Fox, p.18
Fox,
p.18
I thought for a brief moment that I might successfully escape without any questions about my new contract or my role on the team, but as luck would have it, the last reporter to be acknowledged touched on just that.
“Congratulations on your contract,” the reporter began, “and given that this is already being referred to as a ‘team building’ year, is there anything you would like to see change in relation to your position in goal? Your numbers in some areas are, in fact, better than your fellow goalie’s. Is there a chance you might swap positions on the bench by the end of the year?”
Sasha must have come looking for me because I spotted her standing in the doorway to the pressroom. She had an amused smile on her face and crossed her arms over her chest as she, too, waited for my answer.
“Well…I’ve worked for a long time to get to where I am. There were plenty of times in the last few years when I doubted that I would ever have what I’ve got now…so I’m not complaining about any of it. I’ll do what the team needs me to do, and I’ll do it as well as I can, just like pretty much every other guy out there on that ice does every game. Things come up during the season. Unfortunately, we’ve had some guys get hurt, and so sometimes the rest of us have to step up and do more. But I’m where I want to be. I’m on a team I’m happy with, I’m getting to be in goal, and I’m excited to see what the future holds.”
Sasha grinned from the doorway, and I could see her giving me a slow clap. I bit the inside of my cheek to keep from laughing.
“Fox, just one more question,” a blonde reporter on the right spoke up.
“Sure, go ahead.” My eyes were still on Sasha.
“Have you ever noticed the striking resemblance between you and your opponent today? The Winger, Ransom Cox?”
“No, I didn’t.” I stroked my head. “Sorry, I was too busy trying to keep the guy from scoring.”
She nodded, putting the pen cap to her mouth. “Well, I understand. But without the pads, he could be a long-lost Coulter.”
“I’m sorry. I don’t know anything about the guy, other than he’s fast.” I stood. “Now, if you’ll all excuse me, I have my girlfriend to kiss.” I didn’t wait to be dismissed, just went straight for Sasha and pulled her into my arms. “Come on, oh, love of my life, let’s go eat. The sooner we do that, the sooner I can have you naked.”
Sasha laughed. “Now who’s incorrigible?”
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It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She's been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.
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