Page 28 of Dreams
“I can’t be around hockey. Everything about it brings back too many memories.”
“I won’t talk about it,” he said. “You don’t have to come to games. Come on, I think I can help you. I might even be good for you.”
She looked down, a small smile coming to her lips. Confusion be damned. She just wanted relief from her grief and he gave her that. “Okay.”
“Is that a smile?” he teased. “Told you I’d be good for you.”
“Just go.” She threw the pillow at him. “Before my dad finds you up here.”
“Good idea.” He stood to leave. “They’ll start to worry about me if I have to spend this long in the bathroom.” He winked. “You should come down and get something to eat.”
She stuffed her hands into the pocket of her hoodie and leaned back on the bed. “I don’t think that’s such a good idea.”
“Okay, well we’ve got a stretch of games coming up and I’ll be really busy. But, let’s hang out early next week.”
“Sure,” she said, still on the fence about this new friendship. “Friends. I can do this.”
He grinned once more before leaving just as Abigail returned with their food.
