Intrigue

Alexa's POV

I wandered around the suite trying to figure out who was in the bedroom. Abby was sound asleep in one of the beds. Mike was out still, but I knew it wasn’t him because of the female voice. I sat on the sofa in the living room area of the suite waiting for the culprits. After fifteen minutes, I leaned my head back and started to fall asleep. I woke up minutes later to the door opening and Del Zotto and Ava walking through the door. A squeal from the bedroom caused Del Zotto to laugh. “No freaking way. Who is in there?” He asked me and I shrugged.

“Well, Abby is asleep and it’s a female in there. So I will have to assume it is Ericka." Del Zotto just shook his head and dialed Marc’s number. The ringing phone in the bedroom confirmed it. Ava excused herself to bed and Del Zotto and I took sofas in the living room. One the noise subsided, he got up and knocked on the door.

Marc answered in a sheet and gave Del Zotto a glare. “What do you want?”

“Yo bro, we gotta go. You know if Lindsey finds out you are so done." I had found out earlier that night that Marc was engaged and supposed to be married at the end of the summer. I just groaned knowing Corey would be mad at me for this happening when he found out.

Marc just laughed. “Not happening bro, I decided I am too young to get married.”

Ericka came out in shorts and a t-shirt and pulled me aside. “Look girl, I didn’t want to ruin the mood earlier but Corey broke up with me two days ago. He didn’t give me a real reason why. He did let me know he had cheated on me twice. I’m just trying to have some fun.”

I raised my eyebrows at her. “You know he is engaged right?” I asked. She was drunk, obviously and didn’t care. She grinned as Marc pulled her back towards the bedroom.

Del Zotto crashed on the sofa and I went into the empty bedroom. About an hour later, Mike returned from his escapades and hopped into bed with me. “I hoped you enjoyed tonight sweetheart. You deserve all the best.” He said hugging me as I fell back asleep.

Abby woke me up early the next morning. “Our New York friends are gone. They left us a present and a note. “Hope this doesn’t get you into too much trouble. We will see you ladies later on.” She thrusted a newspaper in my face. On the cover of the entertainment section was a picture of us and the four guys. I honestly didn’t see anything wrong with the picture but Abby was panicked.

“Shoot, Pat has called me twice this morning and I let it go to voicemail. I have to call him back.” She dialed his number on speaker phone and we waited in silence.

“Hi sweetheart, I see you had a good time last night. Tell Callahan I am coming after him next season.” He said, laughing. I knew all was well with those two as she took it off speakerphone and talked to him.

Corey rang my phone and I let him know I would tell her he called once she woke up. One I got off the phone, I knocked on Ava’s door and she agreed to go to breakfast with Abby and I. Ericka was up most of the night so I figured we would let her sleep in.

We got to the restaurant and sat down. “So I talked to Jon this morning. He said Del Zotto may be his least favorite Ranger now.” Abby and I just laughed as Ava grinned wickedly. My phone rang and I got up from the table to answer it.

“So the Rangers baby, you couldn’t pick a better team?” He said cracking up.

I just laughed. “Baby you were so cute last night all passed out like a lightweight. I love you.”
I said and he mumbled it back as the guys in the background harassed him.

“Have fun tonight, but not too much fun sweetheart.” He said and we said goodbye.

We left the restaurant and went back to the hotel to sleep, getting up at four and showering for dinner with the New York boys and clubbing. Marc and Ericka ditched us after dinner and disappeared probably trying to get it in before we left tomorrow. I spent the night controlling my hormones with sexy Henrik sitting next to me and making him dance with him.

The escorted us back to the hotel around two o’clock in the morning, promising to keep in touch. I climbed into bed my body exhausted. I couldn’t wait to go home and see Brent and Madi.

Brent’s POV

Dinner was crazy. They guys were doing shots of tequila and being obnoxious. We hit the strip club, Corey letting us know he was single before we even walked through the door. I was half-wasted and still choking on cigar smoke from the limo ride.

We hit a VIP room and bottles champagne flowed as strippers filled the room. I was on my best behavior, trying to babysit Corey and Kaner. I finally gave up and joined Jon, who was sitting in the back of the room. “So bro, what is up with you and Ava?” I asked him quietly.

“Right now we are still casual. I am enjoying spending time with her, trying to keep it simple because it is the off-season and I will be headed home for the rest of the summer.” I nodded.

“Bro, take my advice, get her to come visit you over the summer. She is a great girl and she is worth trying to stay in touch with.” He agreed with me and we rounded up the guys, ready to head back to the hotel. I went to bed not long after, drunk and missing my Alex.

I woke up the next morning being pounded by pillows. Duncan and Sharpy started jumping on the bed and Keith ripped the covers off me. I groaned as Sharpy threw a newspaper at me. “Check out who our wifeys are partying with. I cracked up at the picture of Alex, grinning next to Henrik.

“Haha, they are something” I said and cracked up.

Jon came storming through the door. “Seriously, Michael Del Zotto. I am so much better looking, ain’t I?”

Duncan laughed at him. “Dude, shut the hell up, you sound like a girl.”

Jon pouted while Sharpy read the article which included how comfortable Marc and Ericka had gotten with each other while at the auction.

Duncan laughed hysterically. “Dude I so cannot wait to play the Rangers next season.”

Pat was laughing for a moment and then he had a realization. “Wow, not that I just donated a freaking small fortune to the New York Rangers.”

I shrugged my shoulders. “I can’t complain, Ava still gets a salary.”

We finally got motivated and us four hit a restaurant. We met the rest of the guys on the casino floor after eating lunch. Steeger and I shot craps while Big Buf and Laddy commentated. Them two were inviting every cute female that walked by out with us that night.

Tonight would definitely prove to be interesting. I gave Alex a call just to tell her I loved her and then put the phone away for the night. My last night of freedom was starting. I knew I could stay faithful to Alex and have a good time with the boys. Kaner flashed me a wicked smile as we headed for the elevators. “Time to get it on fellas” he said and our group cheered.

Notes

:) Almost over.