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“Hi, Nathan,” Chase replied. “All fueled up for the games tomorrow?”
It was clear he was trying to make small talk, but I could hear the tiniest bit of concern in his voice.
“Yep.”
“Well, make sure you get some sleep tonight. We have a big weekend ahead of us.” Chase looked over at Nathan’s parents. “See you at breakfast tomorrow.”
Nathan’s mom looked up at her husband, whose eyes were narrowed as he glanced between us. “Um … we’ll see,” she responded, gently nudging her husband toward the sidewalk.
“Okay,” Chase replied.
“Have a good night,” I added before pulling the restaurant door open.
I gave the hostess our name and sat next to Chase on the couch in the waiting area. “You think they noticed us holding hands?”
“Yeah, and Kurt didn’t look thrilled about it.”
I rubbed a hand over my head. “You think he’s going to tell the other parents?” I didn’t know anything about Nathan’s family since it was his first year playing with the Mavericks.
He shrugged. “I don’t know. I’ve only talked to him once at practice. He didn’t seem very chatty with the other parents, but that doesn’t mean he won’t mention what he saw tonight.”
“If he says anything, you know it will get back to the boys.”
“Yeah.” He blew out a breath.
“What should we do?”
Chase turned his head toward me. “I think we need to talk with them tonight.”
* * *
We orderedour dinner to go and left the restaurant to head back to the hotel. Chase texted Jamie to let her know something had come up and that we needed to talk to everyone when they got back from getting ice cream.
A short time later, Jamie replied back to Chase to say they were back in her room.
We knocked on her door, and she answered with a concerned look on her face. “Hey, everything okay?”
Chase shook his head and then peeked into the room. “Tyler, can you keep an eye on Cammie for a second.”
“Sure,” I heard him reply.
“Now I’m worried,” Jamie stated as she stepped into the hallway.
“Let’s go talk in my room real quick,” Chase suggested and led us to the room a few doors down.
When we stepped inside, Jamie said, “You’re starting to freak me out.”
“One of the families from the team saw us tonight,” Chase explained.
“Okay?”
“We were holding hands,” he added.
Her eyes widened. “Oh. Did they say anything to you?”
“Nathan didn’t seem to notice, but his dad glared at the two of us while his wife rushed him away,” I answered.
“Shit,” she muttered under her breath. “Do you think they’ll tell the others?”
