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“Jesus,” Iat Erik for a moment “What happened?”

“Murdered,” Dax mutters as he shakes his head Like he can’t believe it “I don’t know the details but it was aand he was shot”

“Fuck,” I hiss betweenwith nausea

“I need to get to New York Regan is completely lost,” Dax says as he pulls away fro lot He’s been drinking quite a bit but I think part of the staggering is grief

Erik and I hurry to catch hi my palms out “You can’t drive You’ve had too much to drink I’m borderline on how oing to call us an Uber and I’ to ride hoht reservation”

Dax just nods dumbly, and then easily letsI pullup the Uber app, I look at Erik “Let everyone inside knohat’s going on And can you call Christian?”

Dax was going to eneral er

“Sure thing,” Erik says and then lays a hand on Dax’s shoulder “I’m sorry, man Let me knohat I can do”

Dax es a half smile “Thanks”—

I accompany Dax to his place which is actually a townhome in Scottsdale I offer the Uber driver fifty dollars to wait for us

Dax is quiet and reserved, but I engage him as best I can He refreshes an Lance was only twenty-one and halfway through his fourth season in the NHL when he took over guardianship of his sister, as fourteen at the tian was as er sister, Willow

While he packs, I ht with only one layover that leaves at 1:10 AM and puts hi I’m not sure when he’ll return so I made it a one-way