Page 20 of Find Me in the Rain

But the truth stays behind my teeth as I respond, “I’m doing fine. What about you?”

He wets his lips. “Just getting ready for this big game coming up. But I’m doing good—better now that I ran into you.”

My cheeks can’t resist the warmth from his words.

“That’s good—a-about the big game, I mean.” My words stumble out.

Oh God.

Embarrassment washes over me.

A laugh slips from his lips. “Yeah, are you going?”

“To the game?”

“Well, yeah,” he answers immediately, chuckling.

And watch Alec play hockey again? That’s a step back in time I don’t want to revisit.

“Um, probably not. Sorry, hockey isn’t really my thing.”

Charlotte scoffs, clearly listening to our conversation. I turn to her and shoot her my mean-mom look.

Hockey is definitely my thing. I just stopped when Alec left. Out of sight, out of mind.

She just shakes her head, laughs, and resumes her conversation with Reed.

Cam isn’t stupid. He quickly puts that together. “Well, hopefully, I can convince you to come after all.”

Not happening.“Maybe.”Why the fuck did I say that?There is absolutely no way in hell I will purposely put myself in a room with Alec. “Don’t get your hopes up.”

Reed whistles Cam over, so they can continue shopping.

But before he turns away, he holds my stare, and it’s so intense that I can’t look away. “Too late.”

Char and I watch them walk off before we get into the checkout lane. The cashier rings us out, and we get the bags loaded into her Camry. She talks the entire time about Reed, barely taking a breath.

When we finally pull out of the parking lot, she takes a break from her nonstop gushing. “So, what do you think about Cam?”

I roll my eyes at her. “Nothing to think about.”

She laughs. “Yeah, there are a lot of things to think about. His curly brown hair, his broad shoulders. That gorgeous tan skin. Should I continue?”

I sigh. “I wish you wouldn’t.”

There is nothing—and will be nothing—going on with Cam. Jack is all I need. If and when I put myself out there again, it definitely won’t be with some guy from my ex’s hockey team.

Her shoulders slump. “Why don’t you just try? You deserve to be happy, Laura. It’s about time you get over Alec.”

I look over at her, a tightness in my chest at the mention of him. I’m just not ready yet. “I have you, Jack, and Josh. What more could I want?”

“Oh, I don’t know … an orgasm?”

“I’ll have you know, I am doing just fine by myself. Thank you.” I cross my arms.

She laughs again. “Oh yeah, in what department? The getting over Alec or the orgasms?”

I bite back my laugh as we pull into the garage. “Both.”