Icing by Nico Daniels

Author:Nico Daniels [Daniels, Nico]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-07-12T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 25

Gavin

Nothing could kill my mood as I stopped in the hall of the locker room to talk to the reporters lined up. I was buzzed with adrenaline and wiped my face off with a towel as they started to hurl questions at me.

“The defense really stepped up tonight, how will you keep that intensity going into the next game with Team Sweden?”

“Will the lines for game two stay the same? You guys were really cohesive out there tonight.”

“With so many members of the Falcons on Team Canada are you using this as a preseason practice opportunity, since the season will be gearing up by the time you get back?”

I chose the last question I heard to respond to.

“We use any chance we can to work out kinks and tighten up our lines. But Team Canada is also full of all our opponents so the real work will start when we get home to Chicago,” I replied. I scrubbed the towel across the back of my neck as sweat trickled between my shoulder blades. The thought of going home, to Greyson, caused a smile to want to pull across my lips.

“Will the incident between KJ Sullivan and Greyson Park cause a conflict on the ice between the Falcons and the Diablos now that the two of you are dating?”

I was caught off guard by the question since we hadn't gone public, and I didn't know how they knew. Or if they knew. It could just be a soft toss to see if I’d swing, but it had been months since the media tried to make our friendship into something more, and it was odd for this to come up now. Especially since KJ was in Chicago. I didn’t like it.

“That was over a year ago and we've played through an entire season with no problem. I'm not going to comment any more on that situation.”

The reporters gathered around me exchanged uncomfortable glances, and hot fear crept up my spine. I was missing something. Something important. Topher Jones, the biggest pain in the ass reporter I had ever encountered, crowded me and shoved his phone so close to my mouth it practically hit teeth.

“I think they were referring to what happened in Chicago tonight. When KJ Sullivan assaulted your girlfriend outside her bakery in the middle of Michigan Avenue.” He paused and bared his teeth as he went in for the kill. “Do you care to comment on that situation?”

My vision left me, replaced by straight red fury. I’d always thought seeing red was an expression. I didn’t realize it could actually happen.

“I'm sorry what? What did you just say?”

Drake’s arm was around my shoulders out of nowhere and he held up a hand to the gaggle of reporters as Asher stepped between Topher and me and firmly moved his still outstretched hand to the side.

“Interview is over. Thanks for the questions everyone, see you next time!” Drake said loudly as he pushed me into the locker room.

“What the fuck was he talking about?” I ripped open my locker and grabbed my phone as my hands shook violently.

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