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“What?”
“Have a drink with me,” he said.
He had a drink in his hand.
Some kind of expensive martini.
But he opened his suit jacket and took out a flask and handed it to me.
“Booze or not, I’m not wearing the tux,” I said.
I took the flask and took a drink.
“Defiant,” CoachDetomsaid. “Use that on the ice for good.”
“Is this a pep talk?” I asked.
“Hey,” Sebastian said, pointing at me. “Show a little respect here, Atlas.”
I handed the flask back to CoachDetomand I showed my hands. “My apologies, Coach.”
“You want to be a prick?” Joe asked me.“I’ve got an idea.”
Joe tookhis suit jacket off and threw it to me.
He nodded.
“I came here on a one year deal,” I said. “A nice deal. A decent payday for me. The worst team in the league. No expectations.”
“You came to the wrong team then,” Sebastian said.
“It’s been a rough road for a while here,” Henry said. “But we’re not a bunch of losers.”
“I would never call you guys losers.”
“We’re a good team,” Jago said. “We play tough. Not everything goes our way. Why do you think you’re here, Atlas? We needed the help.”
“Joe needed the help,” Rome said.
“I’ll make you eat that monocle,” Joe growled at Rome.
“I’m just making it clear, you guys know this is a one and done for me,” I said. “One year. That’s it. That’s the kind of player I am. I’m a floater. I go where I’m needed. A temporary piece.”
“Then this stuff shouldn’t bother you,” Sebastian said.
“Oh, it bothers me,” I said. “And after all this? I’m done already with this team.”
“Just go out there, stand on stage and look pretty,” Jago said.
Joe patted my shoulder, went into thedressing roomand came back out with the tux jacket.
“That’s going to look ridiculous on you,” I said to him.
“Yeah, it is,” he said. “That’s what teammates do.”
Joe walked away.
The rest of the guys left, minus Henry.
