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Heart swells, thumps hard Beats madly for this woman

"I miss you too I’ll see you at six With a bottle of wine"

"We’ll grill soood?"

"Sounds fantastic," I tell her as I glance at my watch Only three more hours I can contain myself until then

I head back into Houlihan’s after I disconnect from Gray and find Alex and Garrett both turned in their stools and staring at eneral rins and claps me on the back "You kno to pick ’em"

"Shut the fuck up," I mutter at both of them, but secretly I’m pleased I can hear it in their voices They’re happy for ht?" Alex says

I sit down on my bar stool and pick up my beer "Yeah At least until I can decide what to do at the end of the season I’ off his stool to co retire, Brick You are playing the best hockey of your life"

"But I can’t be with Gray and be on this tea it"

"Wait a minute," Garrett with his eyebrows drawn in confusion "Why can’t you be with her and be on this team?"

"It’s a conflict," I say automatically "She hired ht?" Alex says, and I wince…crass words and all "I ht?"

"Yeah, but she’s my boss," I point out

"But she’s not your coach She doesn’t decide if you play or not Theyour contract when the ti at this moment that’s a conflict," Garrett points out

And I have to adood point

As of thison my play with the Cold Fury In fact, I’ve watched her repetitively be very "hands off" when it co staff, showing she has the confidence to delegate and faith in thereat leader

"But eventually she will have to becootiations," Alex points out resolutely "People will say that she can’t be fair It will cause dissension in the front office and through the teaet traded to another tea of us just yet"