Chapter 60

Winnie

I experience nightmare after nightmare of Dana telling me that I’m not good enough for Jake. I shake and kick in my sleep. My heart is on fire, and muffled words leave my lips until a strong hand jostles me awake, and I blink back to reality.

“Winnie?” It’s Jake, and he is squatting beside me. “Wake up. Breakfast is ready for you.”

“B-breakfast?” My mouth feels dry, and my throat is sore. I think I’ve been talking in my sleep.

“Uh-huh, I made pancakes,” a grin spreads over Jake’s face. “I feel like a total wildling now. Can you believe it?

Pancakes made over an open fire in an old, dusty frying pan.”

“You’re adorable,” I sit up, unable to prevent my lips from curling into a smile. I know Jake loves cooking and baking, but the pride in his eyes for making pancakes outside a kitchen? He is so sweet.

“I would prefer to be called sexy.”

“You’re sexy, too,” I tell him. “And if those pancakes are as good as they smell,

I will go down on my knees and suck you. You don’t know how much I love your breakfast pancakes.”

He snorts and shakes his head with an indulgent smile. I love when he gives me that kind of sweet expression. He is undoubtfully proud to provide for me and hurries to fetch me a paper plate.

I only make it out of the tent to sit down on a blanket area that Jake has prepared for us before he returns with my food. ” Here you go. Pancakes with maple syrup and blueberries. Your favorite.”

The stupid, toothy grin that settles over my lips makes Jake snort a laugh. I don’t have to say anything for him to know how much these simple displays of affection mean to me. Still, when he sits beside me, I smile up at him, a little teary-eyed.

take it for granted, you know? The way you treat me. I guess it’s because you always did, and

fork made of renewable material. “I’ve liked you for a long time,” his

at him. “Does your teammates know that you’re secretly the sweetest guy

that, and the reddish hue on his skin and downright outraged expression on his face make me

“You’re the only one I treat differently, and on the ice, everyone knows

in a sing-song voice and cut into my pancake, glancing up at him. ” Since when are

bloody. Instead of killing each other, we get to fight other states on the ice and celebrate when we

the idea of other players

As a right-wing, my opponents should all fear me.

intimidating is part of the job. That second

ice,” I bump him with my shoulder

am not a softie!” Jake growls, glaring at

grin turns broad. “Oh, yes, you are. But I love that about you. You take care of me, make me feel special

heavy silence falls after I’ve

he openly stares at me. I stare right back at him, feeling vulnerable because it just slipped. The worst part? It felt

often becomes shy when complimented or

me nervous, so I change the subject. “So, kayaking… when was the last time you did that?” My heart is racing, but it helps to force another topic. “My last time was back at summer camp when we

chuckle. “I do. We won that competition and had the

him. “You

to eat stakes while everyone else shared a package of hotdogs. Damn, those were the times. We gloated over

Jake does the same. The tension is gone, thank god. We are back to joking around, and we eat our breakfast while Jake tells me how rare it is to make friends with teammates. He calls himself

like hearing Jake talk. He never did it very often in the past, always letting me or Mark talk over him. It made

him that often. His ego can’t handle such compliments, and more than often, he blushes when I

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