Off the Ice (The Penalty Kill Trilogy) (Volume 2) by Lindsay Paige, Mary Smith

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    “ Nope, first we get massages.”
    Marley goes up to the lady behind the counter and tells her that we are ready. We follow her back to a private room. After we change and get into our towels, the massage therapists come in.
    It’s an hour and a half of pure heaven. Every muscle in my body is relaxed, and I feel wonderful. I quickly change and race over to where Marley is holding my next card.
    “ Give it me.” I hold my hand out.
    “ You’re a very lucky girl.” I blush slightly as she hands me the card. I rip into it and read Levi’s words.
                                             
    I hope you enjoyed your time with Marley and your massage, Smarty. Or would you rather me call you Goddess Presley? :)
     
    I would prefer to give you one myself, but this way, you got an entire massage. If I give you one, I would get caught up in your soft skin, naked body, and end up devouring you before I could finish the massage.
     
    I love your body. It's perfect.
    I love your giggle. That's perfect too.
    I would just say that you are perfect (and you are,) but I want you to know exactly what I love about you. Sometimes, “everything” needs to be explained.
     
    Your next card is at Lou's Diner with one of the waitresses.
     
    Forever yours,
    Levi
     
    I squeal, peck Marley on the cheek, and race to Lou’s. I make it there in record time. I rush into Lou’s and search for the waitresses. I see a few of them at their station. Thank the stars it isn’t busy, and I don’t have to chase them around the diner.
    “ Excuse me, I’m looking for a waitress that was given a card from Levi Carr.”
    “ Oh, that’s me.” It’s the shorter of the waitresses. She reaches in her apron and pulls out the card. I rip it open and read:
                                             
    You were feisty that night we were here. I loved your attitude then and still do.
    I love how when you make a decision you square your shoulders and lift your chin a little. Ready to face the world.
    I really love that damn tiny pout of yours. Do you even know that you do that? Because I notice every fucking time and it's adorable.
     
    I'm forever ashamed of what I did to you, but if it wasn't for that, we wouldn't be here today as bad as that sounds. If it wasn't for the guy standing behind you, I wouldn't have had the chance to tell you everything. Every disgraceful detail. I still hate what I did, but I love that you gave me a chance to prove to not only you, but to myself, my father, and even my mother what kind of man I can be.
     
    Enjoy lunch with your brother. He has your next card.
     
    Forever yours,
    Levi
     
    I turn to see Trevor in the corner with a smile on his face. Not that I don’t love my twin, but I really want my next card.
    “ Looks like you have your work cut out for you today.” Trevor smiles.
    “ Just give me the card and say we had lunch.” I sit across from him.
    “ Nope, you have to have lunch with me. Those are the rules.” I groan. “Hey, you don’t want to spend time with your twin brother?”
    “ No, no, you’re right. We haven’t spent a lot of time together lately.” I relax as the waitress comes and takes our order.
    Trevor and I begin to talk about the old days between us when we were young, before we were separated. He was always getting me into trouble, but he sees it differently. I roll my eyes at him with his silly comments on how I’m the one that got us into trouble. We eat our food and have a lot of laughs. I can’t remember the last time the two of us had fun like this. I almost forget about the cards. Almost .
    “ Okay, give me my card.”
    Trevor chuckles as he reaches into his jacket that’s hanging on the chair and pulls out the card. Just like the others, I rip it open.
                                             
    I love your relationship with McCarthy. I admire it.
    I love