Crushing On The Coach – Brenda Rothert

I say. “Sure.” Caroline turns to look at me from the doorway and says, “I’ll be upstairs.” She’s catching a flight home in a few hours, and she didn’t have room in her bag for the Nanaimo bars she always brings home for her wife when she travels to Vancouver with the team. I’m swapping carry-on bags with her so she can take them. Once Caroline leaves the room, Jules just looks at me, her lips set into a no-nonsense line.

I want to climb over the table, take her in my arms, and bury my face in her soft, sweet-smelling hair. Kiss her until she’s breathless. But the playful look I like to think is just for me is gone. Something’s different. “Is everything okay?” I ask her. She lowers her brows. “Why wouldn’t it be?” Obstinance. Great. Like I’m not already in a shitty enough mood. “How’s your nephew feeling?” “He’s better.” There’s a sharpness to her tone I’ve never heard before. I shouldn’t be in here alone with her, but with everything else going on, I selfishly want to return to our conversation from the other night.

She’s the only thing that feels good right now. “I have another call,” she says, walking over to the door. “I’ll keep you updated on the PR stuff by text today.” I want to tell her to be in the locker room tonight, just so I can look at her. But I have no good reason for it, so I stay silent. She leaves, and even though I know something’s wrong, I can’t go after her.

Whatever’s got her pissed off at me, it’s probably for the best. OceanofPDF.com Jules “Just text him,” Blair grumbles from the other side of the kitchen table. “Stalker daddy’s been around the block, and I’m sure he likes women who know what they want and aren’t afraid to ask for it.” Sometimes I wish she didn’t know me so well. I set my phone back down on the table, face down. “Good one. I’ll just send him a nude even though he said something happening between us is a bad idea.

What could go wrong?” She sighs dramatically. “He said you’re a ten. He thinks you’re beautiful. But he’s in a position of power and he doesn’t want to initiate anything. So initiate, you badass bitch.” Coop gasps from the doorway. “Mom, you called Aunt Jules a bad word.” I give her a pointed look. “I didn’t mean it like you think I did,” Blair says to her son.

No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Epilogue Want More?

Also by Brenda Rothert About the Author OceanofPDF.com CHAPTER ONE Noel Killing dreams is the worst part of this job. I’ve got nine guys battling for three roster spots, which means six hard conversations soon. I always get the hard ones out of the way first. And even though I remind them to keep working and earn another call-up, there are sometimes tears. Men I’ve come to know and respect walk into my office with their stomachs in knots, their futures hanging in the balance, and they sometimes walk out trying to compose themselves.

Nick Simmons, for example. He’s on the locker room bench now, his head down and his elbows on his knees, and if it was just a matter of attitude and work ethic, he’d be the first guy I keep. He puts in his all every day, and he takes direction well. Respectful of the veteran players. Works his ass off in the workout room while others are talking and laughing.

I saw his awestruck look when we walked into this locker room for our first preseason game, and it’s a no-frills visiting team locker room. He won’t make the cut, though. It’s his skating. He’s good, but not great. And even though he does everything he can to compensate for it, it’s not enough to keep him here. I want him to have a taste of the big league though. Give him motivation to dig deep and keep grinding.

I scan the locker room, my brows dropping when I see our starting goaltender, Isaac Moss, holding up his phone like he’s taking a selfie. He’s actually taking a video. Our team captain, Carter Stanton, is standing next to him and they’re both grinning. Isaac seems to be interviewing Carter.

“Feeling good, Cap?” “Feeling outstanding. We put in the work in the offseason, and now it’s time to get back out there.” “You got any picks for MVP tonight? And don’t say me. You’re always heaping me with praise, it’s just a lot, you know? Give someone else a chance.” I exhale through my nose, Moss’s energy grating on my nerves. He’s still got two years left in his contract and he’s one of the top tenders in the league, so he knows his roster spot is safe.

It’s easy to laugh and joke when that’s the case.

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