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It’s pretty hard to avoid the fact that Nathan is my damned boss.
And I let him down last night.
Armstrong drafted me because the chances for a championship went up exponentially with me on the roster.
And it absolutely looked like I was worth every fucking penny.
Until last night.
It would make it really hard to face my boss the next day anyway, but it’s worse when I’m seeing him in my kitchen—that’s actually our kitchen. Or when I want to just wallow on my couch—that I also know he hates. Or when I want to fuck out my frustrations with my girlfriend, or even just cuddle with her and have her remind me that everything will be okay, but he’s in the same damned bed.
Not to mention that girl who’s supposed to kiss it all better, is his wife.
Yeah, you can say things at home are a little complicated.
"Take your sunshine and rainbow shitting unicorns somewhere else," I tell Alexsei. "It’s too soon."
I have been labeled as the sunshine in our relationship at home, but I’ve got nothing on Alexsei Ryan. The guy was born with glitter in his veins, I swear. He can be happy within thirty seconds of shit going down.
To make matters even worse, he’s madly in love now. And not with just one person. He’s now got his longtime friend turned lover, Cam and the girl Alexsei had crushed on for months and that he now shares with his boyfriend, in his bed every night.
The girl who happens to be my sister.
I probably should’ve stayed home. Or gone pretty much anywhere else.
"Fine, be miserable. There’s nothing we can do to change it now," Alexsei tells me. "We just need to come back stronger next year. It’s not the end of the world, man. You have a gorgeous girl at home, and now some time off to enjoy her. Life is good if you really think about it. Hockey will be there in a few months and we’ll have another chance."
Sure. If I ‘really think about it’, the girl I’m supposed to be spending time with is spending her free time planning her honeymoons. Yes, honeymoons, plural, because of course Armstrong can’t share that. So it’s not like she’ll be around for the entire off season for me to enjoy all on my own.
I never feel jealous of Michael and Nathan. So this new emotion isn’t helping me at all. In fact, it’s making me even grumpier. I don’t want to be jealous of them. And I’m very aware of the fact that I could easily be planning a honeymoon with Dani, too. It’s my choice that I’m not.
Basically, I’m just miserable all the way around.
"I am ready to make you feel all better." A feminine voice catches my attention, and I lift my gaze to find my sister wrapping her arms around Alexsei and pressing a kiss to his neck.
One of his big beefy arms goes around her and he pulls her up close, gripping her chin and turning her mouth to his for a deep, hot kiss.
And there’s one more thing on my list of just-kill-me-now things.
I don’t hate that they’re together. I love them both, and they are very happy, not just together, but with Cam, and Coach Phillips, my sister’s other boyfriend. Yeah, apparently this poly thing runs in my family.
I don’t mind that my sister is dating a teammate and friend, but I don’t necessarily need it thrown in my face when I’m trying to wallow in my misery. And I certainly don’t need to think about how she might be working to cheer him up.
"Hey goddess," Alexsei greets. "You smell like sugar." He nuzzles her neck.
“Bet you taste like it, too."
My sister, barely sparing me a glance, giggles. Luna McNeill giggling is probably the most stunning thing of all. "Cam said I did," she tells Alexsei.
He growls. "I’ve been down here being a good teammate, nursing my wounds, and you’ve been at home letting my boyfriend taste you?"
"Well, define ‘let’." She gives him a sassy grin.
Alexsei’s hand drops to her ass. "Am I going to have to have a talk with him?"
"If you do, you’ll have to talk to Owen, too," she says. "He was the one holding me down."
I slap my hand down on the top of the table. "I am probably the coolest brother anyone has ever had but I’m drawing a line there. Knock it off."
