Dante wears his skinsuit under his clothing
and as he strips down in the hall, he tells Ryan about today’s
practice. “It’s the relay,” he says, handing his jacket to Ryan so
he can take off the skate club t-shirt underneath. Ryan folds the
jacket into his lap and glances at Josey but she’s turned
studiously away. Pulling his t-shirt off over his head, Dante hands
it to Ryan as well. “The whole team skates, forty-five laps around
the track. Each skater gets a good one and a half, two laps at a
time while the other three teammates stay in the center of the
rink. When it’s time to change skaters, the next guy comes up in
front of you and you have to give him a push—you have to
touch him, or the pass doesn’t count.”
He shucks off his sweatpants, bends to push
them to his ankles, a
