Forever Mine (ROYAL RIDERS SERIES BOOK #2)

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Chapter 26: Hidden (Michael's POV)

"Are we all set?" Coach stood in the locker room, double-checking with us, making sure we were all prepared. "All right, come out there once you're done putting on your gear. Good luck, boys." He left the room and we all continued getting dressed for the game tonight.

I was looking for my hockey stick when I noticed Vince just sitting on the bench, holding his skates. I blinked in confusion, staring at him. I looked around, grabbing a spare clean towel out of my bag and balling it up, throwing it at his head.

He flinched, catching it and looking around in confusion.

I gave him a fake smile, waving to get his attention.

"What?" he sighed, tossing it back to me.

I put it back in my bag and lifted my brows at him. "What is wrong with you?"

"Nothing," he shrugged.

Christian snickered, sitting beside me and grabbing his skates. "He's missing her."

"Why the fuck would I miss her? It's just that everything's falling apart. This new assistant that James hired for me won't make the cut. She doesn't remember the things an assistant should remember about their boss." He started pulling his skates on.

"You could just say she's not Demi," I deadpanned.

He glared at me while Christian laughed beside me. "We don't know what to tell you, man," Christian said. "If you liked her and you both wanted to... whatever, I don't care, you shouldn't have gotten caught."

"You think we wanted to get caught? Obviously, it wasn't planned, Christian," he huffed.

The other guys were too busy getting ready and prepping, so they weren't in on this and they don't even know that Demi and Vince really slept together. Logan figured it out, I think, but he hasn't questioned it or brought it up.

"Do you like her?" Christian asked bluntly.

"Or were you two just fucking around?" I questioned, lifting a brow.

He hesitated, "I don't know. What difference does it make?"

"It makes a huge difference, Vince," Christian explained, keeping his voice down. "If you don't have feelings for her and you both were just doing it for the fuck of it, then it's different. Then there's nothing there. And you both lost it all, your reputation and her job, for nothing. And I know you tried your best, but man, she took the heat. She lost more than you did, at least so far."

Vince thought for a moment. "And if I like her?"

Christian shrugged, "Then it changes everything. Then why the fuck aren't you going after? If you slept with her and you got caught and you're both in trouble and you like each other then help each other. Defend each other, damn it." Christian turned to me. "Back me up here, am I wrong? He shouldn't have slept with her anyway but he did."