“You wouldn’t have spoiled anything. I knew it was going to happen. I didn’t have any doubt they were going to sign you.” She watches me. “You’re naturally good at hockey. It’s your passion, your driving force, and it’s your future. I would’ve only been happy for you, and it would’ve forced us to have the talk we had been putting off. We didn’t talk about our future, not once, and if you had told me about the Thunders, I would’ve asked you what it meant for you and me. We could’ve figured everything out.” “I was so used to keeping things to myself, so when we didn’t have time to meet, I
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