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Casper flips him off with his glove, glaring at him. “Suck your own dick, Brighton.”

“I probably could; it’s so long.” He cups himself, jiggling his hand with a wink.

“Idiot.” I scoff, skating away from him.

Gliding over to the bench, I grab a water bottle and squeeze it, letting the water flow between my lips. I swallow a few gulps.

A couple of players pass by me, stepping off the ice, bumping my glove with theirs. They mutter different goodbyes, as practice is done for the day.

As I walk to the locker room, I make a mental list of what I have to do before I head to Serena’s tonight.

Shower.

Go home, change clothes, grab my mask and knife.

Sneak into her house.

Hide in her closet.

Wait for her to get home.

I check my phone when I get to the locker room,finding a couple of texts. Leaning against the wall, I read them. She responded to my last message.

I’m back in town. I’ve missed you

Serena: I think you saw a lot of me a couple days ago through your little camera.

Serena: I’m totally hell-bent on finding it by the way

Just the one?

Serena: There‘s more? How many?

It doesn’t matter. If you remove them, I’ll just replace them

There’s almost no delay in her response.

Serena: You have too much time on your hands

I’m actually quite a busy guy. But I’ll always make time for you

Serena: *cue eye roll*

A brat who never learns***

Serena: *cue bigger eye roll*

Keep it up

Serena: Yes, sir

Mmm. Usethat later

Serena: Later? Do we have a date later that I don’t know about?

You’ll see

Before I’m tempted to spoil my plans, I toss my phone on the bench, and I throw my clothes on to head straight home. I’m taking a deep-clean shower when I get there. There’s only so much of the hockey stink I can take off here.