School and Rock (Raptors Book 5) by RJ Scott & V.L. Locey

Author:RJ Scott & V.L. Locey [Scott, RJ & Locey, V.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781785642111
Publisher: Love Lane Books Ltd
Published: 2020-10-15T18:30:00+00:00

Life was not so good two days later. In fact, life had taken a phenomenal dump on the Raptors in game two. After the 5-0 blowout we all sat in the dressing room, heads down, unable to grasp what the fuck had taken place. Not one player in red and gold had any explanations as to where our defense had gone, why our young studs had zero shots on goal, or why the starting goalie had let four pucks past him during thirty-two minutes of play and was then pulled from the game. I felt like shit. No, that wasn’t low enough. Shit stuck on the bottom of a cockroach’s foot. Not that I was the only one blue. The whole team was subdued and down as we gave our postgame interviews. Given where we were mentally I’d have thought the press would be respectful. Most were but there was always one. This one was a short little gerbil-faced man with a terrible comb-over.

“So, Colorado, do you think that perhaps the madness in your personal life has filtered through to your game? Perhaps playing baby daddy should be left to the baby mommy. Maybe your music and the homosexual shenanigans should take a back seat and you should focus on hockey?”

I had no idea who this putz was but he was about to get his motherfucking sound bite.

“I’m not sure where to even begin dissecting all that was wrong with that statement but, dude, for serious? Not only did you toss out some incredibly sexist bullshit there, then you heaped a steaming dollop of homophobic horseshit on top. First off, my having a child in no way affects my play. I have full-time childcare. Nor does the fact that I’m pan and not gay have one fucking thing to do with my performance on the ice. Who is this joker?”

Vlad appeared out of the ether and pulled me to the other side of the room, whispering at me to keep my cool even in the face of utter stupidity. I threw a dark glare over my shoulder at the smug little ass who’d pushed my buttons, then slammed into the showers. Fuck them and their stupid questions.

The ride back to the hotel was steeped in gloom. Joe and Maddie were the only bright spots that night, and I decided to fly home with them instead of the team because I needed to be around them to center myself. Simon was a sturdy but sarcastic presence on the commercial flight. He kept fans from bothering me in his own biting way.

“Sorry, but Mr. Penn is sulking right now and would rather not be disturbed,” my bodyguard said over and over. I mentally flipped him off each time. I wasn’t sulking or hiding, I was licking my wounds and refocusing my chi to the bruised areas of my psyche.

I’d never been happier to see the Tucson airport in my life. We’d have a day off tomorrow, then a full day of practice, then game three would take place the following night.

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