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“I’m so sorry,” Nora whispered

“Don’t be,” I told her, lad I can tell you these things No one else knows I did that”

“Then I’lad I can offer you that” Her voice had been so sweet and sincere “And no resses or we stay just friends… you can always talk to s”

It was a proavetime

Nora and I sat on that picnic table for almost three hours as we simply talked Some of it was heavy

Some of it was not

What struckher to her house was there wasn’t one single lull in the conversation, noover our shared love of The Office

It was a great first date

“Dude,” Aaron says, sht?”

“Uo faster As it is, there are four pairs of skaters in front of us, but there’s an equal nu

“Why not?” he asks suspiciously

Erik and Bishop take off, Bishop with the puck They raing hard all the way to the net

“Why not?” Aaron de into aze “You okay?”

I feel horrible He’s worried soht

Clearing my throat, I lean in toward hiht”

“You had a date?” he exclaiives rin

“You asshole,” Ibut convey irritation

Play continues, the next set of skaters in our line taking off Aaron looks slightly abashed, shrugging apologetically “Sorry But I’m just so shocked and stoked at the same time for you Where did you meet her and—”

Coach Perron shrilly blows on his whistle, stopping the drills “All right, guys… that will do for drills today Teaht skate to follow”

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