Puck Performance: (BTU Almuni #4) (BTU Alumni) by Alley Ciz

Author:Alley Ciz [Ciz, Alley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: House of Crazy Publishing LLC
Published: 2020-02-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Eight

The Skills Competition is my favorite day of the All-Star Weekend. Through the years, the challenges have varied, but this year there are six: premier passer, fastest skater, save streak, puck control, hardest shot, and accuracy shooting.

I’m trying my best to stay out of my head and enjoy the day for the good time it’s meant to be. JD is already gushing over the clickbait we turned the save streak challenge into, and she seems to have forgiven me for my post against Bishop. Why can’t I shake off the anxiety of being compared to Ryan?

Outside of us both taking part as shooters in the save streak challenge, we don’t even directly compete against each other.

A part of me wishes I could get away with calling Mels, because she always has a way of making everything—winning the Cup, the pressure I feel about trying to prove myself outside of being Ryan Donnelly’s bother, all the bullshit—fade away.

Even now, as I lean against the boards in front of one of the team benches, I can’t help but think of my girl.

JD has Jake’s Optimus Prime goalie mask propped on top of her head like a hat while the two of them canoodle over the half wall, my sister staying safely off the ice.

The two of them have been hashtag couple goals since college, and with Mels I finally feel like I’ve found my shot at it.

Ryan and Wade are hanging with the lovebirds while Tucker and Cali—an honorary member of the BTU Alumni contingent—are joking around with Sean and Carlee about my little brother’s goal. The two youngins have been among the family members allowed on the ice since Ryan’s first All-Star appearance his rookie season.

“I still can’t believe you weren’t the one to score on Jake, Tuck.” Carlee lives for taunting her brother’s best friend.

“I was taking it easy on him, Car.” Tucker holds out a fist to bump. The way my fuckboy of a friend completely melts for the kids has always been one of my favorite things to witness.

“Don’t let him lie to you, babe. None of them bring it like me.” Sean thumps his chest twice then throws out his arms.

“How does Mom put up with your ego?” Ryan pulls Sean into a headlock and ruffles his hair.

“She was well practiced after dealing with yours for years.”

“Burn!” Tucker cries, stretching out his arm for another fist bump, the two of them blowing it up at the end.

“You ever worry about what he’ll be like once he surpasses all of us in his career?” Jake asks me as he leans around Cali.

“Honestly”—I look over to where Sean and Carlee are laughing together—“if Carlee wasn’t in his life, I’d be afraid he’d turn out like Tuck.”

“Hey!” Tuck shoves me to the side.

“What?” I hold my hands up in surrender. “I’m just saying that kid has every ounce of game and swagger we have—as much as all of us put together. Combine that with how promising of a hockey player he’s proving to be, and homeboy will slay it with the girls.

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