Make Me a Match by Melinda Curtis & Cari Lynn Webb & Anna J. Stewart

Author:Melinda Curtis & Cari Lynn Webb & Anna J. Stewart
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-01-15T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

COOP HAD PREACHED that the guys in K-Bay needed cleaning up. The men had paid for shaves and haircuts and received a new outlook as a bonus. Ty had gone to the barbershop after Kelsey’d left the ice hut, even sat in the chair, but he’d stopped before completely losing his identity. As for his outlook, he planned to pick that up after he’d faced his two best friends and Coach.

He pushed open the door to the Bar & Grill and stepped inside, stopping to roll his shoulders and shake out his arms. Hoping to dislodge the doubt and focus his courage.

He went to the end of the bar and claimed one of their usual lunch-hour seats. When he pushed away the jar of bar mix, the one he normally devoured by the handful, his friends exchanged questioning looks.

“Did Kelsey fall in the ice hole this morning?” Gideon smoothed his red tie down the front of his dress shirt.

Ty blinked, rubbed his chin. “What?”

“You look like you did that time when Janie dumped you right before our tournament game and the Muskies scored that buzzer beater on you to take the whole thing.” Coop tossed some bar mix into his mouth and chewed, cocking an eyebrow at him. “Not one of your better days.”

“Neither is this one.” Ty scratched his cheek. The scrape of his nails against his almost bare skin was going to take some getting used to. Clearly his friends weren’t ready to comment on his changes. But he had something they’d react to. And it was a blow best given direct and swift. “Kelsey left this morning with her story.”

“Knew you’d control the situation.” Gideon opened his laptop, seemingly unimpressed. “Did she tell you where we should look for different women?”

“It’s not the story you’re expecting.” Ty rubbed his stomach, his muscles tightening as if readying for the counterpunch he knew was coming. One tap to the goalpost had always set his position on the ice. He’d learned to trust his peripheral vision. Even now, without a goalpost, he knew Coach was readying his shot just outside the crease.

Coop lowered the glass jar of bar mix. “What story is it?”

“You told her about the bet.” Gideon peered at him over his laptop screen, his eyes narrowing. No doubt he was already running the angles and equations to keep their bet in good standing with Coach.

“I gave her the truth.” Ty rolled his shoulders again and touched his face. God help him, his skin felt cold beneath his fingers. Almost clammy. Like the touch of a ghost. You’re living inside the ghost of your father. Not anymore. Not if he could help it. “Now I’m giving it to you three.”

The volume was lowered on the TV behind Ty. Read and react, boys. Coach was reading, but not yet reacting. Coop wiped the back of his hand across his mouth and looked as if he was going to speak.

Ty pulled a weathered letter out of his pocket, the one that said he’d violated the drug policy and had been released from the team.

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