Page 110 of Boots & Scars

Epilogue

From NHL to Most Valuable Professor

By Kara Paige

March 29

Kara:Hello, Mr. Sinclair. Thank you so much for coming down.

Sinclaire:Long look before shifting eyes to Everly Hawthorne. I still don’t understand why the fuck we’re here.

Everly:Baby, be nice. She’s just trying to do her job.

Sinclaire:Job? She’s a journalist. They don’t have jobs anymore.

Everly:All the more reason to give her our respect, hmm?

Sinclair clenches his teeth.

Kara: Laughs nervously. Well, how is it teaching freshmen how to ice skate?

Sinclaire:It fucking sucks, what do you think?

Everly:Honey.

Sinclaire:Baby, I’m answering her question. It was just a shitty question.

Kara: Well, okay, rumor has it Alexander Wolfe bought an NHL team and they’re voting this summer on whether it gets to be part of the league.

Sinclaire:Is that your question?

Kara: Said rumor also says Mr. Wolfe is eyeing you as coach of that team.

Sinclaire:smirksNo comment.

Kara: That’s not an answer.

Everly:Actually, it is.

Kara:looks at Everly.

Everly:Um, I’m not trying to be rude or tell you how to do your job. But he did answer. Nowhere does it say he has to answer, in fact.

Sinclaire:Best tone down that look on your face. Just because you’re dating the assistant coach doesn’t mean you’re untouchable.

Kara: Are you threatening me?

Everly:Cooper.

Sinclaire:I’m not threatening, just making a statement.

Kara:clears throatI noticed that your ex-fiancee recanted everything she said about you.

Sinclaire:She did.

Silence

Kara: Well, um, do you have a comment?

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