Trying to Score (64 page)

It was a great start to her day.

Fallon opened an e-mail and typed in Elli’s address. Since she had gotten the go-ahead from her father, she was ready to start work on getting the cellar opened but first she needed Elli’s approval. After typing out a long detailed email, she attached the reports and floor plans. Once done, she leaned back and eyed the e-mail. Was she really ready for this? It was going to be a lot of work and if it failed, she would not only have to deal with the disappointment from her father, but also from herself. This was her dream, and with one click it would be sent off to become a reality. Fallon had no doubt that Elli would approve it — it was a great plan — but still the fear weighed heavy on her heart.

The morning went on and Fallon still hadn’t pushed send. She was in the middle of filling out ‘Thank you’ cards when a knock came at the door and Audrey came in. Fallon smiled as she laid down her pen. “Hey you!”

“Hey,” Audrey said with a grin. As she walked towards the chairs in front of Fallon’s desk, Fallon couldn’t help but notice that Audrey looked amazing. She had on a pair of gray skinny jeans with a white, flowing ruffle shirt. Over the shirt was a grey blazer and around her neck was a turquoise colored scarf, but that wasn’t the best part of her outfit. It was the shoes. Lord, they were amazing turquoise-colored peep toe heels, and around the heels there was a grey ribbon that tied into a bow at the back. She looked too hot to trot and Fallon was beyond jealous. She should have picked that outfit out for herself!

“Dad gave me the go on the cellar project,” Fallon announced. It felt amazing to say it out loud and when Audrey’s face lit up, Fallon had to stop herself from letting out a girly scream.

“That’s awesome!’

“Right!? Eek!” Fallon screamed. She couldn’t help herself and Audrey joined in, bouncing in her seat. “But, I can’t seem to send it to Elli. What if she rejects the idea?”

“She won’t!” Audrey gushed. She got up and came around the desk. Fallon thought she was coming to hug her or give her a pep talk, but she leaned across Fallon and hit send. Fallon gasped before looking up at Audrey in disbelief. “You’ll thank me later.”

Fallon’s face lit up as she reached for the phone. She picked it up and just as she was about to push line one, Audrey stood up. “I’m gonna go, I’ll talk to you later.”

Fallon smiled, laying the phone down and standing up. She went around the desk and hugged Audrey tightly. “I love you AA, thanks babe.”

Audrey laid her head on Fallon’s shoulder, and held her tight. When they parted Audrey looked at her with a sad look on her face. She leaned up and kissed Fallon’s cheek before leaving the room without even saying bye. Fallon shrugged her shoulders and decided she would question Audrey later. She missed Lucas, and he was waiting for her. Fallon ran back to her desk and picked up the phone, hitting line one.

She picked up her pen, and started doodling little hearts around the date on her calendar as he said, “Yup, ready to kick some ass. Are you going to watch?”

“I am. Aiden wore his jersey to school today. I think he is excited. He said that when you bring the Cup home, y’all are gonna drink chocolate milk out of it.”

Lucas laughed. “That’s my boy.”

Fallon nodded as she reached for the post it note of information she had written down for Lucas. “So I called the Realtor. The condo will be available at the end of the August. The price is $198,100 and everything is basically new inside. She said to let her know if Tate wants to look at it. I told her I’d give you her number.”

“Oh,” she said with sadness in her voice. She thought they would talk for a little bit, or at least talk about something worth a damn! “Okay.”

“Bye,” she said before hanging up. She took in a deep breath as she stared down at the phone. She missed him so much and it had only been a day. It was pathetic and she needed to get it together. It was just the start of the playoffs, and Fallon felt that the next two months were going to be the slowest of her life.

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Lucas looked towards the goal and watched as one of the Wild’s shot the puck hard at Odder. He swatted it away like it was a fly and Lucas smiled. The kid was a beast. Lucas squirted some water into his mouth and slowly spit it out of his mouth. When his line was called, he jumped over the board and skated towards his net.

“Go!” Adler yelled, passing the puck up to him. Lucas took it and went, just like his captain said to. He deked around one Wild and then another before sending a pass over to Anderson. Anderson took possession of the puck and then shot it so hard that Lucas didn’t even realize it went in until Anderson threw his arms in the air and the buzzer went off.

