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You’re missing most of it.

Luke:

Then it sounds like I need a better guide.

Her pulse ticked up. She stared at the screen, weighing the line she was toeing.

Cassie:

Careful.

Luke:

That was careful.

She laughed quietly, shaking her head.

Cassie:

So what do you do when you’re not overthinking hockey?

Luke:

Still working on finding that out. Back home, I had places. Here, it’s been more… quiet.

She pictured him alone in his loft, the city just outside his windows.

Cassie:

Pittsburgh’s not quiet if you know where to look.

Luke:

Sounds like experience talking.

Cassie:

Growing up here will do that to you.

Luke:

Then maybe you should point me in the right direction.

Her heart thudded—not fast, but firm.

Cassie:

Maybe.

Luke:

Somewhere that’s not a coffee shop.

She hesitated, then typed slowly.

Cassie:

There’s a park up by the river trail. Or a bar in Lawrenceville that’s loud enough no one listens too closely.