Ice Dreams Part 1 Read Free Page A

the first time was more than she could have ever imagined. She knew that she would have to take her first steps on the beach later that evening. She was too excited to wait.  As she finished up, she dried her hair and changed into a pair of jeans and t-shirt.
    She unpacked her suitcase and put her clothes into the empty dresser that Carter left for her to use. She noticed some pictures on the far wall and walked over to take a closer look. The one was of Carter and her sitting underneath their Christmas tree as he held his first hockey stick. The next one was a picture of Alicia and Carter at their engagement party that Alicia’s parents threw for them. Madison was invited but was encouraged to stay home by her mother.
    The last picture was of her parents and it looked fairly recent. She realized that the picture was taken on Carter's deck. Madison took a deep breath as she realized that she had missed out on another family moment. Well, she quickly decided that in fact she didn't miss out because she wasn't included again. She grabbed her purse and headed downstairs. As she approached the kitchen, she could hear voices out on the deck.
    "Hunter, don't worry about it. I'm sure your agent will lock down your contract. You aren't going anywhere," Carter explained.
    Madison got her first glimpse of the mystery man. He was tall and very well built. His dark brown hair came to his shoulders and she noticed that he wore jeans that fit him perfectly and a white button down shirt. For the first time in her life, she felt her heart race inside of her chest. She quickly snapped out of it when she heard her name called out. She stepped out onto the deck and stared at Carter’s friend.
    " Madison, I would like to introduce you to one of my teammates, Hunter Longo. Hunter, this is my baby sister, Madison." Hunter stood up and reached for her hand. As soon as his skin touched hers, they both locked eyes and felt the electricity that rushed between them.
    "Carter has been talking about your visit all week long. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." He didn’t remove his eyes from her as he spoke.
    "I’m going to guess that you are a defenseman,” Madison said as she sat down at the table with them.
    Carter chuckled as Hunter responded, “Yep, someone has to protect your brother on the ice. Why did you guess that?”
    Madison laughed. “Your build, you look like you were built to knock some big guys around the ice. Well, it’s nice to meet you, Hunter.” She locked eyes with him again as he winked at her.
    "We were discussing our dinner plans for the evening," Alicia said.
    “Maddy, I was just looking through my calendar," Carter paused. "Isn't your birthday on Wednesday?"
    Alicia gasped and looked at her. "Is it?"
    Madison slowly nodded. Her family never really celebrated her birthday so she wouldn’t give a second thought. She always wanted a big birthday party like her friends had in school but it was another life event that she missed out on.
    "Maddy, you never said anything and it's the big twenty one!"
    Hunter turned towards her. "I guess we are taking you to a bar!"
    Carter laughed. "She's Canadian, Hunter. She's been allowed to drink since she was nineteen. Plus, don't even think about getting my little sister drunk."
    Hunter laughed. "Well, she can drink legally here now!"
    Alicia grabbed her arm. "We are throwing you a party before we leave for the all star game!"
    "No, you really don't have to do that."
    Carter quickly jumped in. "Maddy, I owe you this, ok? Let me do this for you."
    Madison slowly nodded. "Ok."
    "Hunter, did you want to join us for dinner then you can ride with us to the arena?"
    His eyes moved back to Madison's as he smiled. She felt her heart race again and felt her body respond as his dark green eyes moved over her body. "I would love too."
    Madison turned towards Alicia. "I'm getting cold. Let me grab a sweater before we go."
    "Oh, I have a great sweater that you can borrow, be right back." She