Page 30 of Wicked Truths
I close the gap between us and shove him. “You’re fucking with the wrong person, Williams.”
He leans his head back and guffaws. “What are you going to do, old man?”
Before I can’t stop myself, my fist flies through the air and lands on his jaw.
Coach yells out, “Hey! Knock it off, you two.”
I skate away, putting some distance between myself and William. “Keep it up and there will bemore. I don’t give a fuck if media is here today. You need to learn your place.”
My fellow winger and best friend, Spencer Reed, skates over to me and pulls me to the side. His expression is grim.
I groan, knowing I’m not going to like what he has to say. “Is this work related, orworkrelated?”
He leans in closer and lowers his voice. “Did you hear the newest shipment is being delayed? It’s not coming for another three days.”
“This shit can’t keep happening. We’re going to have to make sure they know it’s not acceptable.”
Reed grins and cracks his knuckles. “I’m looking forward to it. I need to get some frustration out. I don’t have a hot ex-girlfriend leaving my apartment at the crack of dawn.”
My eyes widen. “You saw her?”
He grins. “Yeah, but she didn’t see me. She actually went to see Darla. Was there a problem with her apartment?”
“Her plane was late last night and Darla didn’t leave her keys, so she crashed at my place.”
He raises his eyebrow at me. “So nothing happened last night? Damn, that’s a shame. I was hoping for all the juicy details.”
“I never said nothing happened. I just said she crashed at my place.”
“Hell yeah, man. I’m happy for you two.”
I shake my head. “We aren’t back together. Sure, things happened, and then I cooked us dinner and wewent to bed. It’s weird, though. To have her back and to be with her after all these years.”
“Does she know that we’re working for Arturo?”
I shake my head again. “If she does, she’s keeping it a secret. And that’s another thing- the secrets. There are so many secrets between us. I can’t start a relationship with her while lying about my whereabouts. She’ll immediately think I’m cheating.”
“It sounds like you need to have a long talk with her.”
“Yeah, like I have all the free time in the world between practice, patrols, and deliveries.” I roll my eyes, causing him to laugh and slap me on my back.
“I’ll cover for you whenever you find your balls and sit down with her.”
Rookie skates over to us and says, “If you two want to stand here and flirt with one another, so be it, but I want practice to end. I have plans to ask out a certain dark-haired woman. Seriously, she’s like a wet dream come true.”
I slam him into the boards. “I’ve had enough of your shit, Rookie.”
My fists fly through the air, landing on his cheek and ribs. “Leave her the fuck alone, Williams.”
The cocky smirk returns on his face. “Why? She doesn’t belong to anyone.”
“She’smine.” I growl out.
“She left you two years ago. Clearly, she’s ready for a real man.”
Coach yells out for me, but all I see is red. “Williams. Montgomery.”
Rookie pushes me off of him and catches me off guard, landing a fist on my cheekbone. The flesh flames from the impact as the pain radiates up to my forehead and down to my jaw.