Waiting to Win: A Small Town Accidental Marriage Hockey Romance (Lake Spark Off-Season Book 2) by Evey Lyon

Author:Evey Lyon [Lyon, Evey]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781959094173
Publisher: Lost Compass Press
Published: 2023-11-06T18:30:00+00:00

13

CONNOR

I’m not used to eating this late, but Hadley mentioned earlier that she would be finished at eight tonight, and after meeting her at the park earlier, she seemed a bit more distant than normal. Not frosty around me per usual but lost in thought.

I was in town, running an errand, when I texted to ask if she wanted to grab a bite, and she mentioned she was already at the park. I took it as an invite, but arriving, I saw that I was interrupting a moment between her and Spencer, and I have no clue what. She didn’t say much after, and I accepted the silence when I walked her back to her studio.

Glancing down at the stove, I can see the vegetables and chicken are tender for the curry that I’ve made. I grab the small bowl of cashew nuts and toss them in when I hear the door to the garage open, and a minute later, Hadley enters.

“Wow.” Hadley’s voice sounds different. She walks slowly to the other side of the kitchen island and sets her giant water bottle down; the lines on the bottle indicate she is right on track for her hydration scheme. “You cook?” Her brows raise.

I smirk to myself because I aim to impress. “I do. Need to ensure I’m eating good macros during game season. I figured you might have skipped dinner.”

Her brows stay fixed in an arch as she seems taken aback. “You waited for me?”

“Yeah.” I turn the stove off. “It’s a mild yellow curry and rice.”

Her eyes relax, and a warm smile forms as she sits down on the bar stool. “It looks delicious.” A sound rumbles in her throat. “Is this your good-husband thing? Cooking?”

“Maybe.” I wink at her before I dish out the food. I figure we can keep it simple and eat at the counter.

She bites her inner cheek as she watches me place the plate in front of her and remains somewhat in awe that I cook. I find my spot next to her and hand her a fork.

“Okay, here I go, I’m digging in,” she announces before she brings a forkful of food to her mouth to blow on then carefully takes a bite. Hadley stalls as she chews, watching me, because she knows I’m waiting for my appraisal. She swallows, and her face stays neutral. “It’s… good.” Her facial expression relaxes.

“I know.”

“I don’t even want to know what you do when you actually try to impress a girl,” she mentions before her fork dishes up another bite.

I study her for a second while I eat my own bite. “Not this. This is casual-weekday Connor.”

“As opposed to puck-bunny Fridays?”

Ah, so she’s fishing into my dating history.

“Cute. And no, cooking is reserved for wives.”

“You’ve only ever had one wife.”

I point my fork at her. “Smart.”

Hadley sets her fork down and her look of hesitation returns before she surveys the room. “More gifts?”

“Ridiculous, huh?”

“Depends. Are there any big water bottles? I could use a new one.

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