Chloe was waiting by my car. She was leaning against the driver’s side door, her arms crossed over her cream sweater.
"Hey," I said, my voice sounding rough.
She ran to me, hugging me tightly.
"Is he okay?" she asked.
"Jax? Yeah. The trainer says it’s just some bruising. He should be out later tonight ."
Chloe nodded slowly. "I’ve never seen you skate that fast, Liam. Not even for a championship goal. When he went down... you looked like someone had just ripped your heart out of your chest."
"He's my teammate, Chloe. I'm the Captain. It's my job to…"
"Toby is your best friend," she interrupted. .
"Toby has taken hits twice that hard, and you always wait for the whistle. You always wait for the trainer. But with Jax... you didn't even wait for the play to stop."
"I was just wo
