“Great.” He turned back to Freddie. “How are you both? We’ve set up one of the suites for you.”
“Oh, thanks, Joey. You’re a lifesaver,” replied Wolfie when she joined us. “Let’s go.”
We walked slowly toward the elevator, getting in.
“We don’t normally go to the boxes, we sit down in the team seats near the ice, but it’s too much down there being pregnant. I just couldn’t face the crowds jostling me around, so Joey kindly sorted this out for us, plus it means we’re mostly out of view of the cameras.”
Joey smiled and I noticed his cheeks redden slightly at her praise. “You’re welcome, Wolfie. It was my pleasure.”
“Sounds great. Out of the cameras is always my preference.”
The elevator doors opened and he led us down a corridor to the suite. Walking through an entrance hall and into the main room, we were immediately hit by cold air because the far end was a half wall of glass overlooking the ice. I’d never realizedhow enormous the arena was. The crowds were already filling the space, their chatter competing with the music blasting from the loudspeakers.
Our box was perfectly positioned at the halfway line, right where the puck would drop. Above it, the score box flashed with the player’s faces and stats. I rolled my lips when Drew’s appeared, actively trying to stop myself from bursting out with a giant grin and looking like a lunatic, but my heart was dancing around with more than a little pride.
My first game.
I was watching my boyfriend.
My boyfriend who played ice hockey.
My boyfriend.
Boyfriend.
“It’s cool, isn’t it?” Freddie joined me against the railings, leaning over. “Do you want a drink?”
“Yes and yes.”
We turned back into the room, where a table of food and drinks was set up along one side. Shrugging out of my jacket, I flung it on an empty seat and reached for a bottle of beer.
“You look perfect. Drew’s jersey suits you.” Wolfie smiled up at me from the confines of the couch she’d positioned herself on, her hand never leaving her belly. “I’m so excited for you to experience your first live game! I remember watching Jasper when we first met; it was amazing. That was the night I properly started to realize I had feelings for him.”
“You weren’t dating already?”
Freddie snorted. “God, she made him wait forever. Poor Jas.”
“Don’t feel too sorry for him. He got me in the end, didn’t he?” She pointed to her belly, “And now look - I’m the size of a small elephant. I haven’t seen my feet in months and I can’t stop peeing.”
Freddie passed her a glass of champagne. “Here, this will help you feel better. Molly said you can have a small one.”
“Thank you.” Wolfie took it, sipping on it slowly, savoring every bubble. “God this is good. I miss enjoying a proper drink.”
“Who’s Molly?”
“She’s my sister-in-law, Coop’s sister. She’s a doctor,” Freddie replied.
Wolfie nodded. “Yes, and hopefully it’ll push this baby into deciding it wants to come early and not when Jas is away.”
“This stretch is eight days, right? It’s so long.”
“Yes, they’re due back the day after this baby is supposed to come. Thankfully our parents are arriving tomorrow, and I look forward to being waited on hand and foot. Not that Jasper doesn’t do it when he’s home.” Her expression turned soft and sentimental. “I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him so excited.”
“I bet,” I smiled. I hadn’t spent much time with Jasper, but I could imagine him doting on her, running around for whatever she wanted.
“Anyway, enough about us. How are things with Drew?”
Now it was my turn to become soft and sentimental, and I couldn’t hold back the cheesy grin this time. “Good, really good. Perfect.”
