Grace nods. “Yep, just been waiting for Owen to come out for Millie.”
“Daddy!” Millie declares at the same time, jumping up into Owen’s arms.
He laughs and squeezes her in a hug before leaning down to press a kiss to Stacey’s cheeks.
“You ready for some Daddy-Daughter fun?” he asks Millie.
“Yeah! Can we have fudge sundaes with marshmallow whip?”
Owen nods. “Sure can.”
“You sugar her up, you put her to bed,” Stacey warns him with an exasperated grin.
“Roger that,” he replies, dropping a second kiss to her lips as he reaches down to rub her belly.
I can’t help but smile at the loving displays, even as I continue to glance toward the locker room, eager for Zander to come out.
When he does, he’s with Carson, who makes a beeline for Skyler. Zander’s eyes lock on mine and he walks straight for me. My heart hammers as I gaze up at him, a blush heating my cheeks. When he wraps his arms around me, I feel a little shy given we’re in public, but I can’t seem to make myself care all that much.
I’m just too happy to have him holding me again.
“Hey, Wildcard,” he says, his voice soft and rumbling and making me shiver.
“Hey,” I murmur, slipping my arms around his waist and titling my head back to look up at him. The world around us seems to fade away. “You looked good out there today.”
He smirks. “Of course! I’m a god on the ice.”
Rolling my eyes, I chuckle. “Oh, a god? Well, I suppose I’ll have to properly worship you later when I get home. Maybe with my mouth.”
His eyes darken with instant hunger. “That sounds like a good fucking plan.”
I laugh and slip out of my hold, and then turn to find all our friends staring at us in obvious shock.
Oh, right… none of them know we’re kind of together.
Grinning sheepishly, I declare, “Well, I suppose we should get going, huh girls?”
“Yeah,” Grace replies with narrowed eyes. “I think we should.”
All the girls are looking at me in a way that tells me I’m definitely getting the third degree tonight, and there’s nothing I can do to avoid it.
“Okay, spill.” Skyler slams a box of Chinese takeout in front of me and leans down to meet my gaze like a detective who’s finally got her perp in the interview room.
We’re at Grace’s place, sitting around her dining table, and the girls have at least waited until after our dinner arrived before broaching the topic of Zander and me.
“Hold on!” Grace exclaims, pulling out her phone. “Let’s call Sutton first. She needs in on this.”
I press my lips together and wait as she dials up Sutton’s number and puts her phone on speaker.
“Hey girl heeeeey,” Sutton answers after a few rings. “What’s going on?”
“You’re on speaker,” Grace replies. “We’re just about to force Rylee to spill the tea on her apparent new relationship with Zander.”
“Zander? The hot Thor guy?” Sutton sounds surprised but intrigued.
“Yep!” Skyler exclaims. “They were awfully cuddly with each other at the stadium today. And by cuddly, I mean seconds away from stripping each other naked and banging in the hallway in front of everyone.”
“You better fucking explain yourself, Rylee!” Sutton demands.
