“Are you getting good at changing diapers, Pat?” Tyler chuckled. “I swear I can’t picture you, Mister playboy, changing a diaper.”
“Ha, ha. You can come over any time and practice. You’ll need to know how to change diapers too, Ty.”
“I’ll take you up on that as soon as we get back from our trip.”
“That’s right. You guys are getting away from it all. Take advantage of it. Enjoy the calm while you can. Last one before the baby.” Kat rubbed Paige’s belly.
Tyler tried hard not to laugh as Kat touched his wife’s belly. Paige held her plate of cookies not saying a word. He met Kris’s glance.
“Babe,” Kris dragged Kat away. “Let’s take Ian over to see Brayden.”
“Thank you.” Paige sighed once Kat and Kris were out of earshot. “I swear I need to buy a shirt that says, ‘don’t touch my belly’.”
“You are growing our baby in there. Everyone is just so happy for us, and that’s how they show it. Isn’t that a small price to pay for making our dreams come true?” Tyler drew Paige into a hug. He placed one hand on her baby bump.
Her expression relaxed, and a small smile slid across her lips. “Okay, you’re right. It is worth it, but maybe if we could find that shirt...”
Tyler laughed. “Yes, I will get right on that.”
“Thanks, babe. But sometimes I feel so claustrophobic!”
“Imagine how baby feels,” Tyler teased.
“I bought that shirt. I’ll send you the link.” Talia quietly said to Paige.
Harrison pulled Talia close. “Are you causing trouble already?’
Talia laughed. “Not at all. Just helping my sister-in-law out. How would you like people doing this to you all day?”
Talia grabbed Harrison’s stomach and was rubbing it.
“Actually,” Harrison smirked. “That feels kind of nice.”
“Tal, I’m not sure this is the place to be fondling your husband.” Tyler teased his sister.
Talia flashed him a stern look, unamused.
“Ty, hormones...” Harrison whispered, shaking his head frantically.
“Look at you!” Ali called to Paige from the other side of the room.
Her husband, Kaden, tried to stop her, but with their son in tow, he couldn’t get to her fast enough as Ali went in for the belly rub.
“Ali!” Paige thwarted the belly rub and pulled Ali into a hug. “Girl, did you change your hair? It looks amazing.”
“So, soon-to-be-daddy, how’s it feel?” Kaden asked Tyler.
Tyler and Kaden sat down at a table as he watched Paige take control of her conversation and Ali forgot all about rubbing her belly. Paige happily ate her plate of cookies at a nearby table while Ali went on about something.
“It’s amazing. Every bit of it. I know there is so much more waiting for me,” he looked over to Patrick and Gia fawning over Brayden. “But I’m just cherishing every moment.”
“Can you believe we all are old enough to be family men?” Kaden shook his head. “Not too long ago we were all the young guys on the team, now we are dads and veteran players.”
“Wild huh?” Tyler said. “And I wouldn’t change a single thing.”
I HOPED YOU ENJOYED Tyler and Paige’s story. Stay tuned for the next book in the Renegades Legacy Trilogy – Changing the Game (Talia and Harrison’s story).
Melody’s Books:
The Renegades Series
Until You (The Renegades Book 0.5)
Score on Me (The Renegades Book 1)
Unsportsmanlike Conduct (The Renegades Book 2)
Playing the Game (The Renegades Book 3)
Zambonis and Mistletoe (The Renegades Book 4)
Shutout (The Renegades Book 5)
Shootout Save (The Renegades Series 6)
Blindsided (The Renegades Series 7)
Shot at Love (The Renegades Series 8)
Body Checked - After the Buzzer (The Renegades Series 9)
Icing Isn’t Only For Cookies (The Renegades Series 9.5)
Melting the Ice (The Renegades Series 10)
The Renegades Legacy Trilogy
Loving the Game (Book One)
Changing the Game (Book Two) – coming soon
Winning the Game (Book Three) – coming soon
The Boise Grizzlies
Lattes & Slapshots (Boise Grizzlies Book 1) co-authored with Mary Smith
Caffeine Rush (Boise Grizzles Book 2) COMING IN 2020
The Holiday Series
WANTED: Boyfriend for Christmas (Book 1) – co-authored with Mary Smith
Off-Limits Valentine (Book 2) – by Melody Heck Gatto coming in 2020
About the Author
MELODY IS AN USA Today Bestselling hockey romance author. Born and raised in the Steel City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Home of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Steelers (and Pirates). We are famous for Mario Lemieux, Sidney Crosby, Pierogis, saying “yinz”, and sandwiches with coleslaw and French fries on them (just to name a few). Melody lives with her husband, son, and fur babies.
They are huge hockey fans and adore their home team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. During the hockey season, their lives revolve around the game schedule.
Melody loves making the game part of the overall story (the whole experience of being at an NHL game, the noise, the food, the sound of the skates on the ice.) So expect the game to be part of her books. She hopes even if you’ve never set foot into a hockey rink, you will feel as if you had while reading her books.
She is a Hallmark movie junkie. Christmas movies and all the cutesy (and sometimes cliché) romance, and she loves to get swept away in it all.
When she’s not watching the Hallmark Channel, she’s binging Chicago PD, or catching up on her soaps, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives.
Melody’s website https://www.melodyheckgatto.com
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Did you love Loving the Game? Then you should read Score On Me by Melody Heck Gatto!
This is the 2015 second edition of Score On Me, the first book in the ice hockey romance series, the Renegades. Re-worked and tweaked with a wonderful new editor, and some added storyline to this sweet but steamy sports romance novel. (For mature audiences only.)
Happily ever after? Not on Kat Torella's radar. She didn't believe in it, at least not for her. More to the point, she wasn't sure she was even built for love. Cautious where her heart is concerned, Kat instead focuses on her career as sports reporter for the local paper.But when she meets him, Kat throws caution to the wind. After all, what girl wouldn't want to spend a steamy night with her all-time NHL crush? Especially one with mesmerizing chocolate brown eyes, a swoon worthy smile, and shaggy sex hair.Kris Lafleur, sexy star defenseman for the Pittsburgh Renegades ice hockey team has spent the last year dedicating himself to the game while getting over a disastrous relationship. A hopeless romantic, deep down Kris longs for a girl who is attracted to him and not his bank account.After their sexy night together, Kat tries to make a graceful exit. After all, she knows there's no happily ever after to see here. A guy like Kris Lafleur would never see a future with someone like her. But Kris has other ideas and he's determined not to let Kat walk out of his life. His heart insists she's the real deal, and he wants her, baggage and all.While Kat battles her insecurities, Kris contends with interference from a well-meaning teammate who wants to save him from being burned again. And when it looks like history is repeating and trust is called into play, will their love be strong enough to survive?
Read more at Melody Heck Gatto’s site.
Also by Melody Heck Gatto
The Holiday Series
Off-Limits Valentine
My Forever Valentine
All My
Heart (Coming Soon)
The Renegades (Hockey Romance)
Until You
Score On Me
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Playing the Game
Zambonis and Mistletoe - A Hockey Holiday Romance
Shutout
Shootout Save
Blindsided
Shot at Love
Body Checked (After the Buzzer)
Icing Isn't Only for Cookies
Melting the Ice
The Renegades Legacy Trilogy
Loving the Game
Watch for more at Melody Heck Gatto’s site.
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