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“That wasn’t so bad,” Cam said as they walked to his car. He then laughed and shook his head.
“Get in the car, wise guy.”
On the drive back to Toronto, Reese searched online for old chargers. She visited websites and buy-and-sell groups. She called a few places and left messages with others. She struck gold with a place in Waterloo. They wouldn’t make it in time before it closed, but she told the guy that they would be there in the morning.
“If we get your phone and laptop working, this will free you from this nightmare.”
“I hope so.”
They got back to her condo, and the elevator door opened on Grady. He looked back and forth at them before settling his blue-eyed gaze on Reese.
“Hey, so I’ve been good about the music. Did you get my note?”
“Thank you for the music and yes, thank you for the note. That was very kind.”
“I meant it.” He turned his gaze to Cam. “You’re her partner, right?”
“Skating partner,” Reese corrected, snapping Grady’s attention back to her. She stopped for a second. Why had she clarified that? “And, uh, my friend. Grady, this is Cam. Cam, Grady.”
“Cool! You play for Renegades! So happy they signed you. I look forward to watching you play.”
Reese realized how awkward this was, the three of them standing there and Grady being unable to leave.
“Well, I’ll see you around,” Reese said.
He nodded and got into the elevator when they got off it.
“He’s cute,” Cam said, nudging her arm.
“He’s a child.”
“He’s our age.”
Reese stopped dead. “What? No, not with that baby face.”
“He’s twenty-seven and you have a crush.”
“I do not! And how do you even know how old he is?”
“He’s only dominated the sports pages for weeks. I remember those kinds of things.”
“Whatever.”
They walked to her door and Cam spoke again.
“What kind of note did he leave you?”
“None of your business,” Reese said, pushing open her door.
“Okay, I’ll let this go for now, but he was looking at you like you were a goddess.”
She had enough to worry about, and Grady wasn’t going to be a new problem.
“What are you talking about?”
“You didn’t notice?”
“No. He was apologizing for playing loud music and keeping me up. That’s all.”
