79. Luke

Chapter 79

Luke

We’reup three to one and in the locker room before the start of the final period.

“Thanks for the assist.” Jackson grins at me before taking another drink of water.

“My pleasure,” I reply, taking my own swig of water.

On the TV screens in the entryway to the locker room, I caught a glimpse of the little kid game they always have during one of the intermissions between periods. Nothing was special about it. Same old chaos. Except Blizz was once again slipping all over the ice.

“Have you noticed…” I start asking Jackson but trail off.

“Noticed what?”

“Ice seems extra fast tonight,” I finish instead of saying have you noticed the way Blizz is filling out that suit tonight?

I take another drink of my water and avoid making eye contact with my friend.

I’m positive he hasn’t noticed.

And I know I shouldn’t be thinking of yeti ass when I have a wife somewhere in the state that I need to make up with.