Page 53 of Wanting the Winger

I scowl.“Yeah, funny shit.”

“We can draw one for you with a pencil.”She busts out laughing.“Or dye your other one white so it blends in.”

God.Damn.I’m going to look great for my first date with Lainey.One fucking eyebrow.

“Do you have clippers?”Caroline asks Melina.

“Yeah, let me find some.”Melina checks her phone.“Carter just scored!We’re up 4–2!”

I relax a little.We’re so close to the end of the game that a two-goal lead should be enough for the win.That’s what really matters.I’d rather have one eyebrow and a win than a loss.

“You ready?”Caroline asks me a few minutes later.

My eyebrow is gone and my teammates are back in the locker room celebrating the win.I’m in a side room, and Carter and Leo come in together.

“You okay, man?”Carter asks.

“Yeah, the doc’s about to stitch me up.”

“Are we waiting until she’s done to comment on the eyebrow?”Leo asks.

I sigh heavily.“I don’t give a fuck.”

“At least it wasn’t a tooth,” Carter says.“Eyebrows grow back.”

“You’ll still be able to give half-dirty looks,” Leo quips.

“Okay, here comes the numbing shot,” Caroline says.

“I told you I don’t need it.”

“You do, though.This cut is deep.The good news is your eyebrow will cover most of the scar—when it grows back.”

Carter puts a hand on my shoulder.“Relax, man.I’ll tell Suki to let Lainey know you’re gonna live.”

Lainey.I didn’t even think about her watching this game and seeing me taken away bleeding.She said she was planning to watch the game with Bruce tonight.

“Yeah, thanks,” I say.

“Can you feel this?”Caroline asks.

“Nope.”

“Okay then.Close your eyes and keep your face completely relaxed.If you feel any pain or pulling, let me know.”

“Okay.”I close my eyes, then open them again.“This won’t keep me out for the next game, will it?”

“It shouldn’t.As long as the swelling goes down, and it should with ice and an anti-inflammatory, and this cut stays clean, you’ll be fine to play the next game.”

I close my eyes, better now that I know that.Nothing’s keeping me from the opening game of the season with my team.I could have one eye and I’d be out there with an eye patch.

We all worked hard in the offseason, and we’re ready to give our fans the season of a lifetime.

ChapterEighteen

Lainey

“Dang.My boobs look amazing in this dress.”

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