Penalty Play (Seattle Sockeyes Hockey) by Jami Davenport

Author:Jami Davenport
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sports romance, hockey romance, single dad, contemporary romance
Publisher: Cedrona Enterprises
Published: 2017-08-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11—Hook Check

Matt’s phone was ringing. He rolled over and reached blindly for it. Squinting at the alarm clock, he noted it was almost nine. He rarely slept in. He was a creature of habit. He liked to rise early, have a cup of coffee, and go for a run. Thanks to his marathon sex session with Vi last night, he’d slept like a baby once they’d worn each other out with more orgasms than he could count.

He put the phone up to his ear.

“Hello,” he said gruffly.

“Matt?” The female voice on the other end of the line was way too cheery.

“Yeah?”

“It’s Cindy. I have some bad news.”

He tried to process what she was saying. Sitting up in bed, he rubbed his eyes with his free hand. “What bad news?”

“It’s about your nanny. She can’t start for another month. Her daughter was in a car accident and has broken bones. She’s needed to take care of the grandchildren until her daughter recovers enough to do so herself.”

“What?” His bleary brain stalled like a computer with a failing hard drive as he stumbled over her words. “My nanny?”

“Yeah. I’m trying to find someone else on short notice, but I’m not having any luck.”

“My mom leaves on Sunday. It’s already Friday.”

“I know. I’m sorry. Maybe Amelia—”

“Fuck,” he breathed.

“I’ll keep checking around and get back to you.”

“Thanks,” he growled, feeling anything but thankful. In fact, he understood why someone would want to shoot the messenger. He hit the End button and threw the phone on the nightstand.

Matt rolled onto his back and put his hands behind his head. “Damn it.”

“Matt? What’s wrong?”

He did a double take. He hadn’t realized Vi was still in his bed. Usually she stole out early in the morning before sunrise and before his boys got up for school. “My nanny can’t take the job for a month.”

“But your mom—”

“I know.”

She cringed at the grouchiness in his voice.

“Sorry. I’m just frustrated. I have a game tonight and leave on a road trip on Monday. How am I going to find someone to watch the boys in such a short time? Amelia could do it, but I can’t expect her to sleep here every night. Macy has school.”

“She would help you out. I know she would.”

“On weekends, yeah. My kids go to school on the other side of Seattle. Not to mention, the houseboat is so small. Three energetic kids running around that place for a week? Amelia would jump off the dock, swim away, and never come back. Brick would kick my ass. I need someone during the week.”

An idea formed in his head, a stupid, ridiculous idea that he was damn sure he’d regret. “You could really be my nanny. During the week only.”

She looked at him as if he’d asked her to murder a puppy.

“Just for a month,” he rushed to add.

“Are you crazy? I’m not good with kids.”

“The boys like you.”

“The boys tolerate me. That’s a long way from liking. Besides, I can’t cook. At least not anything they’d eat.

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