I’m just standing here on the ice as she turns to walk away. “Wait—” She glances over her shoulder, one dark brow raised. “What physical?” She smiles again. Americans always do that—smile when they don’t mean it. I suppose it’s meant to put people at ease, and it works on most other Americans. To me, it always comes off as disingenuous. Don’t smile unless you mean it. And I don’t want her fake smiles. I want to earn them. “All the starting players have their final physicals next week,” she replies. “I’m new to the team, so I’m playing a bit of catch-up here, but I promise I’ll be thorough. We
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