Page 68 of The Break Out

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We board the plane to head out to our first stop on this weeklong road trip. I’m refusing to think about the fact that one of the stops we have is in Calgary. My mom might try to get me to see her if she bothers to look at the schedule.

Though she probably doesn’t even know I’ve been traded to another team and thinks I still play in California. I do have one thing to do during that stop. The one thing I do every time we have a stop in Calgary. It can be hard when we have a quick turnaround, but I’ll always figure out a way to make sure it happens.

I go see my brother.

After I’m settled in my seat on the team plane, I close my eyes and listen to the music blasting in my ears. No one will try to talk to me, but then I think about Brynn. I glance around briefly to make sure her brother isn’t breathing down my neck before pulling out my phone.

Colton: You better be following directions like the good girl I know you want to be.

Baby Collee: You’ll never know either way.

Colton: Oh, I’ll know. I hope when I come back in a week it’ll be to reward you, not punish you again.

Baby Collee: Guess we will see.

“What’re you grinning about?” A voice says next to me, and I look up to see Colver looking at me from across the aisle.

“Nothing,” I mumble as I go to start my music again because I didn’t even notice it stopped playing.

After starting it up again, I lock my phone and raise my head to find Colver still looking at me. I take an earbud out, “What?”

“Just curious about something.”

I swear all these guys are so chatty on the team plane it’s like a fucking gossip session on here half the time when I’m just trying to tune them all out.

“What are you curious about?” I ask with a sigh, so he knows how annoyed I am.

“Are you still friends with Richardson?” Referring to Kenneth Richardson from my old team and I just scoff.

“No, I was never friends with him, he's a prick.”

He nods. “Yeah, I don’t know what Spencer ever saw in him.”

“Same,” I agree because it’s true. Spencer was always way toogood for him, and I think he knew that which is why he used her the way he did. I’ve heard rumors about shit he would do on the road, but never paid attention to him to know if it was true.

“I know you don’t like being on this team, but at least you don’t have to deal with him anymore.”

“Just another group of assholes,” I gesture toward McQuaid in particular.

“He’s not that bad if you get to know him.”

“I’ll pass, thanks Colver.” I put my headphones back in because I’m done with social hour.

Though, being friendly with Brynn’s best friend’s boyfriend may come in handy. I’ll have to keep that in mind, but for now he doesn’t seem to completely hate me and that may be good enough.

We manage a win against Vancouver,and then head to our next stop, Calgary. I was surprised when I went to plug my phone in at the hotel last night that it lit up with a text.

Baby Collee: Congrats on the win.

Colton: Thanks, Princess. What do I get?

Baby Collee: That text and a virtual high five.

Colton: How about you tell me if you figured out you need me yet?

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