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Seeing his parents in my periphery, I step back from his embrace and he turns to them. “Hey, Mom and Dad.”
“Agóri mou.” She holds her arms out to him. Their hug is over quickly because his father is already tugging Darius away from her.
“Good job, son.” He grips his shoulder.
Darius smiles. “Thanks, Dad. I need to introduce you both to Evie,” he says.
“There’s no need, son. We’ve already met,” his dad says.
Darius looks at me for confirmation, and I nod. “They even met Wendy.”
He looks around and notices her for the first time. “Oh, hey, Wendy. How’s it going?”
“Hi, Darius. Great game. Thanks for the ticket.”
“Anytime,” he says.
His parents make loose plans to get together with us soon. Well, as soon as hockey season is over. Which hopefully won’t be until after the Stanley Cup Playoffs. They say goodbye to the three of us, then leave.
“Who do we have here?” One of Darius’s teammates stops in front of me.
Darius claps his hand on his shoulder. “This is my girlfriend, Evie.”
“Evie, this is Murphy. He was the goalie tonight.”
We shake hands and exchange the typical pleasantries before Wendy literally barges between us.
“Great game, goalie.” She smiles up at him.
His lips part in his own smile of appreciation as he looks her over. “And who would you be?”
“I’m Wendy, Evie’s best friend.”
He takes hold of her hand, pressing a kiss on the back. “It’s wonderful to meet you, Wendy, Evie’s best friend.”
Wendy lets out a flirtatious little giggle and twirls her hair, which is her signature move whenever she’s attracted to a guy. “Ditto,” she says.
“I hope I see you again sometime,” he tells her.
“You can bet on it,” she replies.
When he’s out of sight, Wendy fans her face with her hand. “So fucking sexy.”
I laugh. “How did I know you were going to say that?”
“So, Darius. What do you think of your girl bringing me to another game?”
He quirks a dark brow. “Is this your way of asking me for another ticket?”
She nods. “I was trying to be subtle.”
I pat her on the back. “You’re getting better at it.”
“Okay, but you have to promise to stay away from my boy Murphy until after the season. He doesn’t need anyone screwing with his head.”
She holds up her hand to stop him from saying any more. “Slow your roll. I’m not interested in his head. Well, not the head you’re talking about anyway.”
Laughing, I grab Darius’s hand. “Let’s get out of here. It’s been a great night, and I don’t want to ruin it by seeing my dad.”
