My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0584

"I just can't stand the idea of her not being here," she said with a sniff. "I don't know what I would do without her."

"Me neither," I said with a sigh. I sank down onto the couch beside her, and we were silent for a moment, each lost in our own thoughts. I kept thinking back to when we first met, back when it was still our freshman year, and I couldn't help but chuckle ever so slightly.

"What?" Lori asked, shooting me a sideways glance.

I shook my head. "Nothing. I was just thinking about that time in freshman year; when Jessica had that awful boyfriend, Steven."

"Oh, the one who told her to stop wearing pink because he said it was embarrassing?"

and I couldn't deny the smile that was

smile began to twitch at the corners of her lips. "Yeah... Yeah, I remember. She told him that the scraggly stuff on his face that he called a 'beard' was even more embarrassing." "And then she dumped him on the spot and dyed the hoodie

It lifted the heaviness in my chest, a reprieve from the choking feeling that hadn't gone away all day. Even though we fell back into silence after that, I felt just the tiniest

about our dear friend returned, pressing down on us like a lead weight. The fact of the

Lori's voice broke me

"Hm?"

you could use your healing abilities on

turning slowly to look Lori in the eyes. There was a desperation in her gaze that made me soften. Truthfully, I had considered it earlier, but with the pregnancy being on the

Lori," I said quietly. "I... I'm not sure if

said, sinking down further on the couch and laying on

and reached for the bundle of tissues in her pocket to dab at the tears that had begun to return. Seeing her like