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He considered. “Did you buy that Jeep yet?”
“Nope.”
“Go buy it and you can drive it through a car wash with the top down if we win ten in a row.”
Spoken like a guy who didn’t give a shit about his car. Dom acted like an overgrown teenager sometimes.
“Fuck that,” I said, balking. “I’ll think about it and come up with something.”
I skated onto the ice, scanning the crowd in the stands. They were loud, probably energized from the intermission show. I reminded myself to follow my own advice and not get lazy just because we were ahead in the game. We needed to keep our streak going, and with Calgary’s top scorer out with a broken ankle, our chances were good.
Beau, Colby, and I passed the puck back and forth, Beau taking a shot that was blocked by Calgary’s goalie. We skated back down the ice and one of Calgary’s defenders, Charlie Huntsman, tripped me. I tumbled into the boards, bouncing back up to take him on, but a ref pushed me in the opposite direction.
“Douchebag,” I muttered.
Huntsman went to the penalty box and our second offensive line took over. I glared at Huntsman from the bench as our second line scored on the power play. He was known for playing dirty. One of my teammates would even the score with him before the end of the game.
The score stayed the same until the clock ticked down the final seconds of the game. We celebrated as a team at center ice, putting our sticks in the air and waving at the fans.
After a rocky start playing professional games at a college arena, security seemed tight now. Our season ticket holders had clamored to pay full price to see our games here, though there weren’t nearly as many amenities. I never missed a chance to do meet and greets with fans, because they were the ones who made all of this possible.
Back in the locker room, the mood was light. We were finally gelling as a team and playing games we could be proud of.
“We going out?” Seth asked me as I walked out of the shower.
“Not me. I’m beat and we have to be up early tomorrow.”
“Come on, pussy,” Dom said, snapping me in the back with a towel.
He was a pro at it, and my back burned where the end of the towel had hit.
“That fucking hurt, asshole,” I said.
“Is it that time of the month? Are your nipples feeling extra sensitive, too?”
I ignored him, not in the mood to engage. I’d considered inviting Elle and Luke to tonight’s game, and I regretted not doing it. We were leaving tomorrow for a long road trip, and I wouldn’t get another chance to invite them to a game for a while.
Luke was a cool guy and I enjoyed hanging out with him. I’d figured he could use a friend, so I introduced myself when I saw him out running. I hadn’t expected to get a home-cooked meal and a fantastic view of Elle’s chest in a wet shirt out of it.
The way her nipples had looked was etched into my mind. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I’d jerked off in the shower at home this morning imagining her unbuttoning the shirt and taking it off.
“Did you guys hear our captain’s planning something special if our streak gets up to ten games?” Dom said.
Most of the heads in the locker room turned my way. Fucking Dom.
“Uh…yeah,” I said. “I’ll do something if we get to ten games.”
“What will you do?” Colby asked.
“You mean like a party?” Ben Hogan asked, looking confused.
“No, like he’ll shave his head,” Dom said.
I shot him a scowl. “I’m not shaving my head. But I’m open to other ideas.”
“Can we put a snake in bed with you?” Seth asked. “And you have to stay in bed with it for at least five minutes?”
I hated snakes, and my teammates knew it. I’d rather crawl through a dark tunnel full of spiders than touch a snake.
