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Mav refuses to listen.
In fact, his lucky penny is glued to the bottom of his left skate.
Heads up.
When he shifts his weight and clears his throat, I finally glance up and meet his gaze. “Yeah?”
He crosses his arms over his broad chest and glares. We’ve been friends for a long time. Because of that, it only takes one look for me to know what’s on his mind.
“What the hell did you do to my sister?” he growls just loud enough for me to hear as laughter and chatter explodes around us now that practice has ended.
I almost bark out a laugh.
Me?
What the hell didIdo?
Is this guy serious?
“Not a damn thing.”
He narrows his eyes. “She’s been upset. And I think it has everything to do with you.”
I glance around at our teammates who are stripping off their gear to hit the showers before dropping my voice. “Just so you know, she’s the one who broke up with my ass. Not the other way around.”
Surprise flickers across his face. Guess he wasn’t expecting that bomb.
“You do something to piss her off?” Even though he cocks his head, he sounds a little more unsure of himself.
I huff out a tired breath. “No, I didn’t. In fact, I told her I wanted to come clean with our families. That I was tired of hiding our relationship.” The words shoot out of my mouth before I can stop them. It only makes me sound more pathetic, and that’s the last thing I need.
The remaining anger drains from his expression and he hesitates before dropping down beside me on the bench. “How long was something going on between you two?”
“About a month.” Although, it felt much longer.
In my heart, it’s always been Juliette. Mav can’t possibly understand that.
“Do you care about her?”
I drag a hand over my face before waving it around the locker room. “Are we really doing this here?”
A smile quirks the corners of his lips as humor sparks in his eyes. “Yup.”
“Fine,” I grumble. “I care about the girl. I’ve always cared, but I didn’t think she’d ever give me the time of day.” I give him a bit of side eye before admitting, “She’s too damn smart for me.”
He nods in agreement. “That’s just straight-up facts.”
A grunt escapes from him when I ram my elbow into his side.
“What the hell was that for? All I did was agree with you,” he says with a chuckle.
“It wasn’t necessary. I’m more than aware of the situation.”
“All right, so what are you gonna do? Just let her walk away?”
Yeah…that was the plan.
I mean, she’s the one who broke up with me.
