Perfect Pucking Match: A Hockey Romance by Fox Ivy
Author:Fox, Ivy
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: X-Factory
Published: 2023-12-29T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 23
Charlotte
Iâm so completely focused on work that I answer my phone as it rings without even looking at the screen.
âHello?â I answer absentmindedly, still focusing on the spreadsheet displayed on my computer screen.
âHello?! Is that the kind of greeting I get?â Coop teases on the other side of the line.
âCoop?â I ask, a bit stunned. âIs everything okay?â
âOf course it is. Why wouldnât it be?â
âWell, you donât usually call me at work.â
Or ever, considering his preferred way of communication is sending the odd text here and there. I canât remember the last time we actually talked, so itâs no wonder that Iâm surprised.
âMaybe I wanted to hear my girlfriendâs voice. Itâs been a while. It feels like we havenât talked in days.â
Itâs been a month, but I donât correct him.
âIs there a reason why I shouldnât call my girlfriend when I want to?â he asks suspiciously.
âNo, donât be silly. Of course not. Just wasnât expecting it, thatâs all. Especially during working hours. Iâm kind of busy right now.â
âToo busy to talk to your boyfriend?â
Why is he dropping the girlfriend-slash-boyfriend title on me all of a sudden?
Does he think I need reminding?
Because I remember just fine. Cooper is the one who seems to have forgotten by the way heâs been treating me lately.
âNo, I guess not.â I clear my throat, trying to avoid opening that can of worms right now. âSo, how have you been, Coop?â I ask politely.
âNot as good as you are, apparently,â he retorts.
âWhat is that supposed to mean?â
âI donât know. You tell me.â
Great.
If he called me because heâs in a bad mood and needs someone to be his punching bag, he called the wrong girl, because I donât have time for this.
âCoop, I really am busy. If there is anything specific on your mind, then just come out and say it already.â
âFine. Mind telling me why my mom emailed me a copy of the Boston Gazetteâs society pages to show me that my girlfriend was on a date with a hockey player to the Boston Winter Ball?â
âOh, that,â I mumble, biting my lower lip.
âYeah, that,â he sneers. âCare to tell me why Iâm staring at a picture of you drooling over an ogre like that?â
âNate is not an ogre,â I defend, not liking his tone one bit.
âI know his name, Charlotte. Itâs right there, written under your picture togetherââNathan Wilderâs surprise appearance at the Boston Winter Ball, looking dashing with a female friend on his armâ.â
Well, at least the press didnât make up a story about us and wrote down friend instead of date.
There must be a silver lining in that, at least.
âHeâs a client. And Iâm helping him out,â I explain, keeping to my stern tone.
âBy going on a date with him?â Cooper scoffs indignantly.
âNo, by accompanying him to a gala so he could network and meet people.â
What I donât tell him is that for the past month or so, Iâve been on more dates with Nathan than I have with Coop since he moved to New York.
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