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Explore Pinellas County Real Estate: Homes, Communities, and Investment Opportunities

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Aspects to Love About Pinellas County Real Estate

From the beautiful shores of Florida's Gulf Coast to its rich economic investment opportunities, Pinellas is a haven for potential homebuyers. Pinellas County real estate boasts lovely beaches, developing state communities, and many facilities, making it a perfect place for anyone searching for an excellent place to invest or lay their anchor.

In this article, we will review the different factors as to the kinds of Pinellas County Real Estate, the characteristics of the communities, the types of properties available, and the reasons why they are suitable for the real estate business.

Location and Geography

Pinellas County Real Estate is in the west-central region of Florida, lying west of Tampa Bay and south of the Gulf of Mexico.

The County occupies an area of 280 square miles and has 24 independent incorporated cities, the biggest of which are St. Petersburg and Clearwater. Its location allows it to access some of Florida's most beautiful coastlines, attracting residents and investors.

Climate and Lifestyle

It has a subtropical climate, with hot and often humid summers and cool, comfortable winters. This climate and the fact that the County is chock full of outdoor activities would be fascinating for tourists.

Some activities one can carry out include boating, fishing, playing golf, and walking on the sandy beaches at any season.

Primary Demographics in Pinellas County

Petersburg

St. Petersburg, or St. Pete, is the largest city in Pinellas County and is considered one of the vital cultural centers of Florida. People can appreciate its rich and diverse art life, numerous museums, and enthusiastic downtown with restaurants, shops, and other interesting establishments. It also has fantastic waterside parks and the famous St. Pete beach.

Clearwater

Clearwater is famous for its clean, white sandy beaches and blue waters. It comprises a residential area, business district, tourism, and the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, among the popular tourist attractions.

Is Clearwater Beach on your list of the preferred regions for living by the shore? It should be because this beach is frequently listed among the country's top shoreline locations.

Dunedin

Dunedin is the next small city famous for its connection to Scottish roots and adorable main street. This comprises several shops, eateries, and breweries, including designer shops.

The town also has Honeymoon Island State Park, which gives the inhabitants and tourists a view of the natural, unblemished environment.

Tarpon Springs

Therefore, Tarpon Springs is famous for its historic sponge docks and many Greek residents. Culture, history, and the availability of waterfront living make this city stand out.

Due to the numerous waterfront lots and houses and antique structures and buildings, living in Tarpon Springs is unique in many ways.

Types of Properties Available

Single-Family Homes

Single-family homes in Pinellas County are available to suit almost every preference, whether bungalows, mid-century downloads, or newly built homes. They exist in different price segments, so it is easy for a buyer to find a home that will fit their wallet.

Condominiums and Townhomes

Apartments and villas are also shared among home buyers due to the limited number of responsibilities.

These are mostly preferred by young people employed and those who use their homes on a seasonal basis.

Luxury Properties

To summarize, Pinellas County has a vast choice of comfortable, let alone luxurious, houses. Some prime residences include waterfront luxury homes for those who prefer to live in their own built homes, luxury condos, and some of the best restricted gated communities with a view of the Gulf of Mexico or Tampa Bay.

The premium segment is well developed here; people often look for acquired amenities and locations in a property.

Investment Properties

Real estate investment is also well-suited in Pinellas County. As the population increases, especially tourists, the need to occupy rental units increases, hence the vital tourism industry.

Indeed, there are prospects for investing in holiday lets, leaseholds, permanent tenancies, and business properties.

Factors Influencing the Real Estate Market of Pinellas County

Economic Growth

Pinellas County boasts economic growth that has been steadily rising consistently for some time now in various financial areas, namely health, learning institutions, tourism, and technology.

As primary employers, hospitals, universities, and well-established information technology firms also help stabilize the employment market and lure new people to the region.

Quality of Life

This aspect played a role in the County's real estate quality. Necessities such as quality education from highly ranked schooling institutions, quality and accessible health care services, and other leisure services and cultural endowments are fundamental offerings in Bakersfield.

The natural environment, including the seashore, parks, and water facilities, creates an excellent domicile environment.

Infrastructure and Transportation

With better transport networks, Pinellas County is endowed with better social facilities. Another aspect that is easily accessible, especially for public transport, is the bus provided by the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (P.S.T.A.).

The Tampa International Airport is nearby for air transport, efficiently serving the County. Several major highways and bridges dissect the County and link it to other subregions in the Tampa Bay area, hence providing convenient transport.

Community and Lifestyle

Therefore, every community in Pinellas County displays its distinctive qualities and ways of life.

From the artistic and cosmopolitan city of St. Petersburg, with all its luxurious and stylish preferences, to the more relaxed and devoted recreational activities in Kumar Clearwater, those who choose the above cities as their residence can select a community that corresponds to them.

For this reason, the County is desirable to various buyers due to this diversification.

