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Erik uilty at the sa toward hiht he could get intosmile and some pretty words

When I accepted this job, it ell before the expansion draft had been completed and I had no clue that Erik Dalhbeck and I would cross paths again When I saw that he would be coative feelings I have toward him

Feelings I’d ed to put to rest over the past five years since ue has probably ever seen, and I’ a player on the ice

My words are clipped “You don’t know Billy or me, and I don’t want you to know us So just leave us alone, okay?”

Bishop’s expression turns wary and Erik just blinks at me, his face devoid of any emotion I know I’ve crossed a line I shouldn’t have but between Billy’s meltdown earlier and the extre up what just came out

There’s an aard silence that hangs in the air but it’s broken when Erik pushes up out of his seat His hand goes to my elbow and he murmurs, “We need to have a private word”

I start to jerk out of his hold but his grip tightens He leans in and says in a low voice, “Don’t make a scene, Blue”

Erik then walksdrinks onto a tray Her eyebrows shoot uphen she sees us but she quickly ive us privacy

My elbow is released and I turn to face Erik His lips are pressed into a flat line and his eyes are hard “I get that I must have pissed you off at so, but I honestly was asking a nice question about your brother with no ulterior motive I think your reaction was a little over the top, don’t you?”

“Not when it comes to men like you,” I retort

Erik’s chin pulls inward and his eyebrows rise “Men like me? What does that even mean?”

I wave my hand at him “Men like you You know…the ones that only see value in a wos”

If I thought that would offend hi He just smirks at me “That’s simply not true”