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He put his arm around me and handed me a beer.
“You were feeling that one,” he said to me.
“He’s been feeling it for a bit now,” Atlas said. “Don’t think we don’t see it.”
“None of your damn business,” I made it very clear.
“The masses want to know,” Rome said. “Is this the death of the guy who taught you hockey? Or the allure of his granddaughter?”
“Maybe it’s both,” Jago said.
“Maybe Henry is right,” Joe growled. “It’s his business and his alone.”
“Party pooper,” Rome said to Joe.
Joe stepped toward Rome and Rome pranced back, showing his hands.
“Hands off the luxury merchandise here,” he said. “I have to keep myself in one piece now. I’ve got a baby on the way.”
“Let’s talk about that,” I said as I tossed the beer bottle to Rome. “How is Emily?”
Rome twisted the cap off the bottle and took a drink. “She’s perfect. But she’s up my ass about healthy stuff. Foods. Drinks. She has me going to get that suction cup thing to my back. You ever see that?”
“I’ve done it before,” Atlas said. “It helps.”
“But doesn’t it leave marks?” Rome asks. “I don’t want to look like I was probed by aliens, you know?”
“Just hope they don’t shove one of those suction cups up your ass,” Joe said.
“He’d pay extra for that,” Seb said.
“How about I come over there and suction cup your ass?” Rome yelled.
The locker room went silent for a second.
Then we all started to laugh.
“What?” Rome called out. “What did I say?”
“That made no fucking sense,” Jago said, laughing.
“Don’t you dare get anywhere near my ass, Rome,” Seb said.
Here was the crazy part of this whole thing…
I was back home now, right?
Back where I belonged. With my team. With these guys who were like family to me. Like brothers to me. I was playing hockey. Getting minutes in games. Getting points. Getting into a fight. Going home to my condo. Everything… normal…
Now we were all laughing at Rome, like usual.
Yet somewhere in the pit of my stomach I felt empty and sad. I felt like this whole thing was wrong. Like I did not belong here.
And it all came down to that one night… one freaking night with Sage…
The taste of her sweet body had long since faded.
But I swear when I shut my eyes and thought about her, I could taste her again.
