Hating the Rookie: Laketown Hockey Series by A.J. Wynter

Author:A.J. Wynter [Wynter, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AJ Wynter
Published: 2020-11-13T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15 – Brianna

THE SMELL OF FRYING bacon wafted through the open windows of Cabin One. My stomach growled and I rolled onto my side, squinting my eyes at the brightness coming in my bedroom window. I guessed that it was nine in the morning. I grabbed the berry-stained wine glass from my nightstand, wishing that I had been forward-thinking enough to drink some water before bed.

I could see Nora’s hair draped over the arm of the sofa, and could hear her breathing, deep with sleep, as I padded to the bathroom. My mouth was stained purple and I bent to try and scrub the wine from my very dehydrated lips.

Some days I wished Nora wasn’t old enough to buy alcohol.

I turned on the shower and brushed my teeth while I waited for the water to heat up. I stripped out of the clothes I’d worn to bed, which happened to be the clothes I’d worn the day before, letting them fall to the bathroom floor. I stuck my hand in the shower to test the water and yelped.

“Is everything okay in there?” I heard Nora’s voice from the other side of the door.

“I think we’re out of hot water,” I grumbled and wrapped a towel around my body.

“Something smells good,” Nora rubbed at her forehead. “I’m pretty hungover,” she added.

“I thought you were a vegetarian now,” I laughed.

“Not when I’m hungover and someone is cooking bacon.”

“Put your bathing suit on,” I ordered and slipped into my bedroom. “I’ve got the best hangover cure you’ll ever have.”

When I exited my room, Nora was suited up with a towel over her shoulder. “Let me guess? A swim?”

“You got it.” My voice croaked. “I guess we really got into it last night.” I grabbed two empty bottles and tossed them into the recycling bin on our way down to the lake.

“Scrabble is so much better after a bottle of wine,” Nora laughed. “God, we’re nerds.”

“Hungover nerds,” I added. “I should play drunk Scrabble more often, I hit that triple word score with zoologist.” I don’t know how late we stayed up, but I do know that I won the game.

Our flip flops slapped on the wet dock boards. “Are you sure this is a good idea?” Nora set down her towel and tried to dip her toe into the lake. While she was off-balance, I lightly shoved her shoulder.

“Bree,” she squealed as she toppled into the water. Before she could emerge and scream at me, I dove in. The coldness swept over my body and I could feel the fuzziness of the night before fading away. I took a few long strokes and by the time I emerged Nora had already hopped out of the lake and was wrapped in her towel on the dock.

“It worked.” She narrowed her lips at me. “And it’s damn cold.”

“I told you,” I grinned and climbed the rickety wooden ladder. “Now, let’s get some bacon.” We threw on our beach cover-ups and headed to the main cabin.

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