Skating back to you [Love on ice series]

★chapter fifteen★

August Costello.

Isabella crawl on my lap, eats her pizza. I'm back at the charity home and I bought pizza for the kids. There were so happy to see me which made me happy, the charity home is  being renovated in some parts.

I had a match on Saturday in California, I had no treats this week and I had trained in my personal ring but I was meeting the team for prep talk since today was Friday.

"August, good luck". Isabella says, she hugs my neck before she kissed my cheeks, the small dots of the sauce on my cheek

"Good luck August". The rest of the kids say, they snuggle closer to me and some of them rest their head on my thighs, the tall ones on my shoulder and some on my arm

"Thank you, I know I would win since I've you all wishing me good luck right?". I say kissing Isabella hair and some of the kids hair that I could reach at that moment.

"Yes". Kim says, he fist bumped me.

"Yes, August". Lucas adds.

"Must you be so loud?". Isabella groans.

"Must you always be sassy?". Lucas says

Isabella rolls her eyes before she flips her hair"It came with my package, live with it" she says, she takes a bite of her pizza.

"Well... Well you're package is broken".

"Meaning your brain is also broken?". She says back and the kids winced.

"Okay, stop Isa. Don't be mean and Lucas. Don't also use bad languages. You're best of friends remember?". I said nudging her.

She looks at me then rolls her eyes"Yes, I know but someone has to cut his wings".

"You're mean. Don't talk to me again". He says before he stands up and leaves.

"Hold this for me". Isabella says, she stuffs her pizza in mouth before she runs along to meet Lucas wherever he had gone.

I remove the pizza from my mouth and I put it in the box, I ordered four pizza and they have eaten two pizza so far"Come on kids, bath tim_ where's Lucas and Isabella gone to this time". Oakley says, she waits to hear their response but they shrugged.

"August, you will wait for us right?". Sloan asked, he gets up and dusts pizza crumbs from his jeans and pouts.

"Sure, I will tuck you all in". I smirk when they shout a loud"Yay" and jump around in circles before they go have their bath

"August, Lucas doesn't want to talk to me"
Isabella cries, she sits back on my thighs .

"Well your sassiness is always off the puck sometimes but say sorry with no eye rolls or any sass and he would forgive you".

"I said Lucas stop being a baby, I'm sorry and he said I should leave him alone. Fine, I won't share my cookies with him again". She huff before she takes her slice of pizza

"Don't keep malice with him". I said.

"Isabella, time to bath". Oakley says, she pops her head inside the room. Isabella gets up and leaves the room.

"Thank you for treating the children". She says coming inside and standing Infront of me with the hugest smile on her face.

"Anything for the kids".

Then silence fell through"I have a question to ask you". She says, she rubs her hand on her dress and I nod.

"Do you want to join me for dinner some time when you don't have something to do or when you're free?". She says.

She just asked me on a date.

How do I say no and not make things awkward.

God, she's beautiful and Everything but I've my heart, body and soul set out for one girl and her name is indigo.

I_

"August?".

"Hmm, Sure. I'll call you". I blurted out, I regret it immediately when she smiles at me and nods before she actually leaves.

I didn't feel good about this, I promised my mom that no more girls and it feels so wrong when I think about it"Good night Lu". Isabella says, bending to look down at the bunk bed where Lucas stays.

"Good night August". Lucas says, he totally ignoring her and pulled his blanket over his head when I fist bumped him.

Isabella turns to me with teary eyes before she lays on her bed and sniffs, I have never seen her cry but she's not a good crier too
"Are you seriously crying?"Lucas ask, he removes the covers from his head and he bends to look at her on the top bunk

"Yes, you're being mean to me". She sobs

"You were mean to him first". Arabella say

"So this is your punishment". Sloan says."

"Hey, hey, hey. We didn't ask for a court hearing. Isabella, don't cry. I'm not mad at you anymore". Lucas says.

"Dude, she's going to be_". Kim

"Don't make me come there and give you a knuckle sandwich Kim". Isabella threatens.

Lucas ignore all the comments before he climbs the ladder to her bed and lays with her using his own blanket. They sleep with each other since they like it and some of the kids sleep together too"Good night". I said after tucking the last kid in and flick the lights off.

"Good night, August". They chorused.

I was driving home and thought of maybe adopting Isabella came through my mind. We click well together and I like her but it not the most important issues in my mind

"Then why did you say yes?". Brett ask, he sits on my couch eating some candy floss grapes.

"She asked me and she was happy".

"So you're not in love with her?". He asked

"No, I love indigo man. I'm trying to find her and It doesn't feel right going on dates with other women".

He raised an eyebrow"But it's okay to fuck other women in your opinion?".

The guilt comes back, my heart hurts from what he said. He was indirectly calling me a hypocrite which I was"No, look I'm so fuck up now like what should I have said".

"I have a girlfriend".

"I don't have a girlfriend, Brett".

"She doesn't know that. You could've said she's a secret one that is not in the media yet". He says swallowing another grape.

"So I'm going on a date with her?".

"Yeah, it's not like we can exchange and she wouldn't know and have a great time"  he chuckles at the silly thought before he swallows another grape In his mouth.

"Or can we". I smirked.

He looks at me confused and his eyes goes as big as saucers"Nope, I'm not going on a date with her. Hell no, Nah. Fuck".

Time to bring out the big guns,I pout and I give him the best puppy eyes I can do"No, nope, Nah. Not going to work on me".

I tried harder"August, don't_...". He sighs before he nods slapping his hand on his face"Fine but you owe me big time".

"Sure, thanks".

"You owe me big time for this".

"Yes, sure.".