That effectively puts me in my place. The reminder that she lost a sibling did it, and I can’t even begin to imagine the pressures of running a professional hockey team.
Not to mention I should be flattered, if I weren’t so discombobulated that they wanted me to be an assistant coach long before the plane went down.
“I’m sorry.” My regretful tone is genuine. “It’s been hard. When do you need an answer?”
“Yesterday,” she says, her smile mirthless and without warmth. “I know this is a lot to consider—”
“I need a few days,” I tell her. “I have to talk this over with my doctors and therapists. With Dominik.”
“To see if you have a chance of playing again,” she murmurs knowingly.
“I already know I have a chance.” There’s no bitterness in my voice that the chance is one-in-a-million. “I just need some real talk about how realistic it is, and I have to weigh it against this opportunity.”
“Fair enough,” she replies and looks over to her assistant lurking near the door. “If you’ll give Michael your contact information, including your email, we’ll send the formal offer immediately for you to review.”
Should make for some good reading on the plane.
Not that I’d really consider this. It’s ludicrous to think I could be a coach. It would be foolish to give up my dreams of returning to play, no matter that those dreams are probably just as ridiculous as this offer. Moreover, if I took this position, I’d have to leave the people who supported me the most and all my amazing doctors and therapists.
It would be an entirely new life, and I don’t know if I’m ready for that.
Of course, I wasn’t ready to lose my legs either, but that happened. And I’ve worked hard in my recovery. It’s still unknown if all that effort will mean anything when it comes to me returning as a goalie.
But what Brienne is offering is an entirely new life and career—one I’d never imagined before, but one that would give me security and keep me involved in the game I love as much as I love my life.
I have major decisions to make. I’ll need to talk it over with many people.
And I don’t have much time to get it all figured out.
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New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.
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