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"That's because I'm not paid to watch games," Holly reminded her. "I'm paid to watch the players. Not like it's my dream job or anything. I took this gossip gig because it was the only thing I could get at the time."
"That still doesn't answer my question," Zoe pointed out. "Are you sitting with us or not?"
"I'm pretty sure the complimentary tickets Eli has are in your section, so the answer is yes," Holly replied. "But I'm not wearing one of those jackets. Not even if you paid me."
"I can't wait to see what the other WAGs have done with theirs," Penn said to the group. "Everyone seemed excited to make them. Well, except for Sam London's girlfriend, Shay. But she's a bitch on wheels. You guys should have seen Shay's face when I handed her a bag of craft materials. She was horrified she was going to have to make something. I mean, did she think a famous designer was going to volunteer to make our jackets? She's such a label whore."
Bella clucked her tongue. "Such language from a sweet little farm girl."
Penn snorted. "Well, she is."
"What the hell does Sam even see in her?" Nic asked. "Okay, she's really pretty. I get it. But she's a totalSee You Next Tuesday. Sam is sexy as hell with that longish blond hair, big green eyes... he can do a hell of a lot better than Shay. Plus, he's really sweet.”
"I've heard that Shay isn't even interested in Sam anymore," Zoe confided to the group. "And that she wants John Cohan. Rumor has it she's biding her time with Sam to get to John."
"Get to Co?" Nic asked, raising her eyebrows. "Good luck with that. He's as single as they come. He's never even brought a date to a team event. And he keeps to himself. He's super quiet."
"More like brooding," Zoe commented. "Ryder calls him a lone wolf, and he always looks so serious."
"Never met him," Bella said, dunking another cookie into her wine glass of milk. "I don't think he's been to any of Brandon's parties. Unless I just didn't see him."
"He's an excellent defenseman," Hannah told her. "Trust me, Bells—Co is hard to miss. He's six-foot-seven. He has been to a few team parties, though."
Bella raised her eyebrows. "Six-foot-seven? Wow. He's a big boy."
"Very. Plus, he can throw down like a boss and has a hell of a shot," Hannah replied. "As for Shay, I agree about theSee You Next Tuesdaypart. There were a few teenagers wearing Sam's jersey in our section at one of the games, and apparently Shay said some nasty stuff to them. I didn't see it, but one of the other wives did."
"She better get over it. The guys are going to have female fans. And we all know puck bunnies aren't wearing jerseys to the games," Nic said knowingly. "Not that I haven't seen some women fans go overboard when they're face-to-face with the guys, but for the most part they're harmless."
"For the most part," Zoe said, with a grin.
"Okay, guys, let's get back to the jackets," Penn said. "We need to get them done before tomorrow, and I'd like to spend some of this evening with West."
"Isn't he over at Shaw's house?" Holly asked. "Eli said he was going over there to hang out with some of the team."
"Yeah, West went over to Shaw's," Penn said, nodding. "Sam's over there too, along with Brandon, Fally, and Ryder."
"They're probably having a better time than we are." Nic held up a snake patch and made a face. "Ugh."
"You really hate doing anything crafty, don't you?" Zoe teased.
Nic sighed. "Yeah. I'm going to be the worst at this when baby Luke's finally old enough to do this kind of crap. Maybe he'll inherit my disdain for crafts." She held up the bottle of wine in one hand and her phone in another. "Come on ladies, we can craft and drink. Time for a photo op. Hold up those glasses. And Bella, hold up your glass of milk so your brother knows Penn isn't plying his little sister with alcohol."
Bella grumbled, then forced a big smile. "Yes, mom."
"Brat." Nic stuck her tongue out at Bella. "Now, everyone say cheese and Kingsnakes!"
"Cheese and Kingsnakes," they chorused, grinning for the camera.
Holly laughed as she poured more wine into Penn's glass. She had to admit, despite the interrogation, she was having a lot of fun.
And fun was exactly what she needed.
* * *
"I could kiss Nic for getting all this food delivered to us from N's restaurant," Shaw told Fally, carrying his plate over to the wraparound leather couch in his living room. "Opening that place was the best thing you and your wife ever did."
"I think she just wanted to make sure we ate a healthy dinner since the series starts tomorrow," Fally told him. "Look at this stuff. Chicken, rice, veggies, salmon, steak..."
