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Chapter 28

“Welcome to the team, man,” said Darian, slapping his hand.

“Yeah, welcome to the team, Pizza Butt,” said Zach. “My ass tastes good, dunnit?”

“Like fucking strawberries, man,” said Blake and Zach laughed. Everyone came around and high-fived Blake, just as they heard a knock on the door. Hunter opened it up and Coach Ken walked in. Quickly, Jay hit the remote and the TV turned to news of the ice storm.

“Everyone good?” he asked amid the sudden silence. “Just checking in. It’s going on eleven o’clock you guys, and we still got practice tomorrow afternoon back at Lakeside, so you might want to get some sleep.”

Slowly, the other guys trickled out, including Erik, who waved a hand forlornly at Ryan and then left the room. When the door shut behind him, Blake was already in the bathroom, brushing his teeth.