~Reece~
A month went by. She didn't text me. After our little run-in in the alley she didn't avoid me, but she didn't talk to me either.
A part of me was hoping she tear down this stupid wall she's put between us. But if she's good at anything it's building walls between people.
I stepped out of my truck and toward the arena. My phone rang in my pocket and I picked it up.
"Honey!" my mom squealed.
"Mom? Is something wrong?" I stopped for a moment, worried.
"No!" she squealed again. I pushed the glass doors open and walked towards the locker rooms.
"Mom you're going to have to come back down to a normal pitch. Only dogs can hear you now."
"I'm sorry, sorry." she clears her throat. "We were sent an anonymous note and $40,000..." she made a shrill-screaming noise and I pulled the phone away from my ear.
"But it's a legitimate. We thought it was a joke but we opened our bank account and boom! $40,000 just sitting there waiting for us." she sounded as if she wanted to cry or had been crying.
"Please tell me this isn't a joke." I say.
"It feels like it doesn't it." she laughs.
We talk for a few more minutes but practice is about to start so I hang up with her and walk into the locker room but that's when it hits me. I drop my bag and sprint through the arena.
"Where are you going?" Tucker calls after me.
"Gotta go!" I yell bursting through the glass doors. I run to my truck and fumble with the keys.
Finally I get in and don't either bother with a seatbelt. I floor it all the way to Alina's apartment.
Time feels as if it slows but my speedometer says I'm going 90 mph in 55. But I make it to her dorm and pound on the door.
"Oh my god! Oh my god I'm coming!" someone calls from inside. Hali opened the door. "Reece what the-" I breeze past her and straight for Alinas room. I open the door without knocking and no ones inside.
I turn back to Hali seeing if I missed her while I was in a rush but she's not here. "Where's Alina?" I say breathless.
"She's not here."
"Well where is she?" I say walking over to Hali.
"Her parents had some gala, party thing tonight. She got picked up half an hour ago?"
"Picked up?" I repeat.
"Yeah... by Danny."
I'm so stupid. So stupid. So stupid. SO very fucking stupid.
I have to talk to her and I can't. She could be out all night. Or she may not even come home...
No.
I'll just have to crash that stupid party.
~Alina~
The whole day has been so goddamn awful. My "chauffeur" that was sent to pick me up for my parents party is none other than Danny himself. Which I later find out that we have to pretend to be dating for my parents friends.
Haven't I done enough fake dating?
And this morning I wake up to a knock at my door. 2 hair stylists and a makeup artist are there to primp me for the stupid ass party.
I didn't even want to go but the only good part is the dress. Beautiful and silky. Spaghetti straps. Droopy neck line. Fire red. Floor length. Slit up the thigh.
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All Yours {BOOK 1 OF THE LAURIE U SERIES}
RomanceAlina Bardot is a very talented figure skater. But her coach is having problems with her speed and hires a hockey player to teach her to be faster. When Reece gets sighed up to teach a figure skater to skate like him he has no choice but to say yes...