Page 44 of Heart on Ice

“No. It’s annoying,” I grumble.

“So annoying, especially when he looks so good without a shirt,” Vi states.

“Right?” But also, why is Vi checking him out?

“Hold on. Back it up. Did you say Pierre is living with Issy, as in Pierre St. Pierre?” Evelina asks Vi.

“Yeah, that one. Would you keep up, Eve?” she says, rolling her eyes.

Eve shakes her head. “I feel like I’m missing part of a conversation.”

Vi sighs. “I went over to Issy’s place to borrow a bag that I needed to go with a dress for this event I have tonight …”

“Which bag?” I ask her.

“Doesn’t matter.” Vi waves me off.

“Yes, it does. How many bags have you borrowed? Because I’m missing some,” I tell her.

“Oh. I thought I returned them. I’ll bring them back next time. Anyway, I go over there and am assaulted by this giant golden fluff ball of a dog who loves smelling your crotch and slobbering all over you,” Vi complains.

“A dog? In Issy’s house?” Eve asks.

“Right? She is usually so anal about things, but he was there, and then I saw none other than Pierre half naked. And boy was it a shock. I was excited there for a second, thinking Issy got lucky with some random, and she had left him there to entertain himself till she returned,” Vi explains.

“Wait. Isn’t Pierre supposed to be in Italy getting married? Why the hell is he in Issy’s home?” Eve asks.

“No, get this, apparently he and Harper busted Kitty getting her freak on with Bill Reeves in the garden the night before his wedding, and so Pierre did a Runaway Bride and hightailed it to New York,” Vi explains to Eve.

“To your home?” Eve asks.

“It was a shock,” I answer.

“And get this, he then makes Issy fly him to South Dakota to pick up his dog,” Vi adds.

“You were locked on a plane for however many hours with him? What is going on? Are you okay? Is he okay? I can’t believeKitty is cheating on Pierre with Bill Reeves, the old guy,” Eve says.

“No one knows. You need to keep your mouth shut,” I warn Vi. She rolls her eyes. “We are trying to get him out of his Devils contract, as obviously, Pierre does not want to go back and play for them. He wants to play for The Mavericks.”

“The Mavericks?” Eve asks, sounding surprised.

“Bill is being a dick about the contract. Pierre is adamant that he won’t play for them. He would rather retire than play for that team.”

“Wow, that’s, wow,” Eve says, sounding shocked.

“Things are delicate at the moment,” I advise them.

“I was wondering why Kitty was so quiet about her wedding, not that I cared. I thought it was because they signed an exclusive agreement for the photos, but how wrong was I?” Vi adds.

“Is Pierre okay? He must be heartbroken,” Eve asks.

“He didn’t look too heartbroken when I saw him,” Vi remarks.

“They were having problems, he said. He tried to call off the wedding a couple of times.”

“And he told you that?” Eve asks.

“Was that before or after he kissed you?” Vi asks.

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