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Josh.
    Josh had been taking over he thoughts a lot since the night at his apartment. She looked down at her tray and smiled, not realizing Abigail was still talking until she squealed.
    “Oh, perfect idea! Let’s go to your house for dinner tonight.”
    “I don’t know.”
    “Please. Pretty please!” Abigail reached across the table and grabbed Taylor’s hand. “It’d be so good to get off campus.”
    Taylor sighed. “Okay.”
    “Do you think your mom will mind?”
    “No, she’ll just be happy I’m home. We’ll surprise her.”
    “Yay!”
    “Be at the room around five,” Taylor said. “We’ll go then.”
    They finished eating, and then Taylor had to rush off to class. On the one hand, she was looking forward to seeing her family, especially her sister. She just hoped her mom wouldn’t bring up the past in front of Abigail. Maybe she’d just be happy that Taylor was making friends.
    Her afternoon classes passed quickly, and before long, she was back in her dorm room, waiting on Abigail. She grabbed a sweatshirt out of her closet and pulled it on before running a brush through her hair. It had grown a bit, making the use of product a must on most days. She didn’t bother now, though, because she was just going home. No one there cared what she looked like.
    Abigail breezed in and dropped her bag on the floor. “Sorry I’m late. I ran into Colin.”
    “Are you two going to be okay spending a few hours apart?” Taylor meant for it to be a joke, but it didn’t sound that way coming out. It was probably the serious look on her face.
    Luckily, Abigail seemed to get it and she laughed enough for the both of them. “We’ll be fine.”
    It wasn’t long before Taylor pulled onto her parents’ street. She’d only picked up her car from the shop the day before and it felt good to have it back. As they got closer to the house, more and more cars lined the street. Their long driveway was basically a parking lot.
    “What the hell is going on?” Taylor muttered. She’d talked to her mom a few days ago and she hadn’t mentioned a party. Taylor was half-tempted to turn around, but Abigail looked excited beside her. She loved a good party.
    How did her parents know this many people already?
    They had to park down the street and walk to her house. She pushed open the front door and immediately heard noise coming from the living room. Abigail’s eyes widened as she took in the large house. Taylor grabbed her hand and pulled her down the hallway.
    The bathroom door on their left opened and a tall man with enormous shoulders stopped when he saw them. They froze and Taylor heard Abigail gasp beside her. The man grinned slowly and brushed the dark hair out of his face to reveal mischievous green eyes.
    “Hello there,” he said lowly.
    “Who the hell are you?” Taylor asked, receiving a pinch from Abigail.
    “Grant Mackenzie,” he stated proudly, puffing out his chest.
    “Am I supposed to know you?”
    That deflated him a bit. “You know,” he stepped forward, dropping his voice. “I’m supposed to be here. Who are you?”
    “This is my house.” She tried to push past him. “I need to find my dad.”
    “You’re Coach’s daughter?” Surprise laced through his voice and he stepped back, dropping all pretence of flirting.
    “Shit,” Taylor said, finally realizing who all those nice cars belonged to. “The team is here.”
    “Team?” Abigail asked.
    “Columbus Blue Jackets, baby.” Grant winked at her and Taylor was sure she’d have to mop her roommate off the floor in order to get her out of there.
    “What sport?” Abigail asked.
    He broke into a wide grin and chuckled. “The only one that matters, Sweetheart. Hockey.”
    “Your dad is a hockey coach?” Abigail stared at Taylor with her mouth hanging open. “You’ve been holding out on me, girl.” She turned back to Mack. “So, the whole team is here?”
    “You bet.” His arrogant grin widened. He had to know exactly what Abigail