The Blame Game_A Brook Brothers Novel by Tracie Delaney

Author:Tracie Delaney [Delaney, Tracie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Firefly Publishing Limited
Published: 2018-07-16T04:00:00+00:00

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Indie laughed when she saw Jax’s idea of fun. “Ice skating?” she said as he led her over to the rental booth.

“Have you ever done it?”

She nodded. “Years ago, though, when I was a lot younger—and more agile.”

“Bullshit,” he scoffed. “It’s like riding a bike. You never forget.”

“Don’t bet on it.”

“Then you can hang onto me.” He waggled his eyebrows. “If we go down, we go down together.”

“Sounds like fun,” she said, fluttering her eyes at him in an overexaggerated way and laughing.

He leaned in and whispered, “Good, because that comes after the ice skating.”

Indie’s stomach vaulted, and she dug her fingernails into the palms of her hands to distract herself from the growing ache at her core.

“We used to come here with Mom,” Jax continued, oblivious to her aroused state. “Me, Calum, and Cole. Nate was too young. He used to stay home with Dad. This place has happy memories for me, so I wanted to share it with you.”

She squeezed his arm and stood on tiptoes to kiss his cheek. “Thank you.”

They sat down to pull on their skates, and Jax put their things in a locker before taking her hand and leading her onto the ice. Skating in New York in winter was almost a religion, and the rink was full.

She was wobbly at first but soon found her ice legs, and within fifteen minutes, they were sweeping across the rink, giggling like a pair of kids as they watched people taking tumbles around them.

“This is the most fun I’ve had in a long while,” she said, getting cocky as she started skating backward.

Jax slipped his arms around her waist and skated to the side. “Including last night?” he murmured in her ear. “That’s messed up. I’d better up my game.”

He kissed her before she could answer. She was vaguely aware of a couple of passing skaters whooping, and she wasn’t sure whether it was just high jinks or whether they were mocking her and Jax’s public display.

As he drew back, her leg slipped to the side and she lost her balance. She landed on her ass with a bump. She must have looked indignant, because Jax creased up with laughter.

“Hey!” She held out her hand. “Help me up.”

As he took her hand, she yanked hard. His legs went out from underneath him, and he crashed to the ice. Her peals of laughter could surely be heard on the other side of Central Park. Ignoring the cold, she rolled onto her side, her arms curving around her stomach as she continued to laugh. God, it felt good to laugh so freely.

“You are in so much trouble.” His eyes crinkled at the sides as he tried—and failed—to keep a straight face.

She scrambled to her feet. “Only if you catch me.”

She pushed off, but her skating skills were no match for Jax. He caught her easily, his arms snaking around her waist as he pulled her to him. “Caught.” He brushed the tip of his nose down hers.

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