Rudy and Kris by Elle Rush

Author:Elle Rush [Rush, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Elle Rush
Published: 2019-03-15T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Rudy

Like the date Kris planned, his didn’t require fancy clothes. Rudy had recommended she dress warmly, so when he arrived at the bakery, he was pleased to see her in heavy jeans, thick boots, and a monstrously long, cherry-red scarf over her parka.

“I know you’ve been crazy busy this week, so I’ve planned a fun but short evening.”

“How did you know how busy I’ve—” Kris halted herself mid-question. “You have spies everywhere. Thank you. I’m excited to go out, but I’ll appreciate the early night.”

“My spies also said you had a particular fondness for hot chocolate from the Coffee Run truck. I know where they’re going to be.”

Kris gave a fist pump.

If he’d had any warning the temperature planned to drop to twenty below, he would have changed his plans. Rudy slapped his hands together to get the blood flowing. The thick leather mittens made a muffled whump, but the fleece inside rubbed warmly against his fingers. He was glad Kris hadn’t backed out of their date under the stars. Of course, most people pictured a walk along a sandy beach when they heard that description. It was a little different when it was December in Canada.

Olympic Plaza was in the heart of downtown Calgary. In the summer, it was a gorgeous green space with a pretty reflecting pond, where business people took outdoor breaks over lunch and visitors could enjoy the park all day long. In the winter, the city let the pond freeze into a huge, outdoor skating rink. It was crowded from opening to close. The daytime skaters enjoyed sunshine and blue skies over the white rink. The evening visitors had the city skyline and Christmas decorations to light up the night.

Rudy thought she’d be more excited than nervous, until he discovered why she was so quiet. “I know you don’t ski, but what do you mean, you don’t skate? Do you know how?” He gave her gloved hand a squeeze as they stood in line for rental skates.

“In theory. I haven’t been on skates since…” Kris paused to think about it. “Since elementary school. You may have to hold me to keep me upright.”

They found an open bench and pulled off their boots. Kris yanked on the laces and tied the white leather tightly around her ankles. Rudy did the same to his black ones. Kris wobbled for a few steps on the outdoor carpeting until she made it to the ice. She balanced carefully while she sent him on a lap around the rink to warm up. “One of us has to be in skating shape or we’ll both be in trouble,” she joked.

She was right. Her feet almost went out from under her the second she took her first step, but he had a firm grip on her biceps. She took another step, and again he was the only reason she didn’t hit the ground. “Perhaps this wasn’t the best idea,” he murmured. They were supposed to be having fun, not trying to avoid serious injury.

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