On the Ice (Stick Side, #1)

by Amy Aislin

“Is there anybody with a relevant question?” Again, Mitch’s hand shot up. Again, Halley called on someone else. On and on it went until finally, finally, Halley pointed at him three minutes before the lecture was to end. “Go ahead, Mr. Greyson, since you’ve been so patient,” Halley said. Mitch was sure that by patient, Halley actually meant annoyingly persistent, but whatever. “Don’t get yourself thrown out this time,” Yano muttered to him under his breath. Mitch ignored him. “I have a question for Alex Dean. Mr. Dean, given that you’ve been with the NHL for the past two-plus years, and knowing what you know now about the organization, is it what you expected? And if you had to do it over again, would you make the same decisions?” “Mr. Greyson, if you can’t keep your question relevant to the lecture, I—” “But it is relevant,” Mitch argued. “How so?” “Well, in another life, had Mr. Dean decided not to join the NHL after graduating from GH, he likely wouldn’t have a broken arm right now. But he did, and he does, which is how he ended up here today, talking to us about injury recovery from the perspective of an injured athlete.” Mitch shrugged. “So it’s relevant in a non-linear way.” Halley didn’t seem to understand. His mouth kept opening and closing, probably searching for words. From his seat at the table, Dean smiled at Mitch. Mitch enjoyed the flare of attraction that rose when Dean’s eyes met his. The chances of Dean being gay were needle-in-a-haystack small. Hell, the ...