Chapter 43

Wayne’s POV

They say absence makes the heart grow fonder. I don’t know who the fuck they were, but they were right.

We are currently on a six-game road trip with a four-game losing streak. I miss my bed. I miss Elena’s bed. I miss having Elena near me in my bed.

But most of all? Most of all, I miss our baby.

“Well, that was a shit show.” Robb drops onto the bench next to me, popping his gear off with all the frustration I feel too. “We fucking sucked out there.”

I’m supposed to be the team captain. I’m supposed to come back with the rally in response and get us motivated to get out of this slump, supposed to get us ready and get us out there to win the next game.

But right now, I agree. We fucking sucked out there. We knew it. The crowd knew it. The other team knew it. Everybody knew it. We were not playing like the Cup-winning champions I knew we could be, and it was frustratingly embarrassing.

I wish we were at home right now. If I’m playi