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I lay there, watching her crawl out of bed. Was she avoiding Bianca? Is that why she wanted to be part of my day? Was she lying about Bianca? What else could be bothering her?

“Hey,” I said. “You sure it won’t help if I fire her?”

“I’m sure,” she said, before slipping out the door.

I setZoey up on my laptop in the arena seats before moving to the gym. At least half the team was already working out. Mica moved his head in my direction, inviting me to sub in for his trainer, so we could spot each other.

“Was that Zoey I saw walking in with you?”

“Yep.”

“I’ll have to say hi to her.”

“She’d like that.”

Jensen lifted his head at the sound of her name.

“So, when are you having that party you promised everyone?” Mica’s voice boomed.

I could see several more heads turn towards us. Zoey’s birthday was Friday, but we had a game that night. “Saturday night. It’s Zoey’s birthday.”

Mica nodded his approval. “What kind of cake are you getting?”

Oh shit. “Not sure yet.”

“Chicks care about things like the cake. They want things like…” he snapped his fingers. “Those fizzy candles.”

“Sparklers?”

“Ya, sparklers.”

I made a mental note to call Krista as soon as possible. “I’ll make sure it has sparklers.”

“You want me to let everyone know?”

His tone was casual, but this was a big deal. If he passed on the news, I figured more guys would be receptive to it than if I announced it myself. “That’d be great.”

His eyes flicked to Jensen. “Is the whole team invited?”

Jensen’s eyes met mine.

“The whole team is invited and the WAGs. As long as they know the party is for Zoey.”

“Hey, Krista.”

“Ryan. What’s going on?”

I pinched the phone between my shoulder pad and my head while I laced up my skate. “I need your help to plan a party for Saturday.”

There was zero hesitation in her response. “No.”

“Please?”

“What happened to Bianca?”

“If she plans it, she might want to attend.”

“She’s your PA. The entire reason why I made you get a PA is so I could stop taking care of all your personal shit. Mainly because I have this thing called my own life.”

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