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He motions again, and I shake my head.
The crowd is cheering and starts chanting, "Sammy! Sammy! Sammy!"
Michael leans over and says, "Go with him."
I look at him in surprise. "What?"
Michael lifts my hand to his lips and presses a kiss to my knuckles. "Go."
Suddenly, my heart is pounding.
I look at Nathan.
He gives me a smile, then leans in and kisses my temple. "Go," he says too.
I swallow hard.
Then I look at Sammy.
He gives me another "come here" motion and I feel Nathan and Michael helping me to my feet. They pass me over to Sammy, who I expect to take my hand. Instead, he leans over and scoops me up into his arms.
I gasp.
The crowd is now going wild.
I look back to the ice.
To Crew.
He has his hands tucked in his pockets and he’s watching me with a huge smile. He’s so handsome. So happy. So…
Mine.
He’s mine.
I can see it in his eyes. I can feel it, even with several yards between us.
And I suddenly know what’s about to happen.
Right here, where it all began.
I give him a grin even as my eyes fill with tears. Then I loop my arm around Sammy’s furry neck and let him carry me down to the ice.
He skates me out to the center of the Racketeers’ rink, and sets me on my feet in front of Crew.
But before he lets me go, he dips me back and plants a kiss right on my mouth.
Well, kind of. He puts his fake-fur covered mascot mouth over mine, covering most of my face.
I start laughing as the arena goes crazy and Crew says, "Hey, that wasn’t part of the script."
Sammy straightens and makes sure I’m steady on my feet before he lets go. Then he says, "I’m feeling lucky tonight."
Crew just shakes his head.
I watch as Sammy looks in Nathan’s direction and gives him a wave.
My husband is scowling at him.