Buying Real Estate in Pinellas County

Observing the situation in the real estate market of Pinellas County, one can notice that it is relatively stable, and the price range continually increases. Most of the properties in the area are appreciated, considering that the area is Santa Clarita and is deemed economically sound.

Nevertheless, it should be understood that the market can be unstable and fluctuating. Therefore, the buyer should be aware of current tendencies and cooperate with a professional in the sphere of real estate agents.

Financing Options

The financing plans available are conventional mortgages, F.H.A. loans at Pinellas County, and V.A. loans.

In real estate, it is usually a good idea to become prequalified for a home loan before beginning the purchasing procedure to produce the buying process and increase bargaining power.

Dealing with a Real Estate Agent

Professional local agent assistance is highly advisable when finding a property in Pinellas County. An experienced agent is aware of the areas of interest to the clients, helps them search for homes, and bargains and closes.

Property Inspections and Due Diligence

It is recommended that obligatory and correct property assessments and other relevant investigations be performed before purchasing a real estate property in Pinellas County.

It can be done to cover any possible concerns regarding hurricanes and floods because Queens is a coastal county.

Buyers should also study the property records, the laws governing property zoning, and any rules and regulations of any homeowners' association.

As Pinellas County boasts of good financial health, healthy communities, and well-endowed beaches, it was, is, and will always be a home to the best and the brightest in society, as well as a real estate haven!

Get an insider's look at what it's like to live in a particular neighborhood within this community by browsing our website at https://mypinellascountyrealestate.com/.

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Looking For a Professional Investor? What to Consider!

Managing crucial investments is important to grow the money. In fact, it is the first step toward financial independence. If you are investing in real estate in Tampa FL Waterfront it's worth having an advisor by your side.

Just like all investments are not the same, you cannot trust any advisor. If you are planning to invest in new construction homes in Tampa FL, you must hire an experienced property advisor. In fact, the experience of the advisor is not good enough to measure their professional excellence. So, what are the things one must look for in an investment advisory?

Credentials

The first thing one should look for in a financial advisor is the required credentials and qualifications. A successful financial planner should have relevant knowledge and experience on the subject. To start with a property investment advisor should have a relevant degree in Master of Property Development and Project Management UTS.

Since the qualification of the advisor is concerned they must have relevant certification by Financial Planning Standards Board that line with global benchmark. In fact, a CFP certification is one of the must-haves for any financial professional. 

Check Their Fee Structure

Of course, financial advice doesn't come for free. A reputed financial planner always charges a fair amount for their services. In some cases, the financial planner also charges fees based on the commissions and might be based on their suggestions. On the other hand, many financial planners charge flat fees. Hence, before continuing with their services you should discuss their charges and fee structure.

Reference Check

Just like it is important to check the credibility of the doctor before visiting him/her. It is equally important to consult with their existing clients and satisfied they are with their advice. Always look for an advisor who spends a considerable amount of time with their clients to understand their problems and marked improvement in their financial life. 

Fix a Meeting 

Direct conversation with your financial planner can make a lot of difference. Hence, make sure to fix a face-to-face or video conference to know them better. Find out how comfortable you are with them. Moreover, having a good rapport with your planner is very important.

Wrapping Up

It makes sense to pay a bit high fees if your financial advisor meets all the checklists of a good planner.  Make sure to take enough time to before investing in real estate in Tampa FL Waterfront.

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Excerpt from this story from CNN:

William Fulford moved from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to a new waterfront development in Florida in 2023. Nestled between Sarasota Bay and the southwestern part of Tampa Bay, the new home by Bradenton Beach was everything Fulford, a retired custom homebuilder, ever wished for.

The developers of the new Hunters Point community, Pearl Homes, billed the property as the first “net-zero” single-family home development in the US, meaning residents produce more energy from solar panels than they need, with the excess energy either being stored or sold back to the grid – in a state where most electricity is generated by burning natural gas, a planet-warming fossil fuel.

They also boast some of the most sustainable, energy-efficient and hurricane-proof homes in the country: The streets surrounding the homes are intentionally designed to flood so houses don’t. Power and internet lines are buried to avoid wind damage. The sturdy concrete walls, hurricane-proof windows and doors are fortified with a layer of foam insulation, providing extra safety against the most violent storms.

Climate resiliency and storm protection were built into the fabric of the homes. And while the newly developed homes have endured a few storms since people moved in around February 2023, Hurricanes Helene and Milton put those features to the true test over the last two weeks.

Most of the residents living in Hunters Point heeded the mandatory evacuations ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall but Fulford, 76, stayed behind with wife, Sueann, just as they did during Hurricane Helene last month.

They stocked up on water and groceries. Fulford moved the car to higher ground. He tied up all patio and back deck furniture together. They brought everything from the garage, which made up the entire ground floor, up to the living spaces on the second floor. And, in the event of a worst-case scenario, Sueann insisted on getting life preservers.

