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 be back after work and we can go

wanting to tell him

I said,

his hand on

heart raced, but I hesitated. "Nothing, have a good day at work," I said, forcing a

looked at me, a hint of concern in his eyes, but he nodded. "Okay,

too," I replied as he

the 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 matter how many times I tried to

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

holding.

Jessica called out. She sounded far away, accompanied by the sounds of banging pots and pans.

said, managing to keep my voice steady. "Just wanted to chat. What are you

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 burst

said, "how's the

caught the reflection in the mirror opposite the bed. For a moment, I just

of venting about my dreams. But now... Now, in the morning sunlight, hearing the sounds of my friends squabbling on the other

I said, smiling slightly. "I went to the museum yesterday. And

like we always did: parties, classes, books, art, relationships. Before I knew it, I was milling around the room on FaceTime, holding

Jessica mused as she popped a bite of pancake into her mouth. Lori sat

myself in the mirror, trying to decide on shoes and jewelry for the evening. I finally decided that I would just go