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“Good,” I grunted I wanted to let the heat evaporate I was on fire

“Your neck isn’t bothering you?”

“No” I had an injury last season that had irritated ame Robbie asked like clockwork

Somewhere in that twisted head of his he wanted there to be souys on the team who could use help I wasn’t one of them

“I’ll check back with you in a few”

“Hey, grabon the top shelf in my locker

“Here you go” Robbie passed it over the ice cubes and walked off so I could soak in silence

There was no one else in the rehab room with me I pressed Alexa’s number and waited for her to answer

“Hey” Her voice was like pure heaven in my ear

“Hoas the flight?”

She’d landed thisand had been in Nashville for the entire day, but this was the first chance I had to call her Tea followed by practice After showers I had anotherwith Applewhite It would be ten o’clock before I was at the ranch again

“Good Fine” She sounded stiff

“Is someone there?” I asked

“I’m in the studio,” she explained

“I thought you had a break” The ice started to melt around me