Page 148 of Hat Trick
“That’s a discussion for another day. Right now, I need to get back to the hotel and get out of this leg. It’s fucking killing me from the nonstop standing.”
“Can I help with anything?”
“Nah, I’m good. You should?—”
There’s a round of raised voices and lots of yelling. I blink and turn around, trying to find the source of the noise, and I’m met with twenty water bottles full of sports drinks getting dumped on my head.
“Fuck yeah, Mitchy!”
“Coach Saunders is shaking in his fucking boots!”
“We have to go out and celebrate.”
“Hot dogs for everyone!”
“Jesus Christ.” I laugh and pull off my glasses, trying to wipe them clean on my suit jacket. “Everyone needs to chill the fuck out.”
“C’mon, Mitchy.” Hudson smiles and holds out his arm so I can step onto the ice and not slip. “You know we don’t do anything half-assed.”
“Never. It’s always full ass. Full dicks, too. You all need to tone it the fuck down.”
“Never!” Grant yells, squirting me with another splash of his drink. “We’re loud and proud!”
The boys skate toward the locker room, and I hold the boards as I make my way around the rink behind them. I step off the ice and into the tunnel, an undeniable smile still on my mouth.
“Pretty impressive stuff there, Mitchell,” Lexi calls out. “I love being right.”
“Don’t gloat,” I tell her, knocking her shoulder with mine. “It’s not a cute look.”
“Please.” She grins. “I’m always cute.”
“Debatable,” I say, and she flips me off.
“You’re going out to celebrate with the boys, right?”
“Probably not. I’m exhausted. That took a lot out of me physically, and I think I’m going to call it an early night.”
“Do you want some company?” Lexi asks. “Or would you prefer to be alone?”
“Some company sounds nice,” I tell her, and she smiles. “Especially if it’s you.”
“I’m so proud of you. I know this is different from the other areas in your life you’ve been working on, but you still deserve all the praise, Riley. I can’t wait to see what you do next,” she says, hooking her pinky in mine, and the praise means more from her than it does from anyone else.
FORTY
RILEY
Puck Kings
Easy E
If u could be any animal, what would u be?
Sully
Something that helps you leanr to spell. How hard is it to spell out the word you? It’s two more letters than what you’re doing now.
G-Money
