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“She’s fine,” he urged. “She would call Talia if she wasn’t. Remember, you don’t work there anymore.”
“Right.” Jordan nodded, finally looking away. She set her phone down on the table. “Dessert sounds good.”
“Would you like to split one? I’m not sure I can eat a whole one myself,” he lied. He could probably eat two all by himself if he really wanted to.
“Sounds good. Dinner and dessert, how’d I get so lucky?”
Once he ordered their dessert, something she said kept rattling around his brain. “You said it’s nice that I have someone here, like the Kidd family. But you have Talia just as much as I do. You guys seem close.”
“Oh, we are. She’s my best friend. And Harrison is great, too. Like you, they took me into their little Pittsburgh family. That’s why I know it’s nice to have someone when you’re in a strange city all alone.”
“I’m assuming you didn’t have anyone when you moved here?”
“No, not until I met Talia and Harrison.”
Just then, the waitress sat the dessert down between them. The lava cake had two spoons and ice cream.
“That looks really good,” she said, her eyes bright.
“Are you a chocolate fan?”
She grinned and picked up her spoon. “Yes!”
“I bet The Sin Bin has some really great desserts too.”
She nodded. “Yeah, they do. Tony makes some amazing desserts.”
“I’m sure you’ve tried them all. I might need to start having dessert—even if it means extra time at the gym. Our Slap Shot dessert menu looks amazing as well.”
She sighed. “Don’t tease me, but I’ve only tried a few of them at The Sin Bin. I try to stay away from the sweets.” She took another bite of lava cake and her eyes sparkled.
Noah bit back a smile at her delight. It was cute to see her let her guard down. He liked this side of her.
He took one last bite and then pretended to be full. With a groan he said, “You finish it, I can’t eat another bite.” He slid the plate towards her.
Jordan smiled like a kid in a candy store, as she polished off the remainder of the cake and ice cream. “What are you grinning about?”
“I’m just having a really nice time.” His heart rate increased every time she smiled.
Jordan nodded. “I am, too.”
As he walked Jordan to her car, Noah drank in the fact that the city was quiet. That was something he noticed, how it always seemed so quiet at night. “I like it in the city much more than out by the practice rink.”
“Is that where you stayed last season?”
He nodded. “Yes. But here there are so many things within walking distance. I guess I am just a city boy at heart.”
His comment got a smile out of Jordan. “I like it down here, too. My loft is about a fifteen-minute walk from the restaurant.”
“You walk to work a lot?”
She shrugged. “When I can. I mean, why drive my car that short distance every day? But sometimes I take the bus if I’m running late.”
“You learn something new every day. I never pegged you for a public transportation kinda gal. And certainly not a running late one.”
“What does that mean?”
“Nothing.” He put his hands up in front of him in defense of his words.
