Page 87 of Good Vibes Only
“Nah. Don’t apologize. You didn’t do anything wrong. It was just … weird … for me to see.”
“How so?”
“Because you’re my best friend. And she was the first—no—theonlygirl I’ve dated who dumped me. Then I see the two of you together, and you’rekissing?” He pantomimed his mind being blown. “The truth is, girls always gave me a pass back in high school. Hell, theystilldo today. So I guess I thought McKayla would look the other way if I cheated. But she didn’t. Every other girl I’ve been with will let me do whatever the hell I want, as long as she’s with me. But McKayla was the onlygirl who didn’t let me act like a scum bag.”
I cracked a grin. “Yeah, I think I know what you mean.”
“She dumped mesofast, bro,” he said. “Like, within a month of dating or whatever it was. We never even fucked. Which makes her the literal opposite of a gold digger, becauseeveryoneknew I was headed to the NHL.”
I was happy the two of us could share a laugh over it.
“So yeah. You’re right. She is a cool fucking chick,” he said. “Don’t take it for granted. If you cheat on her, shewilldump your ass.”
“Yeah, I definitely get that sense.”
He smiled. “So you asked her to be your girlfriend, huh?”
I nodded.
“And that’s what your celly in the lobby was about, yeah?” He nudged my side. “She said yeah?”
I grinned. “Yeah, she did.”
“Nice, bro. Do I still get to be the best man at your wedding?”
“It’s a little early for talk like that …” I said with a laugh. “But if we get married someday? Then hell yeah, Dak. Of course you’d be my best man.”
“Al~right.” He gave me a hug. “Love you, bro.”
“I love you, too, man.”
The bus pulled up and parked outside the rear entrance of the arena. Everyone stood and grabbed their things, but Dak jumped up and made an announcement before anyone could get off.
“Hey, fellas! Let your ladies know it’s time to fire up the welcome wagon, because the Vegas Sin WAGs just got a new member!”
Connor didn’t miss a beat to sneak a chirp in. “We’ve talked about this before, Dak. Your right hand can’t be a WAG. The girls won’t allow it.”
Everybody on the bus wentbwahahahahaha.
“Fuck off, Con-man,” Dakota said, but he laughed, too. “No, it’s not my right hand. The new WAG is Showtime’s girl, McKayla.”
“What?!”
I gave my teammates a nod. “I’m a taken man now, boys.”
The boys cheered, and now it wasmyturn to get chirped:
“Isn’t that the Good Vibes Only girl?!”
“You’re dating the girl with the tiny-big ass?!”
“What happened, bud? I thought Vegas was too small for the two of you!”
I laughed and took my lickings as we walked into the arena.
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McKayla
