As I picked up these little bits and pieces of her life, I became more and more intrigued. Almost as though I wanted to get a little too involved. We had a good and fun thing going on right now. It was risky and sexy—it was damn hot. That was one thing I had to give her credit for. The way she moved…
 
 The puck was dropped and right out of the gate there was a three-on-two coming my way.
 
 “Are you fucking kidding me?” I whispered.
 
 I readied myself as the play picked up steam.
 
 The passes were crisp, hard, and I waited for the shot to be taken.
 
 I figured a top shelf shot.
 
 But then at the last second, a surprise pass sent the puck across the ice.
 
 It should have been a quick and easy tap-the-puck-in kind of goal.
 
 My right leg shot out, my skate hitting the post.
 
 I blocked the shot and the arena exploded with cheers.
 
 I reached with my right hand and smothered the puck, making sure there wasn’t a rebound waiting either.
 
 The ref blew the whistle and the play was ended as fast as it started.
 
 I looked at Reid and he pointed to himself.
 
 It was his fault.
 
 He knew it.
 
 Now I had to deal with a face-off right next to me.
 
 I stayed readied and focused.
 
 Then I wondered why Madison wasn’t here.
 
 Why wasn’t she here taking pictures?
 
 Did she quit already?
 
 I wasn’t sure if she actually would quit or not.
 
 But if she got some more wedding gigs…
 
 The puck was dropped.
 
 A pass was dropped back.
 
 A slap shot sent the puck like a damn bullet right at me.
 
 And I was picturing Madison in a peach-colored dress. With a flower in her hair. Holding her camera. Capturing moments between-
 
 Ting.
 
 The puck hit the top of the crossbar and fell behind me.
 
 The shutout was over before it even had a chance to begin.
 
 I glanced over to the bench and saw Coach standing up on it, pointing at me. At all of us.