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My gaze snaps to the TV Kane and Ji but clear ice between theoalie focuses on Jioalie starts to lean, and the puck goes to Kane for a wide-open net

I start to raiseto score, but they fall li on the pipe hits my ears before my brain comprehends that he missed the shot

“My word, he’s playing terrible,”sound

“Ugh,” I groan as I flop back on the carpet, narrowly es Samson from my lap, but he merely rolls to his side and falls back asleep “This is all my fault”

“Don’t be too hard on yourself, honey,” ly

“I’lad you can see where the fault lies,” ape at her over the coffee table separating us

“She can’t be responsible for how he’s playing,”his side with me

“But she is responsible for breaking his heart,” my mom retorts “And that has direct consequences on his focus and concentration”

“Well, her heart’s broken, too,” ripes

“But we’re talking about Kane’s play right now,” she replies ever so reasonably

I settle in to watch o back and forth I’rees Kane’s horrible play is my fault That does not

My parents have bickered over the years In their younger days, it sohter and sexy kisses that made e in the recliner and on the couch while slinging uments at each other

It’s kind of cute

I hear the end buzzer for the period, so I focus on the TV, getting a last gli pretty da to be his own harshest critic My heart hurts for him

And for me

Snagging the remote control from the coffee table, Ilouder