Skating on Thin Ice: Seattle Sockeyes (Game On in Seattle Book 1) by Jami Davenport

Author:Jami Davenport [Davenport, Jami]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: alpha male, Contemporary Romance, hockey, sports romance, wealthy hero, dpgroup.org, IDS@DPG, workplace
Publisher: Cedrona Enterprises
Published: 2014-09-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10—Cooper on Ice

Frustrated and angry with the league and with his own weakness toward Lauren, Ethan barely slept. Finally, at the crack of dawn, he gave up on sleep, packed a small suitcase for the two-day road trip, grabbed his skates, and headed to the rink. He had a few hours before the team buses loaded and left for the airport.

It’d been too long since he’d been on the ice.

He needed to clear his head and skating as fast he could into exhaustion had a way of doing that.

Right now his thoughts bounced from the conversation with the commissioner to his conflicting feelings about Lauren. His focus had to stay on his mission.

Had the league played him for a fool? Used him to drive up the price of the team, only to back out and sell to an ownership group that intended to keep the team in this city? But for how long? All the long-term financial and attendance records proved that hockey didn’t work here, and nothing would change that fact. Even if the league sold to the other group, the team would eventually move. The old arena was barely adequate, the facilities in disrepair, and the political climate didn’t lend itself to any public funds or support for a new rink.

Even more frustrating was the gag order. Ethan wanted to tell Lauren, pour out his heart, reveal his dream of bringing hockey to Seattle, and invite her on this journey with him. He wanted her to feel his passion for the city and the market, to understand that he didn’t want to hurt anyone, but the situation forced one city to be the loser, and it damn well wouldn’t be Seattle.

With a heavy sigh, Ethan finished lacing his skates and stepped onto the ice, leaving all those doubts and fears in the bleachers. Only a few lights were on in the rink. He’d snuck in early enough, long before the coaching staff and team showed up to skate laps. He loved the sound of his blades cutting into the ice as he leaned into his turns. Loved the way his blood pumped through his veins as he raced down the long side. Skating had always been his outlet for his emotions, that place he went to where none of the outside world interfered. It was just him, the ice, and his blades.

He took a few leisurely turns around the rink to warm up before he felt eyes on him and realized he wasn’t alone. He glanced over his shoulder to see Cooper step onto the ice and glide toward him with long easy strides until they were side by side. Ethan continued to skate as if they did this every morning.

“Didn’t realize you skated.” Cooper’s voice held a neutrality not usually reserved for Ethan.

Ethan skated several more feet before answering. “There’s a lot of things you don’t know about me. I’m surprised you’re here this early.” Ethan pushed aside a rare moment of insecurity as Cooper fell silent.

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