Red Rocket: A Hockey Love Story by Miller Raine & DeMille Brit

Author:Miller, Raine & DeMille, Brit
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Raine Miller Romance
Published: 2020-01-29T16:00:00+00:00

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The wedding is in just a few hours. Georg and Pam are heading to their destination honeymoon on a private island off the Carolina coast this evening. Georg’s whole family will be joining them in a week or so all the way from Russia since they couldn’t get here in time for the Vegas nuptials. They will have a second beachside ceremony for their families to witness on the island, which is wonderful. I’m very happy for my friends.

I get up and shower, then cruise the shops to find something appropriate to wear. I find a cute maxi dress that is almost the same color as my hair. It’s probably too casual, with its deep V neckline and empire waist, but it’s pretty and I think I can dress it up with accessories.

I dress quickly, adding chunky, gold jewelry and gold sandals. I do dramatic, gold eye makeup that really highlights my green eyes. I leave my hair long and loose and a little wild.

The effect works. Viktor practically salivates when he sees me, his eyes slowly working the length of me as I stand, watching the short, sweet, and funny marriage of Pam and Georg. I try to focus on the couple. They are so perfect for each other, matching each other’s witty comments, both light and happy and clearly deeply in love. When they kiss, it heats up the room.

Holly, her maid of honor, cries through the whole ceremony. Evan, on the other side, grins at her, visibly still on cloud nine from the news of baby number two. Holly’s uncle Troy holds baby Danya in the audience. He’s a good-looking man, with hair that’s flecked with gray. I’m distracted by Viktor only long enough to wonder why Troy never married, banking the question for a later conversation with Holly.

At the reception, I spend time talking with some of my other colleagues, keeping a careful distance from Viktor. He looks incredibly handsome in a tailored, gray suit. He wears a white shirt, open at the top button, no tie. It’s a sexy look that he wears very well. A little too dangerously well for my self-control. And I want to lick that bit of exposed skin at his throat. So, sue me.

I. Cannot. Help. It.

Our flash mob goes really well. The guests love it, and of course, Holly is on her phone posting it to the team’s social media feeds. The woman literally never stops working.

When we send off the newlyweds, I feel emotional, hugging Pam tightly. I can only contribute my melancholy to this being the first wedding I’ve attended since Stephen died. By now, I should have had my own special wedding day. Been the beautiful bride. But that was stolen from me…Yet, I did gain a new direction and new friends, and I cannot begrudge that.

“Thank you for being my friend,” I say as we embrace. “I love you.”

“Awww, Scarlett, you’re going to make me cry.” Pam kisses me on the cheek.

“It’s been such a long time since I’ve had real girlfriends and I’m just so very happy I got to know you.

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