Cole POV
The first goal went in off a Theo feed from the blue line — a tip in front, the kind of goal that gets credited to you and actually belongs to setup. I didn't have time to celebrate because Kowalski was already on top of me and the ref was confirming the signal, but in the moment the red light went on, I looked up.
I had not made a conscious decision to look there. My head had just turned, the way it did after a goal, and she was already in the glass, already watching.
Owner's box. Third from the right. She was writing in a notebook with her head bent, and then she looked up like she felt the change in the noise, and for a moment our sightlines crossed and then I put my head down and skated to center ice.
I had been using the same spot since I was twelve years old. A coach had
