Poke Checking (Puck Battle Book 2) by Kristen Echo

Author:Kristen Echo [Echo, Kristen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-12T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

T hey went at each other like savages tearing meat from a bone from the second the hotel room door closed until the clock struck midnight. Then Mr. Ivarsson turned into a hockey pumpkin and said he needed his beauty rest. She would have given him more grief if she hadn’t been so exhausted. Caroline respected the way he took his sport and job seriously. When she collapsed on her bed at home, she was all smiles and tight muscles.

She'd sent a text to her best friend when she sat down in the taxi, but Maddy hadn’t responded. The night hawk never slept before three am. Maddison Albright was made for the rock-and-roll lifestyle. Caroline didn’t mind the late hours, but she loved mornings.

Finally, the phone vibrated in her hand. “Did you know?” Caroline had been wrestling with the idea that Maddison knew Nico was a hockey player and let her kiss him anyways. She hoped that wasn’t the case, but she trusted her gut.

“Happy New Year, whore!” Maddy said with a giggle.

“Back at ya, except there are no whores on the line. Unless you took a side job I’m unaware of?” The irritation in her voice dissipated at the sound of her friend’s laughter. They’d been friends too long to stay mad for long. “So, did you know the man I kissed played hockey for the NHL?”

A loud sigh crossed the line. “Not one hundred percent when you kissed him, but I knew before you stayed at the hotel to be with him.”

“Maddy, why didn’t you tell me? I mean, what if my dad had seen us together?” She shuddered to think how ballistic he might have gone. Raising two girls by himself had caused her father to become strict in many ways.

“He didn’t see you, so don’t get your panties in a twist. I meant to tell you, then everything happened with Brody and it slipped my mind. Your guy’s a thug. Brody’s face looks like he was hit by a semi-truck. It is kinda badass, but I wouldn’t tell him that. That boy’s ego does not need massaging.” That last bit couldn’t be truer. He used his good looks to act any way he pleased, even kissing people he shouldn’t.

“Nico defended me after he saw Brody force a kiss on me. If he’s got a shiner, it’s deserved.” But a bruised face might mean he no longer wanted to be around her, and that would crush her. “Do you think he’ll kick me out of the band over that? Did he say anything to the others?”

Caroline twisted her fingers. She had considered trying to go solo, but she liked being surrounded by like-minded musicians and the collaboration of a group. Starting a career alone didn’t appeal; she was more of a team player. Besides, working every day with her best friend was the highlight of her day.

Another sigh came through which she didn’t take as a good sign. “He wasn’t impressed, but we voted. And—”

“What? That creep tried to kick me out.

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