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I weave my way through the bar, shaking my head. They're assholes, but I'm glad we ended up on the same team. They could have all been like Chuck. When new teams form, you never know what you're going to get. The league picks and chooses from every team, assigning players at random. We ended up with a solid roster.
Halfway to the door, a woman emerges from the hallway leading to the bathrooms just as I pass by. She's got her head down, walking fast. I try to dodge her, but there's no stopping the inevitable collision.
She slams right into me, bouncing off my chest with an oomph of sound.
"Shit, sorry." I grab for her to keep her from landing on her ass on the bar floor.
"I'm so sorry!" a sweet voice says at the same time.
I immediately recognize her voice.
"Gabbi." I look her over, my dick stiffening when I realize it really is her. Unlike yesterday, she isn't dressed for the Arctic now. She's in a tight black dress that's far too short, her hair hanging in loose waves around her face. Her eyes are dark and smoky. She looks like pure sex.
My dick agrees. He presses against my zipper hard enough to leave indentions along my shaft. Jesus Christ. She's a knockout.
"What the fuck are you wearing?" I growl, not sure if I'm more turned on or pissed that she's here alone, looking like the sweetest temptation.
"What?" She blinks long, sooty lashes at me, clearly confused by the question.
"Your dress is missing about eight inches."
She glances down at herself and then back up at me. "No, it isn't." Her lips purse. "Can you please let go of me now?"
Hell no.
I reluctantly release her.
We stare at each other in silence for a long moment.
"What are you doing here?" I ask her.
"How's your head?" she asks at the same time.
"Meeting Jordan."
"Fine."
"You probably shouldn't be at a bar with a concussion."
"What did Hollie say about me?"
Her entire demeanor changes when I ask the question. She goes from tolerating me to pissed off little kitten in the blink of an eye. "Are you kidding me right now, Atlas? You slept with her, broke her heart, and you're worried about what she said about you?" She eyes me like I'm the biggest disappointment she's ever met in her life. "That's just…I don't know what that is, but it's gross."
"Slept with her? What the fuck are you talking about? I've never slept with Hollie." I've never slept with anyone, let alone with our physical therapist. I may be the biggest virgin in the AHL, literally. Wherever she's getting her information from, she's getting bad information.
"Oh, so you're calling my best friend a liar?" She slams her hands down on her hips, scowling at me.
"Hold on. Hollie is your best friend?"
"Yes."
"And she told you that we slept together?"
"Obviously. She's not a puck bunny, you big jerk. She was a virgin. It's really messed up that you waited to end it until after you slept with her when the two of you work together."
Jesus fucking Christ. No wonder she hates me. She thinks I took her best friend's virginity and then ditched her. I'd hate me too if it were true. Unfortunately for me, it's not. And unfortunately for me, I'm not sure the truth means a damn thing right now.
Of course, she's going to believe her best friend over me. She doesn't even know me.
