Shot on Gold by Jaci Burton

Author:Jaci Burton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2018-02-13T05:00:00+00:00

EIGHTEEN

AMBER HADN’T EXPECTED SUCH A BIG GROUP WHEN she gathered with everyone at the main lobby. Then again, she’d never won a gold medal before. It was a big damn deal and they had a right to celebrate.

It was more than the US skating team joining them. Obviously word had gotten out and there were Canadians, Russians, some French and Italians, as well as US athletes from other disciplines. Rory told her they had to rent a bus to take them down the mountain.

She looked around, searching their group for Will. So far, she hadn’t spotted him.

“Looking for your boyfriend?” Tia asked.

Her lips tipped into a smile. “Girl, you are way too observant. And I was looking for Brandon.”

Tia smiled. “Who is standing two feet away from you.”

Dammit. “Okay, so I was looking for—”

“Me?”

She flipped around to see Will standing behind her.

“Oh. Hey, Will.”

“Thought so,” Tia said, giving her a knowing smile.

Amber cast a grin at Tia. “Stop being so smart. And so . . . I don’t know . . . smart.”

Tia laughed, then went over to talk to Rory, who’d just walked up to join the group.

“What was that all about?”

“It was about teenagers who see everything.”

“I see. Maybe.”

They all piled into the bus. They ended up at the Village Taphouse in west Vancouver. It was already crowded, but they were probably prepared for some of the athletes to descend on them, because they were more than gracious about setting up a table for the party of twenty.

Amber had told Tia if she was coming with them, she’d have to stick by Amber’s side for the night.

“This is so exciting,” Tia said. “I thought I’d be stuck in the village the entire time.”

“It is fun to get out of there,” Amber said.

She noticed when they were seated that Rory made sure to grab a seat on Tia’s other side, which was fine with Amber as long as they didn’t disappear. Then again, Tia was entitled to have a little fun, and since she was close enough to eighteen, as long as they didn’t hop into a hotel room, what did it matter?

She was still going to keep an eye on the two of them, though.

“Chaperoning?” Will asked as he bent to whisper in her ear.

“Yes. And taking my duties very seriously.”

He smiled. “I don’t think they can get into too much trouble in here.”

“Really. And did you get into any kind of trouble when you were seventeen?”

He gave her a hot smile. “Define trouble.”

She shook her head. “Exactly. So I’ll be keeping an eye on her.”

The restaurant was a great place with incredible ambiance. Music was playing, and there were many TV screens and pool tables. They settled into their table—or tables, really—and everyone ordered drinks. Amber and Will both selected beers. Tia decided on a sparkling water. They looked over the menu.

Amber chose the Kung Pao Noodle Bowl and Will ordered the Backyard Bacon and Cheese Burger. She’d also thought about having that, but the noodle bowl had caught her eye almost immediately, and she couldn’t waver.

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