Page 44 of Offside Attraction

He could do this all night.

Anne

Are you still in Calgary?

Depends on what you mean by Calgary.

Friend #2

Ugh. You’re exactly the kind of guy Rhonda would go for

Smart? Funny?

Anne

A cheeky bastard.

Thank you?

Anne

But why does she still have your number? She never keeps numbers. That means you have to be someone she knows from work.

Friend #2

Or the team

Anne

Or family

Ew

Friend #2

IS IT THE TEAM?

That was hitting a little too close to home.

“You okay there?” Cam asked, taking a drink of his beer.

Jordan set his phone face down on the table. “Yeah. Just a work thing.”

Cam nodded. “Your work must be a helluva lot more fun than mine judging by the grin on your face.”

Jordan cleared his throat. “Yeah. Nurses are funny.”

Steele scoffed. “Nurses aren’t funny.” He launched into a story about getting a rectal exam for a reason he wouldn’t specify. “I prepared ass jokes. She didn’t laugh at a single one.”

“User error.” Jordan grinned, and Steele flipped him off. He reached for a buffalo wing just as their server dropped off a plate piled high with loaded nachos.

As soon as she left, Nate shook his head. “I told you. Too much cheese.”

Steele shook his head. “You’re batshit crazy. Cheese is the best part.”

“Not when it’s that fake crap.”

“It’s not fake. It’s melted.” Steele pulled out a chip bathed in orange.

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