Page 5 of Making the Save

When the Peaks won it years ago, it had felt like I was floating for a week.

“Family is family. It’s what Dad taught us. You don’t leave anyone-”

“Behind,” Liam sighed. “Yeah, yeah. I know. We should have been Marines instead of hockey players. If only we didn’t skate so well. So what happens next?”

I picked up my beer, but set it right back down. Our team lost the Stanley Cup and I wasn’t interested in drinking. Orcelebrating. I wanted to wallow and feel bad and maybe punch someone.

“We let it sink in a little bit, then we hit him up again. We got all the time in the world.”

“At least until the season begins again,” Liam said, and picked up the beer Nick left behind. “So? What do we do now?”

I knew Liam had dreams of me coming to the Bruisers victory parade in Portland, but he needed to celebrate with his team. Not worry about his grumpy older brother. Besides, I had plans. “You’re going to drop me at the airport,” I said. “I’ve got that celebrity golf bullshit in Vegas this weekend.”

“Oh right,” Liam said. “That should be fun.”

“Bunch of drunk athletes and celebrities driving around in golf carts taking pictures with a bunch of drunk bros who wish they were athletes and celebrities. Sounds like a fucking nightmare.”

Liam grinned at me, his teeth as blinding as his earrings. He needed to lay off that whitening toothpaste he was the face of.

“Wyatt, I love you, but you are a killjoy. You are the villain of fun. The killer of all good times. You should have a costume and a cape.”

I pushed him out of the booth and slid out behind him.

“We need to get going. You can drop me and drive my truck back to your place. I’ll pick it up later.”

“Hey,” Liam said as we headed for the door. “Please try to have a good time in Vegas. Remember, anything can happen.”

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