The Pucking Wrong Date: A Hockey Romance by C.R. Jane
Author:C.R. Jane [Jane, C.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-23T00:00:00+00:00
CHAPTER 16
WALKER
Olivia was acting like nothing had happened last night or this morning.
And it was driving me crazy. Sheâd tried to sit between two bridesmaids at dinner, instead of by me, not happy at all when Iâd smiled at one of the girls and sheâd given me her seat without a thought.
âYouâre running again,â I murmured as she stared at her dinner plate as if it held the secrets to the universe.
âI just decided that I was an idiot,â she responded, her voice blank. She fisted the skirt of her dress. âEvery second I spend around you gets harder. IâI canât do hardâ¦â
Fuck. She sounded like she was near tears and it was going to make me go insane.
It was also the closest sheâd come to admitting that she was feeling something for me too.
âThereâs something we could do about that,â I said carefully, and her gaze shot up at me, a dash of resentment there that I suddenly felt very wary about.
âTell me, Walker. Is there something about me that screams idiot?â
I blinked at her, not understanding what she was talking about.
âSorry, angel face, but I have no idea what youâre hinting at right now.â
She gestured to me like she had that morning, kind of crazy like.
âLook at you. You could have anything, have anyone. Why would you want me?â She was being quiet, but her gaze darted around us, suddenly remembering we were surrounded by people.
It hit me then, for the first timeâbecause apparently I was an idiot.
She blamed herself for what had happened to her.
She thought something was wrong with her, that she was ruined because of those assholes.
We couldnât have that.
âIâve got to go. IâI forgot something in my room,â she stammered suddenly, standing up shakily and rushing out. I frowned after her, catching Harleyâs gaze and trying not to roll my eyes at the death glare he was sending my way.
Seriously, dude.
I counted to twenty, which honestly showed I had the patience of a fucking saintâ¦and then I headed towards her room.
She must have been sprinting, because she was nowhere to be seen.
I tried to take my time getting up to her room, giving her a second to calm downâ¦but it didnât seem to help.
I got to her door and knocked.
No answer.
âOlivia, itâs me. Let me in,â I growled.
Silence.
âLet. Me. In.â
Still nothing.
I sighed patiently, because honestlyâ¦a little thing like a door wasnât going to keep me from her.
Iâd swiped a card from a maidâs cart yesterdayâ¦just in case my original plan didnât work. And it was certainly going to come in handy right now.
Her eyes were comically wide as I walked in. She was sitting on the edge of the bed, biting down on that damn bottom lip again.
âWhat? How!â she exclaimed, her mouth wide, like a beautiful little guppy fish.
âI want to be with you.â I said roughly. âI want you to give me a fucking chance.â
Olivia remained wide-eyedâ¦and wide-mouthed.
I wanted to make a joke that I could put something in her mouth if she wanted and immediately cursed Ari Lancasterâbecause that was his influence.
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