My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0818

Shaking my head, I turned without another word and stormed out of the fitting room. I took the two strides across the hall to Jessica's fitting room and knocked on the door, folding my arms across my chest.

"Jess? You in there?"

There was a muffled thump in the fitting room, followed by the sounds of someone rustling around. Finally, the door cracked open to reveal one bewildered blue eye peeking out at me.

"What's up?"

"You know this isn't working, right?"

Jessica paused, her full face coming into view as she cracked the door open a little wider. I knew she had heard everything and I knew, considering the fact that we had been here for hours already and that the frustration between the two of them was only mounting, that she felt the same way.

"But... tradition..."

you two traditional?" I whispered,

that she knew that I was right; she and Lori had never been 'traditional '. In fact, when that arbitrary old tradition had been made, love like Lori's

now. Now, they could pave

"I know," she whispered. "Do you

out!" Lori's muffled voice called out. "Not in this

is awful, too, you know," she called out. "Maybe we should just laugh about it together, like we

hear the gears turning in Lori's

just get out here," I said, unable to keep the

finally emerged, still clutching the skirt of her gown closed in the front. Her hair was a tousled

her eyes fell on Jessica standing there in her dress. Lori's mouth dropped open, all hints of exasperation melting away

seeming to drink in the sight of her fiancee as if she had been dying of thirst. "You look...

could see the pleased smile tugging at her lips, the blush spreading across her

a few strides, Lori had crossed the space between them, cradling Jessica's face in her hands. "Jess, you're so... beautiful,"

my own eyes as I watched them, a wave of pure happiness for my friends washing over me. I was