Page 85 of The Keeper

Gracie

Is he single?

Everly

Is he straight?

Brynlee

Is he going to report everything we do back to my dad?

Lindy

Yes. I don’t know. I think so. And no. I made him sign a nondisclosure agreement. He’ll be with me at the game tonight. Anybody wanna come?

Brynlee

Already gonna be there.

Gracie

Can’t. Nutcracker opens in three days.

Kenzie

I’m with you.

Everly

Me too.

Lindy

Love you ladies.

* * *

“Hell-o lovah...” Everly whispers as she walks into my condo. “Seriously, you didn’t say that man was panty-melting hot. How is Easton okay withthat manprotecting you? Isn’t he worried about your body and his body... you know?”

“You’re crazy. You realize that, right?”

Kenzie tosses me my coat and looks at her watch. “She knows. We all know. Now let’s move it, ladies. I can finally catch one of my brother’s games, and I don’t want to be late.”

“Me either. Have you seen the way those men stretch on the ice? I swear my TikTok feed is filled with hot hockey boys lately. It’s like the sports gods know how over football players I am by this point in the season.”

I slip my arms in my coat and grab my purse. “It’s a good thing you’re not allowed to date any of the Kings players then, isn’t it?”

“Who’s dating one of my teammates?” Callen asks, having caught the end of the discussion when he and Maddox walked through the door.

Evie stomps her feet. “Why are dumb and dumber here?”

“Play nice,” Kenzie tells her as she takes my hand. “Now let’s go.”

* * *

My family purchased the Philadelphia Revolution from my oldest brother Max’s wife’s family years ago. And one of the first things he did was institute the same rule here that Scarlet has at the Kings stadium. We have two box suites. One is for the family to enjoy themselves. The other is for VIP guests, who we’re expected to mingle with.

If you’re one of my brothers, sisters or me and you’re at a game, you’re expected to pop into the VIP suite at some point and make nice. But as we pass it tonight, I can’t help but wonder if I wouldn’t be better off staying in there with my friends instead of going into the family suite.

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