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“So,” I said.
“Get to the good part,” Atlas whispered.
“Do you mind?” I asked.
“Sorry.”
“So the big mean man told the rich ruler he wasn’t going to leave,” I said.
“And he was ready to kick his butt,” Atlas said. “Defend the woman he loved. Defend all those he loved.”
“You’re ruining the story.”
“I’m making it better, love.”
“Can I just have this moment?”
“You like the story,” he said. “Right?”
“What story? The one I’m making up or the truth?”
“Both.”
“Well the truth - from what I hear - is that you threatened a billionaire to keep you on his hockey team so you could be closer to your daughter and the woman who gave birth to your daughter.”
“That sounds good to me.”
“And the billionaire went along with it?”
Atlas nodded. “That’s the story.”
“I don’t believe it.”
“Believe it, Hazel,” Atlas said. He reached and touched my face. “You can be mad at me. You can push me away all you want. But I’m not going anywhere. I promised you that a long time ago.”
“You’re giving up a lot of money.”
“Money isn’t everything.”
“Atlas, stop it.”
“It’s too late,” he said. “Oscar made the call. Boston moved on. They traded for someone from Florida.”
I shook my head. “That’s too much. That puts a lot of pressure on me.”
“I didn’t ask you to marry me. I didn’t ask you a thing. I did this for myself. For my daughter.”
“You just said you did it for me too.”
“Well, fine, I did. I love you. Love makes you do crazy things.”
“And what happens in five years when you think about the money you could have made? Or that you could have won a championship?”
“Then I’ll go on a drinking binge and screw a bunch of women and blow up my life.”
“That’s just what I wanted to hear you say.”
“Why are we talking about the future?”
