Hearts on Ice by Jami Davenport

Author:Jami Davenport [Davenport, Jami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sports Romance, Hockey romance, sports
Publisher: Cedrona Enterprises
Published: 2015-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5—Offsides

Blake and Sarah didn’t head straight back to the clinic after dinner. She seemed to want to linger along the waterfront. He gladly agreed, not wanting the night to end. They’d set aside revisiting their relationship and had a lovely dinner, enjoyed each other’s company, and laughed more than he’d laughed in a long time.

Sarah hesitated in front of the cute, little bistro with a for lease sign in the window.

“Is this the place Janna mentioned?” Blake asked.

“Yes.”

“My mom and I used to joke about opening a little café together on this island.” The words tumbled out, as that long-forgotten memory squeezed at his heart.

“You did?” Sarah’s quick glance betrayed her surprise.

“Yeah, Mom loved to cook.”

“But with you? Her big, brawny, hockey-playing son?”

“Yeah, actually,” he admitted.

“You are a good cook.”

“I make comfort food, not that fancy shit most of the restaurants on this island serve.” Blake didn’t care much for food he couldn’t pronounce or identify.

“Exactly the type of place we need. Most of the locals would prefer it rather than more places catering to tourists.”

He grinned at her. “Are you trying to talk me into staying?” He kept his tone light and teasing, but deep down he was dead serious as a seed of hope took place, a seed too wild and crazy to process. He pushed it aside for now.

She ducked her head, but not before he caught her face turning red. He couldn’t stop smiling as he pressed his face to the window and looked inside.

“Everything’s here. All the tables, chairs, looks like the kitchen is intact from what I can see.”

“And the view is incredible,” she added helpfully.

“That it is.” Blake turned to study her, pretty damn sure her reasons for walking by this little café were more than casual. Not that it mattered. He was going back to Seattle to coach hockey, his first and only true love, wasn’t he?

But he loved to cook, and he loved Sarah—no doubt about that. Her absence in his life had made his heart grow fonder, and he longed for her. These past few days had been a combo of torture and heaven. He loved being in her presence, hearing her voice hitch with the quick breath she took when he looked into her eyes, inhaling the scent of her peach shampoo, and feeling her warm hand enveloped in his.

She met his gaze and licked her lips. Oh, God, he couldn’t resist those soft pink lips. Just could not. He lowered his head and cupped the back of her neck with one hand, pulling her closer. She didn’t resist. Instead, she met him halfway and ran her hands up his arms. Their lips touched, and Blake’s future plans exploded in front of his very eyes. All he could see was Sarah, this island, and a huge passel of kids to replace the families they’d both lost. As he deepened the kiss, any further thoughts were sucked into nearby Chinook Channel and whisked away.

Their tongues tangled. Blake’s breathing grew harsh.

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