My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0567

Nina

The morning light filtered through the hotel room curtains and cast soft blue shadows on the furniture. I began to stir, but my eyes were slow to open. After last night, I felt as though! had been hit by a train.

Enzo was already awake. I could hear him moving about in the bathroom, and when he came out, he was drying his hair with a towel.

"Morning, sunshine," he said, catching my gaze as I sat up. "You look wide-eyed and bushy- tailed."

I stuck my tongue out. "I didn't sleep well last night."

He sat on the edge of the bed, his hand gently finding mine under the covers. "I noticed you got up. Is there anything you want to talk about?"

I took a deep breath, feeling the weight of his gaze on me. For a moment, I almost mentioned my dream-but I decided against it. "I've just been thinking about what you said last night," I admitted. "About not getting to go on enough dates."

Enzo's eyes softened. "Nina, I didn't mean to keep you up with that."

"No, that's not it," I said, shaking my head. "I was just thinking... we still have time before the baby comes. Why don't we make the most of it?"

He smiled, a glint of hope in his eyes. "That's a great idea. I was thinking, too, how about a date tonight? After work, we could have dinner, see the city. It would be nice."

The idea brought a small smile to my lips. "That sounds wonderful," I said, feeling a flicker of excitement at the prospect of a normal date night.

date. I'll

to tell him

said, my

his hand on the

a good day at work," I

me, a hint of concern in his eyes,

love you too," I replied as

dream came flooding back in full force-the shadow entity, the sense of impending doom, the image of our unborn child dead in my arms. I couldn't get it out of my mind, no

I decided to give Jessica a call. I chewed my lip as I waited for her to pick up, and when her

holding.

away, accompanied by the sounds of banging pots and pans. She

keep my voice steady. "Just wanted to chat. What are you up

my famous pancakes," she replied, and I could hear the smile in her voice. You-know-who is on her period. It was either chocolate chip pancakes

I could hear Lori's voice call out, "Hey!" Jessica and I

Jessica said,

through my hair. My gaze caught the reflection in the mirror opposite the bed.

called Jessica, it was with the intention of venting about my dreams. But now... Now, in the morning sunlight,

I said, smiling slightly. "I went to the museum yesterday. And tonight, we're going

milling around the room on FaceTime, holding up various dresses for Jessica to critique for my upcoming date tonight before I finally settled on a short

of pancake into her mouth. Lori sat beside her on the FaceTime call, looking a little haggard but

evening. I finally decided that I would just go with my boots, the old tried and true. "I don't know about that. I like the peace