SWNOVELS End Game: 2ND PERIOD – Chapter 15
Gray: Dumb question
Gracie: There are no dumb questions, only dumb people
Gray: Umm, okay. Lol.
Gracie: Hit me with it. I’m tired and I’m in class.
Gray: Is Liam not sleeping?
Gracie: No.
Gray: Short and sweet as always, G.
Gracie: Sorry. I’m not sleeping either, because he’s not sleeping.
Gray: Whoa
Gracie: Not what you think.
Gracie: Unfortunately.
Gracie: Oh, shit. I didn’t mean to say that!
Gray: Wait.
Gray: Nothing’s going on between you and him but you WISH there was?!
Gray: Furball, what the fuck?
Gracie: YOU CANNOT SAY ANYTHING.
Gray: It’s between me and you, but seriously, this is huge.
Gracie: Not really. It’s just a crush.
Gracie: I have to go. Professor Donaldson might not give a shit because he’s got tenure and everything but I don’t want to push my luck.
Gray: WAIT.
Gray: It’s okay.
Gray: If you have feelings for Liam, you can tell me.
Gracie: How can I tell you that?
Gray: You already did, furball.
Gracie: Yeah, but you can erase that or we can excuse it with you getting hit on the head with that puck last night.
Gracie: BTW, don’t think I’m not taking count. That’s two concussions in the past two seasons. You need to protect that pretty head of yours, dude.
Gray: It’s nice to know you care, G.
Gracie: *snorts*
Gray: So, Liam, huh?
Gracie: He’s not sleeping.
Gray: (I see what you did there.) Nightmares again?
Gracie: He mentioned them?
Gray: Couple times.
Gracie: They’re terrible, Gray. I mean, we know what happened to him in a sense, but I didn’t KNOW until I heard him. And I feel like shit because there’s nothing I can do to fix this.
Gray: Not on you to do that.
Gracie: No, but I can’t help but wonder if I should sneak down the hall and, I dunno, wake him up?
Gray: Blowjob’s always a nice way to wake any dude up.
Gracie: GRAY!
Gray: Too soon? Gotcha.
Gracie: FML. If you tell him or any of the brothers about this, I will make sure Mom thinks you’re allergic to gluten.
Gray: You wouldn’t.
Gracie: I would. No. More. pierogi. For. YOU.
Gray: :O
Gracie: Exactly. We understand one another?
Gray: Totally.
Gray: So, you’re staying at his place?
Gracie: He made an office/bedroom up for me.
Gray: That’s unusual. I never did that for any of my PAs but you’re you so, I guess that makes sense.
Gracie: We work late sometimes.
Gray: How late? Lol.
Gracie: Too late to cross Midtown at 2am, late.
Gracie: Plus, when he gets in after being on the road, we have shit to catch up on.
Gray: If you say so.
Gracie: It’s not affecting him on the ice. He’s playing better than ever. What made you ask if he wasn’t sleeping?
Gray: Saw a close-up shot of him. He just looked exhausted.
Gracie: Guess having to relive being tortured every night is tiring.
Gray: When you put it like that…
Gracie: Hey, would you do me a favor?
Gray: Aside from not being allowed to tell anyone you’ve got a crush on Liam?
Gracie: Yes, aside from that.
Gray: What?
Gracie: Liam’s been collecting these mugs from Starbucks for me.
Gray: Why?
Gracie: Guess he knows I like collecting stuff.
Gracie: Anyway, the schedule is really tight for when you face off in Tucson. Would you get them for him to save him some time?
Gray: Sure. But you can never threaten me with a gluten allergy again.
Gracie: Deal.