Page 31 of For the Win

“Well, good.”He smiles, his eyes warm.

We look at each other for a stretched-out moment, neither of us saying anything.Heat slides through my veins.I feel a compelling tug of attraction drawing me to him.

“Well, see you,” he says.“You have my number.”

He walks away.

I blink a few times as I watch him, bemused.

Okay, then.

I turn and leave.

I do have his number.I just don’t know if I have the nerve to use it.

* * *

After my classes at Prana,ending at seven, I meet up with Janey for dinner at Buttons.They have the heaters going on the patio, so we sit outside.

I’ve just taken my seat when I hear my name.“Arya!Hi!”

I look over a couple of tables and see Everly, Taylor, and their friend who came to one of my SUP classes.The infamous dunking SUP class.I smile and lift a hand.

Everly stands up and approaches the table.“How are you?”

“Good, you?”

“I am great.Would you like to join us?We have room for two more at our table.”

“Oh.”I glance at Janey.She smiles in agreement.I’m not so sure, though.This is Harrison’s sister.“Uh...we don’t want to intrude.”

“Oh, you won’t be.The more the merrier, right?”

“Okay, sure.That’s nice of you.”

She leads the way over to a bigger, round table.I introduce Janey to Everly and Taylor, but I don’t remember the other woman’s name.

“My friend Lacey,” Everly says.“Well, she’s my friend but she’s also my niece-in-law.”

I laugh.“Okay.That sounds complicated.”

“Right?”Lacey grins.“I’m married to her nephew.”

“Who’s a year older than me,” Everly adds.“Our family is weird.”

And, thanks to Google, I know who her family is now.“Speaking of family,” I say casually, “I’m teaching your brother and your, uh...boyfriend?”

Her eyes widen.“Wyatt?Yes, he’s my boyfriend.”

“I’m teaching the hockey team yoga classes.”

“Oh!That’s awesome.”

“Yes, the team hired me to teach classes a couple of times a week, depending on their schedule.”

“It’ll be so good for them!”

“That’s fabulous,” Taylor adds.“Uh, hopefully not on the water, though.”

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