Winning it All (Men of the Ice Book 3) by Michele Shriver

Author:Michele Shriver [Shriver, Michele]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: children single moms, sports hockey players, leukemia, second chance, romance, addiction and recovery
Publisher: SMC Publishing
Published: 2015-11-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Trevor ended the call before Dani could reply, which was a relief to her. She had no idea what she would have said if pressed for an answer. There were feelings there, for sure. Feelings she’d tried to bury a dozen years before, but never quite succeeded, and that burst forth to the surface upon seeing him again. Dani wasn’t prepared to acknowledge them to Trevor, though. At least not until she had the chance to process what it all meant.

Besides, at the moment she had other things on her mind, and one in particular. Kaylen’s bone marrow aspiration and biopsy were done that morning, but it would be a couple of days before the results were in. In spite of her anxiety over what the tests would show, Dani tried her best to put on a brave, upbeat face in front of her daughter.

Kaylen had been a trooper during the procedure, only crying a little bit when the tool twisted into her bone to take the sample. Fortunately, the pain seemed to be short-lived and Kaylen bounced back quickly. Within a few hours, she only complained of minimal discomfort in the pelvic bone area, where the sample was taken from.

Dani brought ice cream in Kaylen’s favorite flavor, chocolate chip cookie dough, and they settled in to watch the Generals game on TV. Dani even arranged with the nursing staff not to come into Kaylen’s room during the game unless it was absolutely essential. Even if there was no such thing as ‘normalcy’ for a child with cancer, Dani wanted her daughter to have as many semi-normal experiences as possible, and that meant enjoying a hockey game without being interrupted by nurses for another vitals check.

“You ready to cheer your boys on?” Dani asked, as they watched the players take the ice. She knew how badly the team wanted—and needed—a win after the disappointing loss to Dallas on Friday.

“Ready.” Kaylen grinned. In spite of the increased fatigue she’d been suffering from, she always seemed to get up for hockey. She was seated up in her bed, sporting her Generals jersey and ball cap on her bald head.

“Me too.” Dani adjusted her chair to try to get a better view of the wall-mounted TV, and suddenly had a thought. She jumped up and pulled her phone out of her pocket, switching it to camera mode. “Smile,” she instructed.

Kaylen did, the happy grin of just a minute ago, and Dani snapped her picture.

“Why’d you do that?” Kaylen asked.

Dani shrugged. “Just felt like it. So we can remember this.” And so I can send it someone later. She studied the picture, deeming it perfect. Trevor would surely appreciate it, knowing his biggest fan had been cheering him on, and hopefully to victory.

***

Becker earned the shutout and the first star of the game in the Generals 2-0 victory over the Kings, but Trevor had both goals and was named the second star. He didn’t care much about silly recognition from the home team’s broadcasters anyway.

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