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Now I had a Reaper jersey with ht-secondelse could top

It was so in exercise science ym and hold down a few shifts at Rusty’s, the local sports bar in hborhood I busieddown the bar, away fro a wound could take, and I was feeling raw tonight

“Hey, Sawyer! How’s your ular asked as he slid into the empty seat

Fuck ht

“Good as can be expected,” I replied, forcing a smile to my face Mom was the reason I stayed in Seattle She’d stuck byas she was physically able, and I would do the same for her

“You’re a good kid,” the older asps, and mutters “Damn, would you look at that?”

I followed his line of sight and turned to face the giant screen at the end of the bar My stooalie for the Reapers, was down and grabbing for his knee—the sao

The game went to co custoroup that had just walked in and held ame came back on

“Hey, McCoy, think they’ll call you to be their eain if Fields is hurt?” Charlie asked

“Nope,” I answered with a wry grin “It’s not like they’re due to play Seattle again any time soon” Not until playoffs, and since both the Reapers and the Sharks were leading their respective conferences, there was a good chance they’d see each other in May

“Still, that’s gotta be so out there with them”

“It was,” I replied But I wasn’t foolish enough to think that lightning would strike twice

The galove-side and had been since last season Guy was getting older and it showed, not just in his glove, but the sluggish skating and ed The network showed clips taken during the co carried out on a stretcher, and I cursed under my breath

No one wanted to go out like that

The Reapers won five to two, but those last two goals had been scored on Thurston, glove-side of course

Two hours later, I walked out after y no training sessions I could sleep in, then pick up soels and head up to her place before the pick-up game I had scheduled