Page 33 of Finding the Forward: Part Two
“I’m sure he will.” I still thought it was a little silly that getting three goals in one game was called aboner.
The other team took the puck and raced across the ice, fueled by the need to retaliate. Their forward powered through. Jonas confronted her, and she passed it to someone who smacked it at Dean. Dean dropped into full butterfly, blocking the goal.
“Dean might get a shutout, too.” AJ took a lazy sip of beer.
I grew a little wet at the idea of rewarding my guys for playing well when I returned. Perhaps more than once.
My phone buzzed, followed by a picture of Grace and Riley.
Grace
Got snacks? We’re at the food court.
Me
Why are you in Portland? I’ll meet you when they go warm up.
What a delightful surprise. My attention turned back to my tablet as Dean did a little dance in the goal.
“What do defensemen get? It seems unfair to Jonas,” I asked as Jonas came over to Dean and knocked helmets, in what was basically their in-game version of a kiss.
“You want some of that, Princess?” AJ smirked as he took another pull of beer.
“Don’t you? How can you limit yourself to Grif when there is so much yumminess in your pack?” After five days, I was beyond horny for my boys. My vibrators didn’t compare. Not even the green tentacle one.
He nearly spit out his beer. “I’ll leave you to think of something. They’ll be away when you get in, but you know where I am if you need me.”
“What are you offering, Cow Boy?” My eyebrows waggled.
We’d never addressed him and Grif spit-roasting me in a storeroom. Or him saying that it would be nice to get naked with us.
And him telling me at the greenhouse that he’d take care of me another time.
“Aw, you miss me?” AJ put a hand to his heart.
Mercy
Done with the meeting. Where r u?
“I miss you so, so much, AJ. Hey, I’m being summoned by my sister. Talk to you later.” I blew him a kiss and ended the call. Gathering my stuff, I made my way to the locker room.
“Where have you been?” Mercy asked as she applied lipstick in a mirror.
“Watching the Knights game while video chatting with AJ.” I hung up my blazer and swapped out my blouse for myTeam Momjersey. “Grace and Riley are here.”
“I know. There’s a seat for you if you want to be with them during some periods.” She added sparkles to her eyelashes.
“That’s nice. Thank you.” I checked my hair in the mirror.
They finished getting ready and went to warm up on the ice. I found Grace, Spencer, her giant omega, Evan, and his teenage sister, Riley, in the food court sitting at a table.
Grace’s pretty face lit up when she saw me. She pushed her fries over. “Nacho fries. Oh my god.”
“What are you doing in Portland?” Plopping down in a free chair, I leaned my crutch against the table. I took a fry, covered in cheesy goodness.
“Harassing my omega’s sister. I mean touring the school for geniuses that my sister-in-law is dean of and visiting our foundation’s very first science scholar,” Grace told me, her blue-gray eyes dancing.
The Thanukos pack’s foundation gave scholarships to talented betas in the sciences. I was pretty sure one of Compass BioTek’s secret projects was being housed at said genius academy.
