Cody“You ready for the game tomorrow? We’ve got our work cut out for us, right? I mean, Finnigan is a mean goalie. One of the best.” Nolan is saying as he sits on my right. Immi is on my left and even though we’re out in the open now, I still feel kind of weird to be too physical with her brother sitting in one of the easy seats not too far away.Autumn is sitting opposite Calli and playing cards. She’s beating his ass, not sure what they’re playing but whatever it is, there’s a lot of huffing in a playful way coming from Calli. I suspect, knowing him like I do, that he’s letting her win. Cute.“He’s pretty good but so is Jackson.” He’s our goalie, and has been with our team for the last three years and is pretty kick-your-ass, he’s the best. In fact, Minnesota has got the best team this season, we recruited some new players at the beginning of the season and our game picked up some. We’re strong hopefuls for the Stanley Cup this year. I sure hope so, it’d be a dream to bring that ga

Imogen I’ve showered and washed my hair and just rough dried it, so it falls in loose curls around my shoulders. I don’t really have time to do a full blow out and Cody, I know loves it like this in any case. Since I wasn’t expecting Autumn to surprise me and I figured on just a quiet night in between the games the guys have to play, the only dress I have packed is my silver sequined number that comes to mid-thigh with spaghetti straps. “Wow you look amazing, darlin’.” Cody says, I can see that lustful look in his eyes as he comes towards me. “Thanks. And no, you don’t. If you so much as touch me, I’ll never get out of this room.” I tell him as I sit myself on the chair in the corner of the room. It’s one of those round back chairs and is covered in a beautiful fabric with peacocks on it. My strappy stiletto sandals, also a silver are in my hand. “Do you need a hand with those?” He asks me. I cock my head and smile. “Kinda like Cinderella? Absolutely.” I hand him the shoes which

Imogen This club/bar is really something else. We got picked up by the limo and a driver who calls himself Mikey Mike. Cute. Actually, he was such a sweetheart like a gentle giant with his bald head, gold hoop earring in his left ear and broad body but with the largest toothy grin you could possibly imagine. He held the door open for us and made sure Autumn and I were comfortable before driving off. Mikey Mike pointed out there was champagne on ice and some snacks if we fancied them. Did we? Of course, absolutely. We had a couple of quick glasses of the pink fizzy drink before we arrived at the club which it turns out was only a twenty-minute drive. So? We drank it quickly we’re girls on a night out that haven’t seen each other for a while. I just need to remember that if I get a bit squiffy to try not to wake Cody up if he’s asleep when I get back in. I doubt he’ll sleep I know he’s going to be worrying that some sleazeball is going to try and pick me up. I’ve got Autumn with me, a

Imogen My mouth feels disgusting, dry and ugh, there is a horrible taste. I need to brush my teeth pronto. I stir in the bed and yes, I have a headache. That’ll be mixing the cocktails with the champagne and drinking too quickly last night. It was fun though; Autumn and I had a blast and it was so good to spend time with her again. I realize we’re moving on to the next chapter with our lives and things are going to change. She’ll become the new VP in her org and I’ll be spending my time between starting up my new business and trying to coordinate my time between wherever Cody happens to be on the road and Minnesota. Reaching for the other side of the bed I can feel it is empty. I remember now that he had to leave for practice and gym sessions at six and was up around five-ish. From memory he should be back at the hotel around lunch time to go out with me for something nice to eat and then he will get some sleep and rest in before the game tonight. Mm, resting. Now I need to behave

Imogen I cannot wait until after the gam tonight, my entire body is literally aching to feel Cody again. He’s so addictive and I simply can’t get enough of him. What I’m going to do when he is drafted to Dallas is anyone’s guess. I have mused with the idea of going with him and maybe opening something there. However, Autumn did point out that it was only for two years and did I really want to start a new business only to have to sell it again and come back to Minnesota? It’s so up in the air because it really is anyone’s guess where Cody and Atlas will end up in two years. Just because they say they can come back to Minnesota, doesn’t mean that they will. NHL draft where they draft and there’s no way around that. So, in all honesty, my best bet is to sit it out back home and wait for the two years to pass and hope that he and I can sustain this. I mean it’s not impossible, but it’s sure going to be tough. I’ll miss him like crazy and I know he’s not over the moon about it either. W