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“Hey, anybody got any clean clothes I can borrow?” I shout.
“Nope. Sorry man.”
“Can’t help ya.”
“Hope you find something to wear.”
Everyone heads to the ice and I’m left with my dirty clothes from yesterday. “Thanks, assholes,” I yell after them, still laughing. Such are team hijinks, and if one of yesterday’sreporters was to ask me now about our team spirit, I’d say we’re doing pretty fucking fine.
When practice is over, I take a call from BJ. My second-least favorite person at the moment.
“Yo, BJ. I hear you and my dad are buddies.”
No reason to beat around the bush.
“You don’t sound happy I reached out to your father.”
“What tipped you off, BJ?”
“Look. I’m sorry. I’m looking out for you and thought it might help. I was wrong. But things are moving forward. You did good in that press con the other day.”
No thanks to him.
“What can I do for you, BJ?”
I know I’m sounding like a dick, but I’m really not happy with this guy at the moment.
“Hey, I’ve got a media outlet that’s interested in interviewing Petal. Good Morning San Francisco.”
“What?”
“I know this is unusual, and I didn’t even want to take it to Vince. I think it could be good for you guys.”
“Well, what so they want to talk about with her? She knows nothing about hockey. She used to be an accountant and now works in a bookstore, for chrissakes.”
“I know, I know. I’m getting the feeling that, since you guys are now the media darling couple, folks would like to hear from her.”
We’re media darlings? I’ve never heard anything so stupid in my life.
“I’ll talk to her BJ. No promises. In fact, I’m ninety-nine percent certain she’ll shoot the idea down.”
“Thanks, Rake. That’s all I can ask, that you’ll see if she’ll do it. If not, it’s not the end of the world.”
“I’ll let you know,” I say and end the call.
If I don’t get out of my overly stinky practice clothes, I’m going puke or faint.
47
PETAL
“It’s you again.You’re really stalking me now, aren’t you?”
Seriously. Who follows a woman into the store when she’s buying tampons?
Undeterred, Andy grins, the gap between his teeth I once thought was so cute now making him look like a stupid Howdy Doody. “Oh, calm down, Petal. You always were one for drama.”
Thank you. Thank you, asshole. This proves how little he paid attention to me, saying I’m a drama-lover. If anything, I’m the exact opposite. In our years together, he never looked close enough to learn even that little thing about me.
