Page 65 of Breaking the Ice

Turning my head, I see Zach cross the parking lot. He jogs up to us and says, “You gals ready to see how much I can eat?”

I lace my fingers through his before giving him a kiss on the cheek. “You’re a good guy, do you know that?”

He squeezes my hand. “I must be to have someone like you in my life.”

“Get a room!” my mom calls out. Then she laughs. “But feed me first.”

Zach and I follow behind her as she navigates her way through the crowd. “My mom said you invited us to move to Los Angeles,” I tell him.

“Or I could move here, if you prefer.”

I stop dead in my tracks. “You would move to Maple Falls for me?”

“I would,” he says. “But I suggest we try out both places before making a final decision.”

“Zach, it’s only been two weeks since our first kiss. You can’t possibly be that sure about us.”

He pulls me along as he starts walking. “Part of the reason I’m so successful, Ellie, is because I know a good thing when I see it. And believe me, you and I are great together.”

“Let’s get through the hockey tournament before we make any decisions,” I tell him.

“Fine by me.”

“You’re seriously that easygoing about this?”

“I seriously am,” he says. “That’s because I’m serious about you.”

If I had to put money on it, I’d bet that in a few short years, Zach and I will not only be married, but we will have started a family. He’s right; when you know, you know. Now all we have to do is decide where we’re going to live.