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Harrison looked over to Jordan and smirked. He was up to something, she could tell.
“Donna, Bill, I’m sure we can sit here on the team bench and watch whatever Harrison has planned. It’ll be nice and close if you want to take pictures.”
“Sorry, but no you won’t.” Paige appeared.
“Sis, this is Paige, Tyler Kidd’s wife and PR rep for the Renegades,” Jordan said.
“Nice to meet you, Paige. I’m Donna, Jordan’s sister. This is my husband, Bill, and my son, Levi.”
“Oh, I’ve heard all about Levi and his big day. That’s why I’m here.” Paige opened her tablet. “What size ice skates do you all wear?”
Jordan wasn’t prepared to put on ice skates today. This was news to her, and she wasn’t thrilled. “What? Why?”
Bill let out a little whoop. “I’m standing at ice level of the Rivers Arena, right by the Renegades bench. Given the chance to skate on the same ice the Renegades do—I’m in! Size twelve,” Bill said, geeking out like a kid in a candy store.
“And Donna?”
“Seven and a half.”
“Jordan?”
“Oh, no thanks. I’m content just watching. Today is for them.”
Levi finished tying his skates and turned to Jordan. “C’mon Aunt Jordan, you know you want to.” He smiled before hopping onto the ice after Harrison.
Her nephew knew her well. The chill in the air and the smell of the ice made her eager to get out there.
Donna turned to Paige. “She’s a seven.”
Paige wiggled her eyebrows at Jordan. “I’ll be right back!” And she hurried away.
“How long has it been since you put on a pair of skates?” Donna asked.
“Too long. I think the last time I skated, Levi was little.”
“No, I mean really skated, not pulling around a toddler.”
She thought about it. The last time she really skated, feeling the icy wind on her face and gliding freely around the rink, she was still living in Ohio.
Why did Paige want her on the ice? Today wasn’t about her; it was about Levi. All attention should’ve been on him, and she could’ve done that just fine from the bench.
“Here we are!” Paige sang, and she handed each of them a pair of skates.
“Hurry guys!” Levi called from the ice.
Jordan sat motionless, as Donna and Bill put on their skates. Bill was on the ice first, joining his son and acting just as excited as him.
“You’d better not leave me out there on my own, sis,” Donna pressed.
Jordan really wanted to. But she also knew that the moment she stepped out onto that ice, she’d have to make time in her busy schedule to skate. She’d suppressed her long-time passion since coming to Pittsburgh. This little taste was not going to be enough. “Fine.”
Pulling on the skates, all the memories came rushing back. She quickly laced up and paused one final time to inhale the smell of the rink. Stepping out onto the ice, she immediately felt at home. The cool on her face and the sound of the blades cutting into the ice was everything she had been missing.
This was her happy place.
“Aunt Jordan, you still got it!” Levi called, with a big grin.
She glided around the ice as though she did this every day. In reality, it had been three or four years.
