Page 33 of Don't Puck Up

The guys stripped off their gear, but I just sat and soaked it in. I didn’t want this to end, but I needed to warm down.

Hux sat down beside me, dressed only in his compression leggings, and knocked his shoulder against mine. “You did well for your first session back. The hours you’ve put in have been worth it.”

“Thanks, man.” I paused for a moment and said, “I’m sorry, you know.”

“We’ve been over this, Minns. We’re good.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah. Now come on. Get out of that gear so we can warm down.”

I was the last one back in the locker room after our session. I stripped off and unfolded my towel, but before I could hit the showers, my cell buzzed. I unlocked the screen to check it and saw a message from Kamirah to our group chat with V.

After I’d asked him once and he hadn’t shared his name, I hadn’t asked again. I was fine knowing him as Vigilante. I knew enoughabout him anyway—I trusted him, both with my sexuality and with Kam. I knew he’d never hurt her. He’d shared parts of himself with us too—he’d grown up in Ottawa, he had two siblings and loved dogs but didn’t have one because he travelled a lot for work. I knew he loved the beaches in California, too, heading there whenever he could.

I wanted to see him again, but we hadn’t been able to make it happen. Yet. But we would.

I caught up on the messages Kamirah and V had exchanged, and my brows hit my hairline.

I got a call today. Warrior Pups got a $100k donation! The note said it was because of my work that the donation was made. The board asked me to come back as an official spokesperson.

Congratulations, sweet thing!

It's enough for the new training we wanted to implement

Three dots appeared, then disappeared over and over again. It was as if V was trying to think up something to say back. I called him out on it.

You don't happen to know anything about it, do you?

Oh, look at the time

My breath caught. He did that for her? He knew how much it meant to Kam and how devastated she was to have been quietly let go as the charity’s ambassador. She’d put her heart and soul into it andloved the work they did. Having them ask her back would have had her in tears.

Kamirah’s response was short, but I could feel the emotion behind it.

V... thank you. It means everything

You deserve it, sweet thing

How was training, boy?

Excellent. Coach has me on the third line so I'm playing this week. I've been training with Gauthier like I told you, and Hux too. I’m back with Mironov so we’ll get ice time.

Your next game is against LA

It is

And sweet thing, will you be at that game too?

I will

Maybe you should stay the night in LA then. Might need to chase you down

I grinned and asked,

And what will you do when you catch us?

Fuck you six ways from Sunday. My dick misses my pretty pussy andmy tight ass