Ice Dreams Part 1 by Melissa Johns Read Free Book Online Page A

Hunter approached her.
    “Happy birthday, Madison,” Hunter said as he leaned down and lightly kissed her lips.
    “Thank you and thank you for all of this, it’s perfect,” she said as tears formed in her eyes.
    Hunter wiped her tears away. “Please don’t cry.”
    Madison laughed. “I will be fine.” She turned back to Carter and hugged him. “Thank you.”
    “I’m just sorry that it took us so long to give you a proper party,” Carter answered.
    She smiled as Alicia grabbed her hand and introduced her to her family and friends. She was overwhelmed with the well wishes and presents that she received from people that she didn’t even know.
    “Ok everyone, we have the rink until seven, so you can grab your skates and don’t break your ankle!” Alicia called out to everyone.
    Madison looked around and spotted Hunter as he talked with one of Alicia’s friends. She walked over and touched his arm.
    “Hey Madison, how’s the party?” He asked.
    “I’m overwhelmed but it’s so fantastic. But, I wanted to skate. Did you want to come with me?”
    “Absolutely, let’s go.” Hunter grabbed her hand and they laced up their skates. Once they were ready, he reached for her hand again and led her out onto the ice.
    It took her a moment to familiarize herself with the process of skating again but in no time she kept up with Hunter. The music played overhead and she skated around the rink with him next to her. She kept glancing up at him and smiled to herself. She felt lucky to have him next to her as every woman in the rink glanced at him as he skated by.
    He quickly turned as he pulled her into an embrace. His dark eyes looked at her as he leaned down and lightly kissed her. She felt as if she could melt the ice just by kissing him. As he pulled away, she sighed softly. “I’m really happy I waited for my first kiss because you are really good at it.”
    Hunter threw his head back as he laughed. “You have nothing to compare it to, that’s what I love about it!”
    They both shared a laugh as she cuddled against his chest. She whispered softly, “Thank you for all of this.”
    Hunter kissed the top of her head. “You are very welcome. Thank you for taking your vacation down here. I’m so happy that we were introduced.”
    As the birthday celebration continued, Madison was surprised by all the love that was shown towards her. Alicia revealed the beautiful birthday cake and Madison couldn’t help but cry again. They designed a specialty cake for her. It had layers of purple fondant, which was her favorite color and a very large twenty one sat upon the top layer with two huge candles.
    Carter wrapped his arm around her. “Are you ok?”
    “Just overwhelmed, I always wanted something like this but I can’t believe it actually happened.”
    Carter smiled at her and handed her a card. “Here’s my gift for you.”
    “Carter, you didn’t have to buy me anything. This party was enough.”
    “Don’t be silly,” he said as he put the envelope in her hand.
    Madison smiled at him as she opened his card. She noticed that Hunter slowly made his way to her as she opened the envelope. She pulled out the card and started to read his message to her.
     
    Maddy,
    I will never be able to repair the damage that my hockey career did to your childhood but I’m going to try. When you are ready, I will pay for your college education. I want you to follow your dreams and be successful. I believe in you and know that you will make this world a better place.
    Carter
    Madison stared blankly at the card. She couldn’t process the information that was just presented to her. Was he really going to pay for her education? How did he even know that she wanted to go to school?
    Her eyes quickly found Hunter’s as he smiled at her. The light bulb went off in her head. He had told Carter about their private conversation. She couldn’t control her breathing and quickly started to hyperventilate. She bent over and placed her hands