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Pivoting, I face him “But now it feels like I’ve been deliberately deceitful for keepingyou They’ll be disappointed in me”

“They most certainly won’t,” Willow says firmly That it comes from her instead of Daxto try to put me at ease

“I don’t want the sorry for me,” I say desperately

“Of course they’ll feel sorry for you,” Willow replies with a wicked grin “You’re married to Dax, after all But seriously… you know they’ll understand They’ll believe Dax did the right thing just like I do Nohether you want to tell the you at the same time—”

“Willow,” Dax barks, turning froan feels uneasy about all this to begin with Lay off what’s going on between us personally That’s for us and no one else”

So about his words—his tone—reassuresinstead of patronizing

“Fine,” Willow says, throwing her hands up in surrender “I’ll let it go”

Sighing in what sounds like relief, Dax returns to the griddle But I can tell by the expression on Willow’s face that she has more to say about it

But not to her brotherAfter breakfast, Willow and I cleaned the kitchen She didn’t say a word towith hione to take a quick shower before he had to head to the arena He wouldn’t noro this early, but he and Erik have to meet with the teaainst the team

Back in October, a woainst Dax, Erik, another guy in the front office, and the teaht while ere eating dinner last week One of Brooke’s friends—well, ex-friend—is the woh end of the crazy spectrum Dax emphatically denied there was any type of sexual harassh I didn’t need hih there’s no doubt in my mind that he’d never do that to a woman

He’s frustrated by the process, though Supposedly, this will be a mediation where all parties’ attorneys meet to discuss a settle to be discussion if the players did nothing wrong, but that’s none of my business

We’re just putting up the dried dishes when Dax reappears in the kitchen He’s wearing a suit, and he looks daht at Lance’s funeral about Dax, but ave myself a pass

Regardless, the guys are required to dress up when going to the arena on game days, and it’d been the same when Lance played for the Vipers Probably an industry-wide sort of unwritten rule The players are professionals after all

Dax has his galances between Willow andbefore I leave?”

“We’re good,” Willow says