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Maybe he should ask Ilya for Shane Hollander’s number. Shane was a fucking babe.
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That sounded awful. “Big family?” “Two older sisters, Mom, Dad, Grandma before she died, three dogs, a cat, and a ghost.” Troy decided to ignore that last thing. “Jesus. That’s crowded.” God dammit. No, he couldn’t ignore that last thing. “Ghost?
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It wasn’t fucking fair that this was how Troy felt he had to live. To love in secret
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Maybe he should ask Ilya for Shane Hollander’s number. Shane was a fucking babe. The thought made Troy smile, and that was at least something.
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Men never believe women. Women don’t believe women. Come on, Harris. You know this. What were you expecting to happen?
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Sometimes it’s hard to stop caring about someone, no matter how much you know you should.” The way Wiebe said it made Troy think he was probably speaking from experience, but he didn’t ask.
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What did he say?"
"He said that it was complicated, which doesn't actually mean anything." She sighed. "I hate that word. It's not complicated; Kent is a rapist and Barrett called him a rapist.
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Today really was like a Disney movie," Troy said as he watched them walk away.
Harris took his hand. "It was amazing. And I have a great idea for an ending."
"That sounds like a different kind of movie."
"There isn't a Disney movie where the prince's boyfriend rims him until he begs to be fucked?"
Troy huffed. "I don't know. I don't watch Disney movies.
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I don't know why Barrett isn't a hero right now."
"Yes you do."
"But he did the right --"
"Men never believe women. Women don't believe women. Come on, Harris. You know this. What were you expecting to happen? The whole league rallies behind Barrett, and Kent gets kicked out of hockey?
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I love dogs. I don't have one now, but I want a house in the country someday and, like, five dogs. Big ones."
"That's a lot."
"It's exactly the right amount of dogs.
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Can you keep a secret?” Troy hadn’t even realized he was asking the question before the words were out
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Hockey players owned lots of ridiculous businesses. If Troy patronized them all, he'd never drink anything except terrible wine from their vineyards.
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Ilya went to the door, then paused before opening it. “Family can be hard. Fathers.
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They fucking booed him. And they cheered on a sexual predator. What the fuck was wrong with the world?
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Troy’s gaze caught on the famous tattoo of a snarling grizzly bear on Ilya’s left pec. It was absolutely ridiculous up close. He noticed a second tattoo
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There were no goals on the first shift, or even the second, but the Centaurs’ third line came through and deflected the puck past Tommy Andersson less than two minutes into the game.
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Troy was really glad he’d agreed to come. He felt better already
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He wanted Troy to play at the top of his game too
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Just surprised. I didn’t even know you liked Hunter.” Ilya made a face. “He is okay. But you are in love with him
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Shane Hollander shoved Ilya hard against the glass
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Want this. Want you,” Troy rasped.
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Who’s your favorite current player?” Harris asked. Troy didn’t hesitate. “Scott Hunter.
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There is someone you would like to tell
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I'm good." he took a sip of his black coffe to demonstrate how good he was, and promptly burned his mouth, "Fuck."
“You know what would cool your mouth down?” Harris asked, making the snowman ball dance around in the air. “A peppermint cake pop.”
“No it wouldn’t. And stop making it be, like, alive.”
Harris turned the snowman so he was looking it straight in the eyes. “I’m naming him Gordon.”
“Fuck off, Just eat it.”
“I can’t. We’re friends now.
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Probably not everyone. Ilya won’t be there.” “He won’t?” “Nah. He’s almost never around on days off.” “Where does he go?” Harris shrugged. “No idea. If there’s a team hospital visit or a community outreach thing
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But that was exactly why Troy had kept his sexuality a secret all these years. Accusing an opponent of being gay was still the lowest insult you could hurl.
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Because Troy had been hiding behind homophobic jokes for so long that they’d become effortless to make. Effortless to laugh at. But Troy had had an actual gay teammate and he hadn’t even tried to get to know him. To reach out. To help him feel accepted and welcome.
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What would it be like to be that comfortable—that open—about yourself?
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Sometimes it’s hard to stop caring about someone, no matter how much you know you should.
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