Offside in the Friend Zone novel · Chapter 19 of 24
Chapter 19: The Check
Nobody on that dock breathed.
Mrs. Frost looked at her daughter, and then at her son, and then at the cousins pressed close in the lantern light.
"Doctor first," she said.
"Get Calla inside and into a warm bath."
"Tonight, Mother," said Kaspar.
"Not in the morning, and not in your office with the door shut."
"Tonight, with Elsa in the room."
She held his eyes for a long moment, and I watched her give in.
Half an hour later, six of us stood in the lodge library with the fire going.
Calla was upstairs in a hot bath with the doctor and two of the bridesmaids.
Mrs. Frost sat in a wing chair with her hands folded.
Kaspar stood by the mantel, and Elsa sat on the arm of the sofa with her fingers locked in his sleeve.
Rolf leaned in the doorway with his arms crossed.
Henrik and I stood side by side near the bookshelves, in dry clothes, with a wool blanket over both our shoulders.
My cheek had a butterfly bandage on it.
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of Offside in the Friend Zone are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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