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And—okay—maybe Idolook a little amazing.

I grab my phone, still uncertain why. Snap a photo. Nothing too extra. Just enough to say:Is this a terrible decision or my best one yet?

I almost send it to Harper.

Almost.

Instead… my thumb hovers.

And then I scroll to another name.

Chase.

I don’t overthink it.

I just type.

Scarlett:Should I return this?

I attach the photo.

Thumb hovers over the send button.

I send it anyway.

Immediately regret it.

Pace the room once. Twice.

Then—

Chase:Holy hell.

Do not return that.

Ever.

I laugh, one hand pressed to my mouth, heart thudding like an idiot.

And for the first time in a long time…

I don’t feel ridiculous for wanting to be seen.

Just maybe?

I want to be seenby him.

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Send Help. I Caught Feelings

Chase

We land in Arizona around midnight, and I’m still grinning like an idiot.

Not because we just stomped the Kings on their home ice—though, yeah, we did. And not because I scored two goals and assisted on a third—though that was pretty great too.

No, I’m grinning because I can’t stop thinking about Scarlett.

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