Page 30 of The Shot You Missed
“Do you ladies have plans tonight?”
I open my mouth to make some excuse, but Lola beats me to it. “Nope. Not a single one.”
He grins at her. “Good. I’m going to get someone to bring you both to the family room. Wait for me? The guys would love to meet you both, and so would their wives and partners. Come out with us?”
“Oh, I?—”
“We’re in,” Lola says, cutting me off. “We can’t wait to meet them too.”
“Great. Wait here, okay?” He looks at me when he says that. All I can do is nod. Then he’s skating toward the Rogues’ bench, where he says something to a man in Rogues’ gear while motioning to Lola and me.
“See?” Lola hip-checks me. “Those are not the eyes of an indifferent man, Indigo. That man wants you still.”
“Pulling out the full name, huh? Should I be scared?”
“That depends,” she says in a singsong tone. “Are you going to keep being a little bitch, or are you going to talk to him like the strong, confident woman you are?”
“Harsh, Lols.”
“Just speaking the truth, boo. You’ve been avoiding this conversation for a decade. Time to woman up and clear the air.”
My stomach flips as the man Sebastian was talking to makes his way over to us. “Look, I know, okay? I know I need to talk to him, eventually. But tonight’s not the time. I don’t want to take away from his win or their celebrations.”
And I don’t want his teammates, or anyone else, to see me crumble when he tells me he’s never felt more than friendship for me.
Lola knows me well enough to see right through me, but thankfully, doesn’t push. She gives me a long, hard look, then nods decisively. “Fine. Tonight’s not the night, but you need to promise me you won’t wait too long. You owe it to yourself to talk about what happened that night.”
Before I can respond, the man in Rogues gear approaches with a big smile. “Indie and Lola?”
“That’s us,” my bestie says, linking our arms.
“I’m Todd. I’m the equipment manager. Navarro asked me to escort you ladies to the family room. Do you have everything you need?”
“We sure do, Todd. Lead the way.” Lola flashes him her brightest smile and tugs on my arm, forcing me to follow him.
My heart beats faster with every step we take. If this were a romance novel I was writing, I’d be kicking my feet and grinning, because it would be the beginning of my characters reconnecting. This would be a pivotal moment in their love story.
But this isn’t a romance novel. It’s not a love story. This is real life, and Sebastian Navarro has disappointed me before. There’s no reason to think this time will be any different.
“Quit spiraling,” Lola whispers in my ear.
Sure. Yeah. I’ll get right on that.
I almost get my heart rate under control. Then Todd waves us into the family room and a brown-haired woman notices us. She whispers something to the three gorgeous women around her, and four sets of very curious eyes turn my way.
Quit spiraling, my ass.
twelve
SEBASTIAN
“Dude.Is your lady coming out with us?” Griffin drops his towel and tugs on his clothes. He’s buzzing with energy, just like the rest of us, flying high off a home win in our final game of the regular season. But that’s not the only reason he’s so full of energy.
Pretty sure Griffin wants Indie and me to figure things out almost as much as I do.
I clear my throat. “She’s not my lady, but yeah. She and her best friend are going to come out with us. Lola’s cool, but you’ll have to watch your wife around her. Pretty sure she has a thing for Mira, and she’s charming enough that she may steal her away.”
Griffin laughs. “So you’re saying she has good taste? I knew she seemed cool.”
