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To leave town and go to Puckford University.
I promised her I would be back.
She told me if I left she never wanted to see me again.
God did that memory tear me apart as I thought about it.
And now all these years later…
I stood at the edge of the ice in the empty practice rink.
Practice ended a while ago.
I just needed time to myself. To breathe. To think.
There was no use in going back in time in my mind.
Without me leaving, there would be no hockey career.
And there would be no Travis.
Sure, maybe Sage and I would have had kids if I stuck around, but…
I exhaled a breath and walked down the hallway to the locker room.
I told myself I had to get out of there.
Go for a drive.
I grabbed my gym bag and tossed it over my shoulder.
A few steps toward the door, my phone dinged.
A text message from Sage.
I smiled when I saw her name.
Then I read the text.
Not the way to do this - I can’t believe this - I’m so sorry Henry - Travis isn’t your son.
My heart sank like a small boat in a hurricane.
A numbness moved through my body.
My hands began to shake.
Another text came through.
I’m so sorry - Travis and I have to go - we have to go back to reality right now.
A small voice in the back of my head screamed as much as it could. Telling me to do something. What the fuck, Henry! Go get her!
But I just stood there, frozen, staring at my phone. Reading the texts over and over. A few times those little bubbles popped up, but whatever Sage had been texting she never sent.
I finally snapped out of my trance.
I sucked in a broken breath and was able to think straight for a second.
