The Hockey Star’s Remorse
Chapter 15
Chapter 15
Evie
After Aria texted me that she was there with her “surprise“, I finished up the last of the dishes and made my way to the front of the restaurant. I spotted Aria by the front door, waving to someone outside. When she noticed me approaching, she smiled wide.
“Guess who’s back?” said Aria, and I hardly had time to guess before a man entered. the doorway. I could hardly believe my eyes. It was like looking at a ghost from the
past.
“Lucas!” I blinked wildly, thinking that he was simply a trick of the light. He had been a close friend of Aria and I in college. While he had a more upper–class background, being from an elite family, he didn’t have the attitude of someone. from that sector.
Maybe him being gay meant he knew what it was like to be knocked down by society. He had been rather relaxed about it when he told me, but I could see in his eyes that it had caused some tension in his life. I was thankful that he felt comfortable coming to me about it, however.
“What are you doing here? I mean…” I chuckled at myself, hardly able to get the words out, “Not that I’m not glad that you’re back. It’s just been so long.”
“I felt like a visit to two of my favorite people was in order!” Lucas walked up and wrapped me in a warm hug. It was only when he pulled away that I realized I needed some friendly affection. That interaction with Stella was still weighing me down from an already depressing day.
“Well, I’m glad you came,” I said, tugging a strand of hair behind needed the excitement. Good excitement, that is.”
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“Ah, well, what I’m about to say may or may not be more good excitement. I did come with an ulterior motive,” Lucas said, hanging his head.
“Oh?” I tilted my head to the side in question, looking between him and Aria. “And what would th
“You know, I’m slightly parched, Evie.” Lucas faked a cough and started rubbing his throat for effect. I rolled her eyes, almost forgetting that he was theatrical by
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nature. “Perhaps a glass of wine could loosen my tongue a little.”
I laughed. “Alright. You two go find some seats. I’m pretty much done with my shift so I can join in.”
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Aria cheered, latching on to Lucas‘ arm. “There’s a booth over there. Bring us your best bottle of
way to the kitchen. Timothy was still at the bar. He had his head rested in one hand while he swirled an amber drink around with his
a weight in my chest, catching only a glimpse of his eyes as they glared at the countertop. I was able to slip in and out of the backroom unnoticed with the restaurant’s best bottle of red wine. Aria and Lucas waved
along with three wine glasses before sliding into the booth beside Lucas. The two cheered as I popped the cork on the bottle and began filling their
began, placing the bottle off the side, “What was
know now before you spotted me wandering the streets. I
told him, or if he’d gotten some context clues from Timothy’s televised apology. “Ah, I’m barely a
deal. about me being able to buy the world but look at what
releasing its rich, fruitful
“I needed the change and I figured that there was no
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my wine glass down as I rushed to hug Lucas. He laughed, carefully setting his own glass aside to return the embrace. “I can’t believe it!
mind if you could show me around a little. I’m sure you’ve got a few single,
Naturally, Lucas wanted me to introduce him to a man. It was
stir in my own heart. Timothy was still at the bar, downing yet another drink before a woman took
began squeezing. his biceps. Timothy hardly looked in her direction, acknowledging her with
I took another swig, hoping the alcohol would release the tension in my muscles. Timothy wouldn’t fall for
so intense, I feared that he could sense my presence. I hid
eyebrow.
noticing Lucas‘
still obscuring my face with the glass. I didn’t want to heighten his interest by telling him, but Lucas
out of the booth so he could slip out. He walked casually over the DJ in the corner. The young man was on his phone, letting casual
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music player beside him. He winked at the young man as
looking at me, giving me a thumbs up. “What did
told him to dedicate a little song to a special someone,” Lucas simpered before taking a gulp of his wine. “Figured
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her body language was far from suggestive. Her back was
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