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“Me too,” he replies. “I guess my tarot reading was really accurate, though. It predicted the chaos, but it also told me good luck would be coming my way, which I think is already happening. My lawyer pretty much offered me a job once I pass the bar.”

Hailey shrieks and squeezes Sasha one more time. “You deserve it, sweetie.”

A knock comes on the door, and we all sigh. “Guess it’s time to head back to our room,” BooBoo grumbles, and I nod.

We both give our partners a quick kiss before opening the door. Coach is standing there with a knowing smile on his lips. “Time for bed, guys,” he tells us, and we slowly trudge to our room.

I know it’s only one night apart, but I miss Sasha already.

As I’m about to climb into bed, a gentle knock comes from the door. When I open it, Sasha is standing there with a shy smile, and I quickly let him in so he doesn’t get spotted.

“Hailey and I came up with an agreement that we’re going to take turns sleeping in here. That way if middle of the night room checks are done, it’s easier to cover instead of two people being in the wrong rooms.”

I smile and pull him in for a gentle kiss. “Well, I’m glad you got the first night I was really not looking forward to sleeping without you tonight.”

“Remember the rule, guys. I’m not above dousing you in ice water,” BooBoo reminds us, and we laugh before pulling apart and climbing into bed.

“Night, BooBoo,” Sasha says once we shut the lights off.

“Goodnight,” he replies, and I swear I can hear the smile in his voice.

I’m so thankful I have surrounded myself with amazing people.

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

SASHA

Evangeline looks completely shocked as I tell her my story of an abusive ex, almost dying, and then almost getting arrested.

“Jesus, that’s a lot,” she murmurs once I’m finished.

“Tell me about it.”

“But you’re no longer in any legal trouble?” she checks, and I nod.

“My lawyer did a fantastic job at letting the police know that I’m well represented and know my rights, so I doubt they’ll try anything more. And as far as I know, Lux doesn’t have any family that is going to come for me. He told me he was an orphan when we were together, and he didn’t have any siblings.”

“Okay, well if anything does come up, just let me know. I’ll have your back no matter what, and I’ll try to keep the school on your side if possible,” she assures me.

“I appreciate it,” I tell her, not feeling worried about anything more coming up.

Lux was a fantastic liar, but I’m pretty sure if he actually had a support system, I would have known about it or at least suspected it. But my gut is telling me that I’m finally in the clear.

“Would you like some time off to deal with everything that happened?” she inquires, but I shake my head.

“I’m good,” I assure her. “Besides, I don’t think the team and their superstitions would appreciate that.”

She shrugs. “I could probably get one of the other team members to take your place.”

“Don’t worry about it. I really am good. Better than I have been in a long time,” I tell her honestly.

She smiles, accepting my answer. “I’m glad to hear that. I can’t imagine what it must have been like to go through what you did, but I’m glad you came out stronger on the other side. You are an amazing person, and I’m so glad we were able to meet.”

“Being a mascot wasn’t something I ever thought I would do, but I’m so glad I stumbled upon it because it changed my life for the better. I’ve made amazing friendships, and getting to travel with my boyfriend is a plus.”

“Speaking of that,” she says with a lifted brow. “Coach Rudder has filled me in about you sneaking into rooms after curfew.”

I sigh but decide not to deny it. “I don’t understand why it’s a big deal. Honestly, I think he should just let me and BooBoo trade room assignments. We’re all adults, so why can’t we be in a room with our partners? I could see it being a big deal if BooBoo or Rio stopped performing as well as they are, but get us to sign an agreement or something saying that we’ll accept the original room assignments if performance tanks.”

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