Our Overtime: Ice League Book 1 (The Ice League Series)
Our Overtime: Chapter 9

I found Jen mingling in the lobby of the rink.

“There you are! You disappeared! I’m thinking they’ll post the finalized list soon,” she said. She whispered to me then and gave a thumbs up, “Our kids did awesome.”

I smiled and felt a little more at ease then. I was afraid my absence from the stands would freak Canyon out.

Right then, our little minions came bounding out rolling their hockey bags behind them.

Canyon’s hair was spiked up with sweat and he was giving me a big smile.

I hugged him when he came close to me. “Great job, buddy. I’m so proud of you.”

“You don’t even know if I made the team, Mom,” he said.

I messed with his sweaty hair, “Doesn’t even matter. You’re a superstar and we’re getting froyo after this anyway,” I told him.

He gave me his little sweet smirk. His friends ran past behind him and beckoned for him to go. He looked at me in silent question. He was such a good boy.

“Go ahead, I’ll be here.”

Right then, I noticed Max walking across the lobby to the bulletin board with a paper in his hand. I saw him scanning the parents as he walked until his eyes landed on me and he gave me a wink.

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“Girl! Did Max just give you a wink?” Jen asked me, sounding like a high school girl.

“Yeah, we actually grew up together,” I explained to her.

“What?! Why wouldn’t you have said something?”

Because I had no idea the three of them were back. Because I wouldn’t have come today if I had known. And because I was afraid of talking about my past with their head coach, I thought.

I’d already spoken too many truths today, so I just gave her a small smile and a shrug.

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