Maid in Heaven: Book one of the Man Maid Series by Publishing Rusty Ogre & Alba Aurora

Author:Publishing, Rusty Ogre & Alba, Aurora
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rusty Ogre Publishing
Published: 2024-08-13T00:00:00+00:00

“An ice rink?”

“Yup!” Ava’s high-heeled, impractical boots crunched into the drift against the building, choosing the grip of snow over the ice of the walkway.

“You should come over here and walk on this slick-ass sidewalk with me so I have an excuse to hold your hand,” Will hollered, arms jutting out for balance on the icy path.

She clomped through the snow like a newborn elk and snagged his hand mid-air, weaving her fingers through his. “You don’t have to have an excuse.”

“This is gonna be rough.”

“Oh, come on,” Ava teased. “What’s a good date without a few injuries?”

Ava dug in her purse and produced two five-dollar bills, placing them on the chilled wooden counter of the skate rental shack.

“What size?” the teenage girl asked.

“I need a pair of size nines,” Ava chirped.

Will stood up straight. “Can I get a size nine, too, please?”

Ava smirked. “I have the tact to say nothing.”

The attendant handed over two identical pairs of skates.

Will seemed unfazed. “Thanks.”

They carefully stepped over to an unoccupied bench to put on their footwear.

Ava chuckled. “I’m sorry, but I have never dated a guy with the same size feet as me.”

“Well, it can’t be easy being a girl with such big feet.”

“I don’t have big feet! You have small feet. Size nine is tiny for a man.”

“You know what they say about men with little feet?”

Ava only stared at him, lacing her skates.

“Little shoes.” He laughed and stood on his skates like a wobbly giraffe. “Good Lord, I’ve never done this before. Please tell me you are good at this.”

“Yeah,” Ava said, tying the lace of the second skate into a knot. “I’m alright.”

“Good, because I need somebody to keep me from breaking both my legs at this!”

Ava made her way gracefully to the ice with no wobble to her stride. She turned back and extended a hand to him as she arrived at the gate. On quivering legs, he made his way toward her. He leaned out to clasp her hand and used it to steady himself.

“Look at you! Ms. Ice Castles over here. You are just full of surprises.”

“Why, thank you.”

“Promise me, Ava, if I die this way, you’ll tell my daughter I died in, like, a way cooler way. Tell her I was eaten by a bobcat… or lost a brawl. Something manly.”

Ava led him slowly onto the ice. Other skaters circled around as Will struggled to stay upright, grabbing onto the side rail for stability. Ava skated backward.

“Of course, you can skate backward. You make it look so easy!”

Ava held out her hands and smiled, the tip of her nose rosy. “You got this. Come to me. I’ll pull you for a bit until you get used to it.”

Stiff-legged and rigid, Will’s skates met the shallow grooves in the ice left by those before him, and he scuttled forward awkwardly until his gloved hands were in hers.

“See? You got this.” Ava teased, releasing his hands.

Several small children bundled up in puffy jackets whizzed past them.

“Pfft, show offs!” Will hollered.

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