Scoring Position (Hockey Ever After #2)

by Ashlyn Kane

let’s say I believe that you’re just here to keep up with the summer training,” Yorkie said when Nico pulled the bottle away to breathe. “That doesn’t explain why you’re punishing yourself on the bike.” He lifted his eyebrow again. “Or maybe you’re trying to punish someone else?” Nico looked down at his Gatorade to avoid Yorkie’s eyes. Punishing yourself. Just the words Nico had used for it, but he hadn’t expected anyone else to catch on. Yorkie sighed and leaned back against a treadmill. “I heard you had a chat with Rees this morning.” Nico gulped more Gatorade. “Does this have something to do with Ryan Wright’s imminent arrival?” Sometimes, like when he was trying to fill teammates’ helmets with shaving cream, it was easy to forget that Yorkie was a dad. Other times, it was hard not to remember that he’d had a kid and gotten married at nineteen. Yorkie had freaky dad powers. “Why would you say that?” No way was Nico telling anyone anything they didn’t already know. “Look, I’m not exactly into the idea of trading for guys based on whether or not you think they’ll be BFFs with your current roster.” Nico snorted. Rees made Ryan sound more like a support animal than a potential buddy.