Page 10 of Playing the Neutral Zone

Levi looked at me, then swallowed hard before he nodded.“I see.Well, I guess welcome to the building,” he said, looking anywhere but my eyes.

My stomach tightened while I thought about the pair of us living in the same building.I’d worried when Mrs.Fletcher mentioned that a Dominator lived in the building with his daughter that it might be Levi but quickly passed it off.I figured there was no way it would be him.

“Thanks.I think.”

Our eyes locked as we stood there, neither of us saying anything.Was this how it was going to be between us forever?Were we even capable of going back to how things had once been between us?

“Well, it was nice seeing you.I have to get these groceries upstairs.Ice-cream you know,” he said, lifting the bags.“See you around,” he muttered, heading to the now open elevator doors.“Are you coming?”

I shook my head.“No, I think I’m going to head back out and do another run,” I lied.

“Alright, suit yourself,” he said.

The moment those doors closed, I let out the breath I’d been holding and leaned up against the wall again.Out of all the places in Vancouver, how the hell had I picked the building he lived in?

I swallowed hard, moved to the elevator, and hit the button again, once again waiting for it to arrive.

I coveredmy mouth and yawned as I listened while Carol handed out our assignments.I took a sip of my coffee, praying for the caffeine to give me a boost.After all, I was going on less than five hours of sleep a night again for the third week in a row.

“Are we keeping you awake, Scarlett?”Carol asked, looking in my direction.

“Sorry, I guess I’ve been burning the candle at both ends.”

She said nothing and turned her attention back to the team.Once she handed out all the assignments and dismissed everyone, she turned to me.

“Scarlett, I’d like to talk to you before you start your day.Do you have a couple of minutes?”

I straightened and nodded.“Of course,” I said, taking a seat at the large boardroom table.

“Scarlett, this article on the Dominators’ games last week couldn’t have been more perfect.In fact, you captured the excitement from the team so perfectly, better than any other articles I’ve read.”

“Thanks, I did the best I could.”

“It shows, and with that comes rewards.I’ve decided that I want you in charge of their specific division on theInsiders’publication.You will cover every game, be it here or away.”

“Wow, really?Thank you, I’m beyond excited.”I said, perking up.

“I’m glad.Now, that means that for each game here in the city starting in two weeks, you will have front row access.You will also travel, so get ready for a busy season.”

“I’ll be traveling?”

“Yes, now it won’t be to every away game, but for the bigger games, you will definitely be on the road.”

“I see.”I swallowed hard.

How the hell was I going to explain this to Levi?He’d think I was stalking him.In fact, it would look that way to anyone who knew we’d had a history.

My heart sped up as I watched her pull out a folder and shuffle through the papers inside.She set a pile off to the side, shuffled through a few more, setting more in another pile, and then stopped and looked down at the two papers left in her hand.

“I am sure you’re wondering what I was doing there,” she said, resting her chin on her hands.

“Perhaps,” I said, swallowing hard as I placed my pen down on my notebook.

“You’re going to want that.”She nodded at the pen.

Immediately, I grabbed it and got ready to write what she was going to say.For some reason, I had an icky feeling in the pit of my stomach from the look on her face.I twirled my pen as I sat there waiting for her to start.

“As I am sure you are probably aware, there are two players who are rather new to the Dominators, only having completed playing half a season with the team.Colton Fox and Levi Anderson.”

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