each moment that passed, we grew closer and closer.

“Angel, you about ready?” Justin shouted from downstairs.

I was nervous about going out in public, even if the ice rink was closed. It didn’t mean that people weren’t going to be in the vicinity. I felt stupid for covering myself up as much as I was, but it needed to be done. It was hot outside, but Justin gave me one of his hoodies to put on so I could use it over my head to at least partially obscure my face. I was going to need it inside the skating complex anyway, along with my jeans, to shield my skin from falling all over the ice.

Taking a deep breath, I looked at myself once more in the mirror and hurried downstairs. Justin walked out of the kitchen, eating one of the chocolate chip cookies we’d made earlier. “Doesn’t that make the tenth cookie for you tonight?” I asked, laughing. “If I ate like that, I’d be ten thousand pounds.”

He winked. “Not with the way I’ve been working you out.” Swirling his keys around his finger, he nodded toward the door. “I figured we’d take my old Bronco. That way, we don’t draw too much attention in my sports car.”

His blue, convertible Bronco was my favorite out of his collection. We walked out to his garage and hopped inside, the engine roaring to life. I felt stupid for having the hoodie over my head, but I was in the danger zone now. In Wyoming, I wasn’t worried as much.

We drove through the town of Belmont, and it looked so nice and quaint. There were people walking up and down the street, going in and out of the shops. “I like this place. It’s so different from home.”

Justin nodded. “Downtown Belmont is nice. The restaurants are phenomenal.”

“What all do you normally do around here?” I asked. “I’m pretty sure fixing fences and painting barns isn’t what you do in your free time.”

Chuckling, he kept his gaze on the road and reached over to hold my hand. “The guys and I like to hang out at the local pub back there.” He pointed at the restaurant we just drove past. It was called Sammy’s. “When I’m not there, I’m usually at the rink or at a party. There’s always some kind of social function going on.” He didn’t seem to be enthusiastic about it.

“Doesn’t sound like you enjoy it all that much,” I said.

He shrugged. “The parties get old after a while. It’s not the same. I mainly only went to them to get away from Miranda.”

“Are you nervous about the meeting tomorrow?” I was nervous about it, and I wasn’t even going to be there. As much as I wanted everything fixed, I didn’t want him anywhere near her.

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