Penalty of Love: A Sweet Hockey RomCom by Kristine W. Joy

Author:Kristine W. Joy [Joy, Kristine W.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-07-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Nila

“So, today,” Tina begins clapping her hands together, “we’re going to be working on things together as a group.”

I nearly drop the mouthful of eggs right out of my mouth, and when I glance over to Cameron, he doesn’t seem too thrilled about it either.

We’re sitting at one of the tables alone, though it’s not because of our choosing. No one else sat down at the table with us.

“When you all finish eating, you can meet me in the lobby. Dr. Shadid will be joining us for this outing as well.” Tina glances over in my direction, and I can only imagine what she thinks about the two of us.

We’re sharing a cabin—and now a bed—but we’re just working together professionally.

And kissing, apparently.

“I wonder what we’re gonna have to do,” Cameron’s comment draws me out of my thoughts. “Hopefully, it’s something athletic.”

“Hopefully, it’s something I don’t have to participate in,” I mutter, stabbing some hash browns and forking them into my mouth.

“Yeah, I’ll make sure you don’t have to. That wouldn’t be fair.” Cameron doesn’t look at me as he picks up his biscuit and takes a bite. I watch him, admiring his strong jawline and masculine nose. He almost has a boyish charm, given that he keeps his face clean-shaven. “What’re you staring at me for?” He gives me a sideways glance.

“You eat like a caveman,” I joke, immediately pulling my eyes away.

Ever since we kissed—which was just last night—things have shifted. I feel a pull toward him, and I can sense he feels it too, but we’re both trying to pretend like nothing’s changed.

In reality, everything has changed.

And I’m terrified. Not only because I promised myself I’d never get involved with someone I’m working with but also because I don’t even know how this relationship could work once we go back to our regular lives. We live in different states. Long-distance relationships are pretty much doomed to fail.

Besides, I don’t want to be tied down. My career comes first.

And that’s what I have to keep reminding myself of when I start to feel things for Cameron. Which is harder said than done since I tend to lose my mind when we get close.

“Do you think we’ll be doing something active? Or will we be catching butterflies?” Cameron muses as he reaches for his cup of coffee.

“Catching butterflies could be considered active.” I laugh. “I picture more of a singing Kumbaya kind of situation—like maybe we’ll all sit in a circle and hold hands.”

His lips curl in disgust. “That sounds awful.”

“Doesn’t it, though?” I burst into a fit of giggles. He joins me, shaking his head.

We finish the rest of our breakfast and then stand to our feet, following some of the others through the lobby to the outside. I don’t know why I’m nervous about this. But still, my heart beats unevenly in my chest as we join the group.

“Okay, it looks like we’re only missing a few people,” Tina calls out. She’s joined with some of the other counselors and Dr.

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