“Because I kissed you.”
“I kissed you better.”I flip her palm and press my lips to it.
Nothing as fun as rendering my girl speechless.
The guys in the back are joking about something Rookie posted on social.
“You never miss the sneaking around?”she asks me.
“Say the word and I’ll steal you away and do very bad things to you just out of sight.”
When we get to Red Rocks and park, Rookie’s already there, getting out of his bright-purple car.“Hey, assholes.”
Miles hollers, “What’s wrong with your car?”
“It’s a custom color.”
“Looks like you ran over Barney the Dinosaur,” Jay crows.
Rookie shakes him off.
“What?You give him a name and he gets touchy.”
Chloe gets out of Rookie’s passenger seat, and Jay’s laughter dies.
Fans in Kodiaks hats wave.“You guys are amazing!Go champs.”
“Can we get pics?”one of them asks.
We head over and take selfies with our fans before making our way to the VIP section.
This is the first off-season things have felt right.I’m talking with our coaching staff about my role going forward, making sure I can keep my body on track while mentoring some of the junior guys.
James got props for Coach’s going-away present.I told him I wouldn’t tell so long as he made a generous donation to the Kodiak Foundation.
Plus, word is the rings for this team are going to be insane.If there’s one thing he can be counted on, it’s buying stuff for himself.
Coach is easing into his retirement.He still coaches at Kodiak Camp and tells stories.
I still work out with him once a week to give Todd the day off.
We’ll have a new rookie next year.Plus trades happening over the summer.
Including Kyle, whose contract was up.Last I heard, he hadn’t yet resigned and instead got dragged to court for not paying child support.
Harlan and I talk when Nova and Mari hang out.Wouldn’t say we’re tight, but we understand each other.He’s mellower with a kid to distract him.
“I can’t believe you got us these tickets,” Brooke says to Nova.
“Rae sent them over as soon as I messaged to tell her we were planning to go.”
“Little Queen loves the champs!”Miles declares, flexing both arms.
Nova snorts.“We’re friends.”
My girl’s been creating all kinds of epic art lately, and she’s in demand from musicians, Hollywood, and more.I’m so fucking proud of her, but I knew she could do it the whole time.
We moved back in together this month, after the season died down, because I wanted to focus on us for a bit.
