~Lynlee~ I waited for Alexander outside the arena, near the bus that would take the rest of his team to the airport. He and I would travel to New York so he could do a photo shoot for one of his endorsements before meeting his team at their next away game. Huddled up in my coat, I watched my breath form a swirling fog in the snowy air. I couldn’t bring myself to be in the stands for the game. I knew it would just be too much. Sebastian would either seek me out or ignore me; I couldn’t decide what was worse. I hoped Alexander wouldn’t want to talk about it either. The doors opened, and the first of the Senators started to file out of the building, carrying bags that they took to their equipment managers. “Hey, Bubblegum,” Alexander smiled as he approached me. A lump protruded from his

