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.

"Then it's a date. I'll be back after work and we

him about the terrifying dream

I said, my

his hand on

raced, but I hesitated. "Nothing, have a good day

hint of concern in his eyes, but he nodded. "Okay, Nina.

I replied

doom, the image of our unborn child dead in

I waited for her to pick up, and when her voice finally crackled through the speaker, I let out a breath I

holding.

sounds of banging pots and pans. She was in

I said, managing to keep my voice steady. "Just

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

out, "Hey!" Jessica and I burst into

Jessica said, "how's

my hair. My gaze caught the reflection in the mirror opposite the bed. For a moment, I just

now... Now, in the morning sunlight, hearing the sounds of my friends squabbling on the other end of the phone, I felt just

said, smiling slightly. "I went to the

like we always did: parties, classes, books, art, relationships. Before I knew it, I was 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 red dress that showed off

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

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