Playing With Fire: Ice Kings novella 0.5 by Stacey Lynn

Author:Stacey Lynn [Lynn, Stacey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“Okay Tara. Give her a hug for me, will you? Have her call me when she’s feeling better. Now that finals are done, I can spend time with her over the holidays. Give you a night out if you need one, too.”

“You’re too kind, Kate. You’re not our babysitter, you know.” At eleven, Nora doesn’t need one anyway, but I’ve never had a little sister, and the girl is pretty cool.

“I know, Tara, but I don’t mind. You’ll give her that hug?”

“I will. She’s really bummed to miss today.”

I am, too. Not only because I enjoy the days I spend with Nora. Being a Big Sister has helped me equally, if not more than it’s helped Nora. At least, I hope it’s helped her. But considering my mom and I were always moving and rarely had two pennies to rub together, I never exactly experienced a fun and carefree childhood either. Being able to give that to Nora is also like getting to have it for myself for the first time ever.

I’m also bummed, because in my peripheral line of sight, Lizzie is doing a happy dance, hips swaying in faux leather leggings and an oversized gray Chicago College sweatshirt. She frowned when Tara called to let me know Nora isn’t feeling well, but my roommate has recovered from that sadness quickly.

“I’m not going to the game with you.”

“Oh come on! You have to. And now you don’t have plans and you don’t have anything to do.”

I cross my arms. “I can find something to do.”

“Yeah?” She pops out a hip and slaps her hand on it. “With who when your only friend is going to be at the game.”

“I have other friends.” Sort of. I mean, I have acquaintances and classmates, but it’s not like we all hang out frequently. And I’m definitely not close enough to many people to call them up last minute to make last minute Friday plans. Besides, everyone from my classes are probably at the game.

The hockey game.

“Are you going to pout and whine until I say yes?”

She takes a drink from her wineglass and grins. “It’s like you know me or something.”

“I know you, all right,” I mutter and pour my own glass. The game isn’t for hours, but Lizzie’s been dressed and ready since lunchtime. Which is surprising. She keeps insisting she and Garrett are a fling, something to pass the time when they have it during his season, but she seems awfully smitten. “And sometimes I don’t like you all that much.”

“Please. I’m your favorite.”

“That’s because you’re my only friend, remember?” I toss the words back to her and in true Lizzie form, she throws back her head and laughs. Nothing fazes this girl.

It’s weird.

She’s weird too, doing another hip shimmy shake dance across the living room.

“You’re coming to the hockey game! And we’re going to drink and relax because finals are done, so now we can party for weeks!”

She can. I can’t. I’ll be spending my holiday break working

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