“Hardy-har-har,” Wolf yells back. “You guys are hilarious.”
“At least we have a winning team.”
“You might want to look at your team’s overall record,” Milo quips.
I think Chicago is 28-30-3 so far this season, while we’re 36-17-7.
“Hey, you should fuck off!” someone snaps, clearly irritated.
“All right, let’s just pack up and go,” Vaughn says. A few of the guys have already left but the waitress hasn’t brought our to-go boxes yet. And despite the irritating fans, I’m looking forward to the pizza I ordered.
Milo stands up to refill his soda, since the non-alcoholic drinks are in a station against the wall. I watch as one of the dickheads from the other group follows him.
I nudge Wolf and he follows my gaze.
“God dammit,” he mutters.
We can’t hear what the guy says to Milo but the kid stiffens.
The guy laughs and gives him a little shove.
Milo’s eyes narrow and he tells him to knock it off.
“Make me,” the guy says.
“Fuck.” Wolf starts getting up.
“Milo…” I call out to my friend but it’s too late.
The drunk guy pushes him again, and Milo stumbles back.
But that’s all it takes.
He regains his balance and charges the guy.
God fucking dammit.
Chapter 21
Victoria
“Ten thousand dollars in damage?” I squeak as Jordan tells me about the fight that broke out last night in Chicago. “Holy shit.”
“Yeah, Coach is so pissed.”
“Are you okay? Did anyone get hurt?”
“Well, none of us suffered any real injuries. Those guys were drunk and out of shape but they made a mess.”
“The restaurant owner called the police, and it was a whole thing.” He sounds exhausted. “Luckily, we paid for the damage plus a little extra, gave the waitress a five-hundred-dollar tip, and the cops didn’t arrest anyone. Especially since there were video cameras in the restaurant and they could see that they started it.”
“How mad was Coach?”
“Oh, hopping mad. We have a curfew for the rest of the trip. It’s ridiculous but I get it. The press was all over it. The waitress videotaped the whole thing on her phone so it’s a social media sensation now.”
I wince. “No wonder Coach is mad.”
“Yeah. We tried so hard, Victoria. We just let them talk and talk and talk. But then that guy followed Milo when he went to refill his drink, and he shoved him. Not once, but twice. The first time, he let it go, but the second time…”
