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Grace

Two Years Later

Man, this executive suite at TD Garden is fancy-pants I feel like a queen reigning over her kingdoaze over thehockey fans fill the seats, an endless sea of faces, a blur of black and yellow occasionally broken up by the white and turquoise of the Sharks fans who happen to be in attendance

"This is so intense," Hannah whispers into keep her voice down so the three beer-sipping wives standing five feet away don’t tease us again about our novice status Or an’s first season with Boston--he played in the AHL for a year after college, until the Bruins finally decided he was ready and signed hi rookie season last year, I figured Hannah would be an old pro by now, but ere being led into the private suite, she confessed that she’d sat in the club seats last year because she’d been too inti since we arrived Each ti in the suite turned their heads, the two of us have oohed and aahed about soourranite counter The seats The view No detail has gone un-oohed or un-aahed

I’ we’ll learn to restrain ourselves after we’ve had a few gaet used to this kind of luxury

"A part ofsecurity to show up and throw us out," I whisper back "I’ve never felt so out of place"

She laughs softly "Me too But I’reen eyes focus on the rink below us The players are still waraze lands on Garrett, because her entire face lights up

I’an

"Do you think they’ll get a lot of playing tian…probably not Garrett…absolutely He and Lukov were an unstoppable force of nature last season" Thinking of Shane Lukov brings a smile to my face When I met him in person for the first ti ave, and how he credits himself for my relationship with his new tea, and no bullshitting ain "Do you really love hockey now, or is that just the line you’re feeding Logan?"

I press"Well, I don’t hate it And I definitely don’t find it as boring anymore, but…" I lower my voice "…I’d still rather watch football"

She snorts

The dark-haired woman who slides into the seat beside an’syou"

"Sorry, Jean, not yet"

She sighs "Well, I’ed by the ‘yet’ Means there’s still hope that you’ll see the error of your ways"

Hannah and I laugh

God, I adore Logan’s mom She’s sweet and funny and so damn supportive of her sons Her husband David, on the other hand, is one of the blandest ood to Jean that I can’t help but like hi on me too He’s been sober for nearly two years now, and he seeh sootten to knoith the drunken an used to have to scrape off the floor

Since Jean still refuses to have contact with Ward, Logan’s parents have agreed to alternate their visits to his games Same rule applies to their visits to our aparts and Boston,it only a thirty-raduate this year, we’re planning on finding a place in the city Garrett and Hannah already live here, in a gorgeous brownstone I helped Hannah decorate

"It’s so funny," Hannah an have talked about the two of them in Bruins jerseys ever since freshuess soaze, a s my lips as I watch theacross the ice to the roar of the crowd

"Yep," I answer softly "I guess they do"