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“You’re both giving me hell about having fun. I just told Magic I’ll slow down, okay?”
I open the gate to the sidewalk, and Bodhi walks through it.
“Some woman knocked on our door last night,” Henry tells me, and I glance over my shoulder.
Henry shoves Tweetie and gives him a look that says, straighten out, asshole.
“Sorry about that, Bodhi,” Tweetie says. “We’re just four bachelors living in a building from now on.”
I look at Bodhi, and he raises his eyebrows as if he doesn’t believe him. I’m not sure I do either.
“Maybe I should’ve shacked up with some other players,” Tweetie says as we stop at the light.
“There’s still time,” I say, and he tries to put me in a headlock, my hat falling to the ground.
“Walk sign.” Henry grabs Bodhi’s hand, and they cross the road.
“Thanks, Daddy, I have eyes,” Tweetie says, using Henry’s nickname.
It’s not really original, but the description fits. I’m not sure about all of Henry’s story and why he decided to adopt, but I haven’t asked since he’s never offered the information. But even without Bodhi, I think that Henry would be the father figure on the team. I mean, he adopted a kid as a single professional hockey player. Who does that?
Henry flips Tweetie off behind his back, and Tweetie laughs. The man takes nothing seriously.
“So, who’s the woman?” Tweetie asks me when Bodhi and Henry end up a few people in front of us.
Henry always makes it clear that we don’t talk about the women we bed in front of Bodhi. This is common sense, but then again, Tweetie can forgo common sense sometimes.
I’m not a kiss-and-tell asswipe, so I give him limited information. “She was a guest at the wedding.”
“Duh. And?”
“And nothing. I hooked up with her.” I shrug.
“So, it was a one-and-done.”
I nod, turning the corner toward the breakfast place. I could probably ask Tweetie. From what I know, he’s never had a serious girlfriend. “Hey, what are your thoughts about marriage?”
He laughs, causing people to look at us, and I lower the brim of my hat. I am not in the mood to be recognized today, although it will probably happen since I’m with two other players.
“I don’t have any thoughts about marriage because I never think of it.”
“Have you ever been in a serious relationship?” I ask.
He doesn’t answer immediately, and I notice that he’s trying not to step on any cracks as we walk the sidewalk. “Uh…once.”
The tone of his voice makes me think I shouldn’t pry, so we walk for a few minutes in silence, something I didn’t think Tweetie was capable of.
“What? You think this woman from last night is the one?” he asks when he breaks the silence.
“Hell no.” I don’t. “But I wouldn’t mind a repeat.”
He knocks his shoulder with mine, and I almost run into an elderly woman holding a bag of groceries.
“It won’t be as good the second time,” he says. “I’ve been there. Just move on.”
“We didn’t exchange info, so I couldn’t find her anyway. At least not until the bride returns from her honeymoon in a couple of weeks.”
“Well, think of it this way. If she wants to, she can find you.”
