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“Cool, I’ll be at every home game for the Knights and the Demons.”
“Thank you for your support,” I tell him, the sarcasm obvious.
I lock my phone and put it away, then lean against the dresser and hang my head.
Now I have to tell Sunny.
God, I was really looking forward to spending the day at the beach with him, but now he has no reason to skip the holiday with his sister.
I just have to believe I’ll get another chance.
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SUNNY
Tucker’s footsteps sound coming down from his floor, so I start speaking before he makes it into my room. “I don’t know how many outfits Avery has left for the boys, so I’m just bringing three more in case—”
“Sunny.”
That tone stops me in my tracks, way too serious considering the lovely la-la land we’ve been living in for the past day.
He looks serious too, like—yes, exactly like that ridiculous photo they kept showing on the stream of the draft.
“What happened?”
Worries for the boys, for his family, my family, and even for the damn hockey team start to creep up.
“Eli sent me a video of Mikhail visiting your ex. And I just talked to Eian, he got through to the PI too. They’re both aware that it’s in their best interest to leave you alone and never think of you again.”
For a moment it’s not real.
For a moment the pressure of anticipating the worst is still alive and well.
Then it pops away, and I fall back against the wall, my legs unable to take all of my weight.
“It’s over?” I ask, my voice barely audible, but it’s enough for Tucker.
“Yes, it is.”
“A-are you sure?” I hate that I stutter, but even more that I almost added baby to that question.
It’s one thing during sex, it’s another entirely while getting so fucking emotional over something that doesn’t deserve it.
Tucker wraps his arms around me as soon as I have that thought, and that’s just too much.
I’m a fucking mess.
For too long, and we don’t have time. We have to get on the road to—
“I thought I’d tell you so you can go to Hannah’s today, spend the day with her and Nessy.”
Right.
Because . . . well, I’m not really a friend of the family, am I?
“If you want.”
The fact that he adds that is just another blow I’m not equipped to take.
