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I shoot a see? look at Roman.

Mac puts his arm around me again.

Lexi gives me a look which I ignore.

While I relish the closeness, my pit of longing gets deeper the more time I spend with Mac.

Callie’s team wins, so upon her request, we go to Just Desserts for ice cream sundaes, despite it being the middle of winter.

“You can sit right here, Callie.” Connor offers the chair to the right of him, since Dred is already on his left.

Callie’s lips pull to the side. “Thanks, but I’m going to sit beside Mac.”

Connor frowns, making his regal face severe for a moment.

Dred smothers a laugh by pressing her face against his arm.

He crosses his arms. “This isn’t funny, darling. I’m being replaced.”

“You’re still my favorite player, Connor, but new friends need to feel welcome.” She slides into the seat next to Mac, looking up at him with starry eyes. “Roman said you play hockey. What position?”

“I’m defense.”

Her face lights up. “So you help protect the goalie.”

I exchange a look with Lexi, while Connor scowls. Of course Callie is trying to mack on Mac. The boy-crazy era will hit her hard.

“I do, but the whole team needs to help the goalie protect the net, don’t you think?” Mac says.

Callie beams up at him. “I totally agree.”

I love how seamlessly Mac fits in with my sisters and the family I’ve found in the Terror, even if we’re destined to just be friends. As Mac interacts with the people I care about the most, an idea starts to form.

I have access to all these amazing pro players, and Mac has already admitted that he hasn’t asked Brody for help because he doesn’t want to take advantage of his friend’s connections.

Roman coaches up-and-comers, Connor plays for the Terror, and my sister is a coach. It’s not taking advantage if I’m the one who orchestrates it. He’s already playing so much smoother, but if I can get him on the ice with Connor and Roman and my sister…it could change his whole game around. He could have his pick of teams in the fall. And maybe he won’t end up on the other side of the country.

CHAPTER 15

FEE

“Ican’t believe I let you talk me into this.” I flip through our road trip playlist and settle on the Dave Matthews-Tragically Hip one typically reserved for summer campfires. It’s cold and shitty and I miss spring-summer-fall, hence the playlist choice.

“It’ll be super fun! Plus, Chase was edgy before he left because they lost against Peterborough last time. Having us there as moral support will lift their spirits and hopefully, they’ll win.”

“And you’ll get to have celebration swing-from-the-rafters sex.” I sigh. “I need you to finish another chapter. I’m dying for the body lotion application on the barstool scene followed by the—” I make an O with my finger and thumb on one hand, and a V with my other, close them and slide in and out of the O.

“It’s just us in the car, Fee. You can say the words,” she chuckles.

“The double vaginal penetration,” I whisper.

She grins devilishly. “There you go.”

“In fiction it’s so hot, but in real life I feel like it would not be super comfortable.”

“I mean…” She shrugs and side-eyes me.

“Wait. What?” I grab the dashboard and the center console.