Puck Yes: A Fake Marriage Hockey Romance (My Hockey Romance Book 2) by Lauren Blakely

Author:Lauren Blakely [Blakely, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lauren Blakely Books
Published: 2023-10-08T16:00:00+00:00

Later that night I’m pacing through my apartment, trying to locate the nerve to go upstairs and see Hayes, when there’s a knock on my door. My heart races. Then it sprints when a voice says, “Hey. It’s Hayes.”

I’m still frustrated with him, but I’m also eager to just say what’s on my mind.

I fling open the door and whoa…

My husband is standing on the other side holding a basket of artsy, illustrated notebooks in bright pink, soft lavender, and cherry red, along with…is that what I think it is? “Is that a bouquet of pens?” My voice squeaks.

“Yes,” he says, clearly pleased. He hands me the pens, wrapped with a huge purple bow.

I must have ingested helium when I ask, “For me?”

He smiles and laughs. “Is there someone else here who has a thing for notebooks with women in vintage dresses on the front and beautiful colored pens for all her ideas?”

I reach my arms out and happily take the basket, hugging it close. “Thank you. I love it.”

“Open the first one,” he says, then hands me the notebook with the purple cover. On the front is a pencil drawing of a woman in a flapper dress. Gingerly, I open it, and the first line on the paper reads: I’m sorry I didn’t ask you first. If you forgive me, I promise to be the best fake husband there is.

The apology is more than I expected. I close my eyes, letting a new, warm feeling flow through my body.

When I open my eyes, I vow to put my frustrations from this morning fully behind me. But I also need him to understand a few ground rules. “I don’t want you to make decisions like that without me,” I say, clear and firm.

He nods, understanding in his dark eyes. “I get that. I do.”

“I’m a part of this.”

“I understand. I should have handled it…differently.”

“I know you felt like you were doing it for me, but it affects me,” I add, gentler now.

He sighs, dragging a hand through his hair, his eyes full of regret. “I wanted to help. But I didn’t do it in the best way. If you want to get an annulment now, I’ll handle it all. I did some research. It’s not that hard, and I’ll just man up and explain it to Ms. Rose.”

I set a hand on his arm, reassuring him. “I appreciate that, but you don’t need to do it. I’ll go to the golf event with you. You’ll go to my ex’s wedding with me.”

“Absolutely.”

I let go of his arm, square my shoulders, and say, “I just want to make a few things clear.”

“Lay it on me.”

Deep breath. Say the hard thing. “I hate to bring this up, but given what happened with my ex, I have to. I don’t want to be made a fool. You can’t see anyone else.”

He blinks. His brow furrows. “Are you fucking crazy?”

I tense. Did I misread everything? “That feels reasonable to me,” I say, standing my ground.

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