Lucas skated towards Anderson and wrapped up in a mainly hug along with everyone else, tapping him on the head. It was the second goal on the night, and they only had three more minutes to keep the Wild from scoring. If they accomplished that, it would be Tate’s first shut-out as an NHL goalie. A big feat for a rookie goalie and the guys were working hard to help him accomplish it.

In the locker room, the Assassins joined together to celebrate Odder’s first shut-out. Coach Bacter stood in the middle of the locker room with Eleanor Adler beside him and the game puck in his hand. Tate stood beside them with a goofy grin on his face and Lucas couldn’t help but laugh. When Coach handed him the puck, Tate’s face lit up and he threw his arms in the air, yelling something out in Swedish. Everyone else joined in, clapping and yelling as Eleanor hugged him tightly.

Lucas leaned down and started taking the tape off his legs. He was proud of Odder but they would celebrate later. Right now, he would let the kid feel on top of the world. It was a great feeling and every hockey player deserved that feeling. When he saw a pair of bright gold heels at his feet, he looked up and saw Mrs. Adler smiling down at him.

“I was told you needed to see me.”

Lucas nodded his head. “I do.”

She sat down beside him and crossed her legs before resting her hands on her belly. She had gotten bigger and Lucas still yearned for his own baby. He wondered how much longer he would have to wait until he could convince Fallon to marry him and make babies with him.

Lucas took in a deep breath. What he was about to do was either going to blow up in his face, or it was going to make Fallon want to make babies with him.

He was hoping for the latter.

It was late but Lucas dialed Fallon’s number anyways. Odder lay in the bed beside his and Lucas still wasn’t used to it. Since he still wasn’t talking to Levi, he had told him to get his own room. Odder didn’t have a roommate so Lucas decided to room with him for the week. When Fallon’s sleepy voice said, “Hey,” Lucas smiled. He had missed her so much and hearing her voice made being away from her easier.

“Hey you. Sorry to wake you.”

“No, don’t be. I’m glad you called,” she said before clearing her voice. “I fell asleep on Audrey, hold on, I’m going to my room.”

Lucas’ pulse picked up. He wondered if Audrey had told her yet, but surely if she had, Fallon wouldn’t be sleeping on her as if nothing was wrong. “Okay, that was a damn good game.”

“No make it Wednesday; also, can you meet me at the arena at nine that morning?” Lucas asked biting his lip. If she couldn’t it would ruin everything and he really didn’t have a backup plan. Lucas drew in a breath and waited for Fallon to answer him.

Lucas slowly climbed the steps, making sure not to wake anyone. With every step he cringed in pain. It was a rough game, but they had won.

Barely.

After having a fantastic game the day before, Odder didn’t have the same luck in game two. He let in three goals but luckily the Assassins’ offense was on point and scored four goals, winning the game. Two more to go and then they would have a nice break before going onto the semifinals. Lucas needed the break too — his body was aching in spots he didn’t even know he had — but that didn’t stop him from wanting Fallon. He was ready to have her naked, and God help anyone that interrupted them.

Lucas shook his head, chuckling, as he came over to Aiden. He bent down to wrap him up in his arms — the kid was a trip and Lucas couldn’t have loved him more.

“I’ve missed you bud.”

“I missed you too. What are you doing?” he asked as they parted.

Lucas bit his lip; he wasn’t expecting to be caught by anyone when he thought this up. “Um, I’m going to go sleep with your mommy. She missed me a lot.”

“Oh,” Aiden said, one eyebrow coming up. “You don’t want to sleep with me? All Mommy does is cuddle really close to you and drool.”

Lucas laughed. “Yeah, I’m sure. I’ll sleep in your room tomorrow.”

Aiden grinned. “Okay. Night Dad.”

“Night bud,” Lucas said. He followed Aiden back into his room, and tucked him in before leaving the room. He made sure that Aiden’s door was shut and made his way back to Fallon’s. He pushed the door open just as Audrey’s door opened.