Wade: Give the man a gold star. (Snicker)
About a month ago, after an away game and a few beers, Ethan let it slip to me that his wife, Mia, who’s a schoolteacher, found another use for the gold stars she gives her students.The implication was clear, and I can’t resist throwing in a little snark of my own.
Ethan: The vault, man. Did you forget?
Wade: My bad. Sorry, not sorry?
Elias: I already knew, so cool your jets.
Ethan: Excuse me while I wake up my wife.
Mathéo: What happened, Pierce?
Wade: Bree told me what went down with her ex. I want to frigging kill him.
Luke: I understand that you’re feeling jealous as hell, but this seems like more than that.
Mathéo: So insightful. Those therapy sessions are really expanding you, Jammer.
Luke: Shut up, Barbie-man. Anybody could tell Pierce’s beef with this guy goes way back.
Zayne: I agree with Mathéo. Very insightful.
Ethan: Who added the rookie? (No offense, Z.)
Mathéo: I did. After that stunt he played with the new mascot, I figured Zanie earned a probationary trial with the big guns.
Elias: Big Guns? I like that. We needed a name for our chat group. Adding it now.
Ethan: Seriously? I think we can do better.
Luke: Zanie? What the hell is that?
Mathéo: His new nickname. The kid’s a prankster. It suits him.
Zayne: Not the worst I’ve been called.
Wade: This is useless. Forget I said anything.
Luke: Not going to happen, man. Guys, shut up and listen.
Wade: I didn’t handle it well.
Ethan: As in…?
Wade: As in, I blew up. I don’t mind competition, but this guy, Langston, took it to a whole new level after junior league.
Luke: For what?
Wade: Being better. He wanted to be a goalie, but couldn’t cut it. I did. He’s had it out for me ever since. He used Bree to advance his career and cheated on her. I know he did this to get back at me.
Elias: Sounds like you made this about you and not what he did to your girl.
Wade: What? No. And she’s not my girl.
Elias: Yet. Did you reassure her? Tell her it wasn’t her fault?
Wade: I told her I wasn’t mad at her.
