Page 102 of One Good Puck
“You like it?”
She nods. “Very, very naughty.”
I realize the vibrator is still going, so I turn it off. Ikiss her and lie down next to her, cuddling her for a few minutes. Then I slide out of bed, just like we agreed.
I want nothing more than to fall asleep with her, but she’s right. We can’t be spending the night in each other’s beds when Emma’s here. She might see us.
“I’m sorry we can’t fall asleep together,” she says.
I lean down and kiss her forehead. “Don’t apologize. It’s all fine.”
I grab my clothes and get dressed, then head for the door. I turn around and smile at her. “Goodnight, Abby.”
She bites back a giddy smile. “Goodnight.”
I glance up at Emma sitting in the club chair in front of my desk, watching a YouTube video on her tablet while she eats the fries from her Happy Meal.
“How’s it going, kiddo?” I ask.
She smiles up at me. “Good.” She looks back down at the cartoon she’s watching and sips her drink. She slurps up the last of her soda, then looks at me. “Gavin, could I have more soda?”
“Your mom wanted you to drink some water after your Happy Meal.”
I hop up and walk to the mini-fridge against the wall of my office, grab a bottle of water, twist off the cap, then hand it to her. “How about you drink half of that and I’ll get you some juice?”
“Okay. Thanks,” she says brightly, then sips some water as she goes back to watching her cartoon.
Abby is at the spa this afternoon, so I offered to watch Emma.
I go back to typing up notes for my meetingwith the team’s coaching staff later this afternoon. My phone buzzes with a text from Abby.
Abby: Gavin! This spa is INCREDIBLE!
Abby: First of all, they gave me water in a glass bottle when I walked in. In a glass bottle!! And then they gave me a plush white robe to change into. And they said I can take it home with me!
Abby: And the massage! I never wanted it to end. My massage therapist Olga has the hands of an angel. She’s doing my mud wrap later too after my facial.
I grin at my phone screen, happy that Abby is having such a nice time.
Me: Glad you’re liking it
Abby: I LOVE it here! Thank you so much again for giving me this :) And thank you for offering to watch Emma. You’re so sweet to do that.
Me: It’s my pleasure. She’s being a great sport about hanging out with me in my office at the arena. I only had to bribe her with McDonald’s.
Abby sends back a laughing emoji.
Abby: You sure it’s okay for me to walk straight up to your office when I pick up Emma this afternoon?
Me: Absolutely. I left your name with security, so just say you’re here to meet with me and they’ll escort you right up.
Abby: Great! See you soon :)
I focus back on my computer screen, happy that Abby is having such a nice time at the spa. She deserves it.
A few minutes later, Sophie walks up to the open doorway of my office and smiles at Emma.
Emma looks up and grins. “Sophie!”
