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Chapter Twelve
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The Goalie's Tutor 05.
AIDEN"Do you know where she is?" I ask Jason the moment I'm face-to-face with him. He just glares at me. Because he thinks this is fucking funny. I try again, my voice grit and gravel."Do you know where my girlfriend is?" He arches a brow. "Your girlfriend? The one you ended things with? Or... you're dating again,"A low growl emits from my throat. My vision is tunneling. He's the captain and goalie, but he knows not to mess with me. All that energy... It's all on the ice. He’s good at blocking pucks, sure, but when it comes to natural strength, of course he knows he's no match for me. I could snap him in half and he knows it.I know I look and sound like a broken record. I know I’m a mess. First of all, I broke up with Lily, the only girl who'd ever been there for me and seen me more than just a hot jock. The same girl who helped me sort out things with my parents, just because she cheated.I fucking overreacted. My pride took the wheel and I drove us both off a cliff. And I knew
The Goalie's Tutor 04.
LILYMy stomach drops straight to my feet. I scramble toward the living room, until I'm standing where Aria and Drew can see me. I can't just stand in the shadows. I can't just let Drew take all the blunt of Aria's rage. "What," I whisper when her eyes snap back to mine. The air in here feels thick. Like I'm trying to breathe underwater."Don't 'what' me. Tell me I'm wrong. Tell me I didn't just figure this out on my own."I'm sweating. My palms are clammy, and my legs are shaking so hard, I think I might actually collapse. Drew finally looks at me, panic written all over his face... his eyes are wide, searching for a lie we haven't rehearsed... but I don't give him the relief of eye contact. I can't look at him. I look at Aria instead. My best friend. My best girl. The girl who trusts me with everything."I..." My voice fucking cracks. I swallow hard, my throat feeling like it’s lined with sandpaper. "Aria, please...""Please what?" she snaps. "Please don't be mad that you slept wit
The Goalie's Tutor 03.
LILYI try to avoid her eyes. "Enough about Aiden and me already. I need you to help me pack. I can't be here when he gets back."Aria shrugs, finally listening to one thing I've said since today. She sighs and goes to get my suitcase. I start shoving clothes in it, not even bothering to fold them. Aria helps pack a few of my shoes, undies, and my makeup kit. The suitcase is filled to the brim when she zips it up, the fabric straining against the zipper."Here, you're good to go." She smiles, patting the bag. I glance around the room, and the emptiness is already trying to creep in, but I haven't packed all of my stuff. I still have clothes in the wardrobe. A picture of Aiden and me sits on the table very close to the bracelet he got for me that I've pulled off my wrists and dropped.I can't believe this is my life now. Sure, months ago, when Aiden started acting aloof, looking through me instead of at me, I knew something was wrong. Did I make a mistake by not talking to him about i
The Goalie's Tutor 02.
LILYAria drives, while I sit in the passenger seat, staring at the tacky blue and pink boxes of the tests we'd gotten. She insisted I check them right there at the pharmacy bathroom, but I declined. She drives to a halt right outside Aiden's empty apartment... which is now my empty apartment until I pack up... and we both hurry out of the car. I drop the boxes unceremoniously on the living room coffee table, walking straight into the kitchen and grabbing a pan from the rack. Distraction, that’s what I need."What... what are you doing?" Aria follows me."Making something for you to eat. You probably haven't eaten properly since this morning, running over here and all." I shrug, pulling the olive oil out."No, no, no! Stop right there, Lily!" She grabs the pan from my hand, setting it down on the counter with a heavy clang. "How about that test? Let's get that done first. Food can wait."I scoff, rolling my eyes dramatically. "I'll take it." I snap."When? When you've gotten your acc
The Goalie's Tutor 01.
LILYHe knows. He fucking knows that last night, I wasn't with Aria. He knows that I didn't see my best friend last night. He figured it out, somehow. I watch Aiden from the corner of my eyes as he roars and throws things, looking every bit annoyed and betrayed, and honestly, terrifying. A ceramic lamp just exploded against the wall. Shards everywhere."Sweet..." I start, trying to keep my voice steady, but it comes out pathetic even to me."Don't you dare!" He points a finger at me, his eyes bloodshot red. "Don't you dare use that tone on me. Like this is just some tiny little screw-up we can fix with a cuddle and a sorry." He finishes and I nod, letting the tears pooling in my eyes fall.Screw trying to be strong.He shakes his head. "Why? Why Lily? Tell me why? What the hell possessed you?" My voice cracks. "I don't know. I didn't want to... I just..." I shake my head, biting my lips so hard I taste blood. No Lily. You can't fucking tell him the real reason why you went and che
The Goalie's Tutor Epilogue
Aria's POVIt's been six months since the hospital visit. And it's been a blur of college applications and Jason's hockey games.And, yeah, I know what you're dying to hear. Celeste had moved on, and Emily had handled the adoption arrangements with efficiency and discretion. The baby was due next month, and the arrangement, shocking as it had been initially, had somehow settled into the fabric of our lives.We were draped over Jason’s bed, the sheets tangled around our legs. He propped himself up on an elbow, looking down at me, a smile curving his lips... “That,” he murmured, running a hand softly over my hip, “was a perfect way to end a perfect week.”I sighed contentedly, pulling the sheet up a little higher. “It was, Jase. It really was.” I traced the lines of his chest with my finger, then looked up at him, knowing he'd hate what I was about to say next. “So, about names? Have you actually thought about names yet?”He frowned. “Wait, seriously? You’re really going to go along wi
