Face Off by PJ Trebelhorn

Author:PJ Trebelhorn [Trebelhorn, PJ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781635554816
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2019-10-24T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

The next couple of months went by quickly for Savannah. She and Maddie spent a lot of time together going to family functions and spending time with friends. They never talked again about relationships. It seemed they’d fallen into a routine of spending most evenings together, and as a result they were becoming closer. They held hands a lot, but they’d only kissed once or twice, and it always seemed to be Savannah who would put the brakes on. She was quite sure Maddie would have been happy to let things progress further, but Savannah couldn’t let it. She was already too close to falling for her, and that would only end badly.

“Let’s go for an undefeated season, ladies,” Gail said with a grin a few minutes before they were going to take the ice for the beginning of their first game of the season. Gail said it at the start of every season, but every player knew it was all but impossible to do it. It was a nice dream though, at least until they suffered their first loss.

“Going to introduce us to your new girlfriend, Wells?” Jen Hilton asked as she elbowed her in the back while walking past her.

“Everyone’s already met her, Hilton,” Kelly said with a wink for Savannah. “Well, everyone who matters anyway.”

A few people laughed, and Savannah held back a smile at the way Hilton’s cheeks turned red. She was obviously pissed, and Savannah would no doubt have to deal with her at some point, but since Court was traded, Hilton had pretty much kept to herself. She knew people blamed her for their captain being traded, but a couple of years gone from it, she was beginning to be a little more vocal again. Maybe she thought enough time had passed and they’d gotten over the way things went down. It was Hilton’s blatant homophobia that had gotten her into trouble before, so Savannah wasn’t surprised the first thing out of her mouth was some snide comment about her girlfriend.

“Everyone who was at Court’s wedding met her,” Savannah said. She stood and grabbed her helmet before pointedly looking in Hilton’s direction. “They’re the people who matter.”

“I would never go to a fake wedding,” Hilton shot back as she took a couple of steps toward her. Savannah stood her ground and was well aware of all the eyes on them. She was named captain of the team after Court left, and this interaction would no doubt serve to set the tone for the entire season.

“I’m not nearly as laid-back as Court was, Hilton,” Savannah said, her tone even. She didn’t want an altercation, but she needed to let her know she wasn’t going to back down if Hilton insisted on riding her the way she did Court. “So you might want to keep your bigoted opinions to yourself.”

Savannah secured her helmet as everyone waited for the response, but Hilton obviously knew she was outnumbered. Court and Lana had sent a group invitation to the entire team for their wedding, and Jen Hilton was the only one who hadn’t attended.

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