Sebastian
Thanks, sweetheart. How’s the writing going? How’s Lola?
Me
Writing is good. Making lots of progress.
I don’t tell him that he inspired the scene I just wrote. I can never tell him. Talk about embarrassing.
Sebastian
I’d love to read it. Or anything you’ve written.
Me
Oh, sure. Maybe.
I need to change the subject because I’m not ready to let Sebastian read anything I’ve written. If I let him read my published works, he’ll discover my pen name, then who knows how many other people will find out? If I let him read something I wrote prior to my professional works, he’ll be reading a romance I published on a fanfic platform that was not-so-loosely based on him.
Nowthatwas a self-insert. It was the one and only time I indulged myself in the temptation to write my own happily ever after with Sebastian Navarro. It was cringe and immature, and the only reason I haven’t deleted it is because the story had a small but loyal fan following, and I can’t bring myself to do it.
Me
Lola wants to date a hockey player. You don’t happen to know any PWHL players who are looking for a girlfriend, do you?
There’s a pause for a few minutes, then several messages come through, one after the other.
Sebastian
I don’t, but Griffin does.
Sebastian
He wants to know what Lola’s type is?
Sebastian
And is she good with dating someone here? LA doesn’t have a PWHL team yet.
Me
Lola needs someone steady and easygoing to offset her brand of chaos. She tends to like more masc women, but that’s not a hard-and-fast rule. It’s more about the person than the package for her.
Me
And yes to someone from here. It’s not like she’ll find someone she wants to marry.
Sebastian
You never know.
My stomach does a little flip at that, because I can’t help wondering if he’s thinking that about us too.
Stop it, Indie. Nothing good will come from getting ahead of yourself.
Sebastian
Griffin asked if you could send a couple photos of Lola. He’ll put some feelers out with his friend on the Minnesota Lightning.