Long Shot by Kat Mizera

Author:Kat Mizera [Mizera, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kat Mizera

Chapter

Nineteen

Jace

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Once Tawny was gone, I threw in a load of laundry. Whether I went to Brazil with her or not, I needed clean clothes to last me until Sunday.

I was still reeling over her invitation.

I wanted to say yes, but I was hesitant. Not because I didn’t care about her enough—I was already half in love with her—but because there was so much at stake in my life right now. I had to focus on hockey. Sure, I’d taken time off to go on vacation and chill here in Hawaii, but how could I just follow her from competition to competition? I needed to work out, train, manage my diet better than I had been the last couple of weeks. There was a lot on the line.

I finally had a chance to prove myself and create a better future both for myself and my family; I couldn’t blow it. My parents had sacrificed a lot for me to play hockey, and I wanted to be able to pay them back in meaningful ways. My dad needed a new truck. The house he and my mom lived in was old and needed repairs. And frankly, wanting to have enough money to enjoy life didn’t make me a bad person. Especially as I stared at my rapidly dwindling bank account.

I was twenty-four, late to be reaching the NHL for the first time, so this might be my last chance to make it. I’d been considering playing in Europe since the money was better than what I made in the minors, but then the Knights had called me up, and I refused to screw up my chance of making the team.

“Hey.” Cam came in and sat on the edge of the bed as I started to pack.

“Hey.”

“You’re staying with Tawny until Sunday?”

I hesitated. “Actually, she invited me to go to Brazil with her.”

Cam’s eyebrows shot up. “For real? That’s fucking awesome. You guys are going hot and heavy, full steam ahead, eh?”

“It’s starting to look that way.” I paused what I was doing. “You think I should go?”

“Why wouldn’t you?”

“There are so many reasons.”

“Name one.”

“Money, though that’s secondary because all the travel and hotels are covered.”

“Okay, let’s put that aside for now then. What else?”

“Hockey,” I said, putting down the jeans in my hand. “I can’t spend the summer following her around from beach to beach. When and where am I going to get serious about training? I definitely won’t be able to get on skates in those places and—”

“Most of us don’t spend much time on skates in the summer,” Cam interrupted quietly.

“Yeah, but it’s different for me this year.” I met his gaze. “I can’t have a mediocre training camp. I have to get out there and show Coach what I’ve got.”

“You already did that,” Cam said, frowning. “I know nothing is guaranteed, but you need to chill, man. Coach kept you in the lineup through the fucking finals. If you weren’t up to the task, do you think

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