“I’m just quite convinced that the strength and everything in this house. They built a great house, a strong house,” Fulford said. “And I just feel comfortable. I feel like we’re high enough up, even if we get a storm surge.”

When Gobuty started the design process for Hunters Point, it was imperative the homes be able to withstand Category 5 hurricanes. It’s the first residential development to get a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) net-zero certification in the world, according to the US Green Building Council.

Each of the three-story homes are designed like this: The ground floor is a garage designed with flood vents to drain rising water. The living spaces start on the second floor, which is intentionally built 16 feet above sea level. From the roof to its foundation, steel straps secure the entire structure. Solar panels are attached to the roofs’ raised vertical seams to prevent them from flying off.

The property also sits in a major flood zone, which meant the homes needed to be elevated to meet Florida’s building codes. Still, the developers went beyond the required 3 feet of fill dirt and used 7 feet instead to be safe.

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;; The First Wife   Chapter Sixteen of the Road Wife Series

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Summary: Back in Tampa for a series of home games, you struggle to find a balance between your work life and the life you had before. Featured Players: Anthony Cirelli, Ross Colton, Pat Maroon Kinks & Triggers: there is no smut in this chapter. Mentions of marking/lingering hickeys, and unprovoked - nonconsensual ass-smacking. Word Count: 9.5k+

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After a single game on the road in Dallas, the Bolts were to play a series of games at home, and for that, you couldn’t be more thankful. Your one night in Dallas had been so eventful that you needed the time to recover. And after two strong victories over the Blackhawks and a back-to-back game, the boys did too. So, you were all given the morning off. There was no morning skate to report to, and since you were home, no appointments to keep. It was a rare day for you to take the day for yourself. 

Your alarm clock didn’t go off until nine. Sleeping in just a little to make up for the late nights you had grown accustomed to. Yet, in your slumber, you dreamt of work. You dreamt of Tony. You dreamt of Ross. It left you shuddering as you swore you could feel the ghost of their touch on your body. Shaking off the feeling, you dressed in the new workout gear you had bought after you were suddenly in desperate need of a new wardrobe.

Thanks Yanni.

You pulled on a pair of sneakers, grabbed your keys, and left out the front door. It was only in the reflection of your apartment elevator that you regretted leaving in such a hurry. When you saw them, you were putting your hair up, the series of marks along your neck that Ross had left there while in Dallas. It had been five days, and while they weren’t so prominent, they still lingered. Reaching the main floor, you made a mental note to cover them with some concealer later, but first, you would finish a run. 

You hadn’t always been a runner, but with the Road Wife program taking up so much of your life, you needed a hobby you could do on your own. Something that you could use to escape and channel your frustrations when reading a book or binge-watching a TV series wasn’t enough. It gave you a chance to think through the thoughts that consumed your mind. And if your thoughts still consumed you, the run often left you too damn tired to care. It had become a habit for you to run during the team’s homesteads when time allowed. 

Your morning runs took you down by the waterfront, and past Amalie Arena, before you would cycle back towards your apartment. It was the same route you took every time. The familiarity of the route made it easy for you to dissociate from the world around you and get lost in the music in your ears or the chaotic thoughts in your mind. And at the end of your route was the coffee shop at the corner of your street and, with it, your favourite cup of coffee. 

It warmed your hands as you cradled it on your way out the door, your headphones still in and your head down. Total isolation from the people and the world around you. It was something that had become second nature to you at home in Tampa. Anything you did outside of work you did alone, and you had grown used to that - but your friends still tried to make their efforts with texts and calls that you ignored. But they didn't let you ignore them now as you passed them in the street unknowingly. 

A soft, feminine touch tugged you back from your stride. Your coffee dropped to the pavement as your hand shot up to push your headphones back to hang around your neck. You had half the mind to scream as you turned on your heels, but your throat was weak and quickly overcome with relief as your widened eyes fell on two familiar faces; Miranda and Chantelle. 

The two of them had been some of your closest friends, but seeing them only brought a moment of relief. Your heart continued to hammer in your chest, your mind almost wishing it was someone else trying to drag you off. You had been avoiding your friends since January when the condensed season had begun. When you had signed your life away and had far too many secrets to have to hide from them. But, to them, it was clear how much had changed since you started your career with the team. Especially since it had been a homestead.

You had been home long enough to attend all your appointments - your preparations for the next road trip. First, you had gotten a facial on your first day back, and it left your skin glowing. Then, your hair and nails were styled to your liking, just as they always were during a homestead. The rest of your contractual pampering would be a little harder to see for them, but it was not how they were used to seeing you. And worst of all, the marks left by Ross’ mouth were still on your skin. You just had to hope that the sway of your ponytail and the bulkiness of your headphones would cover them enough. 

“I told you it was her,” Miranda’s know-it-all attitude consumed her words as she withdrew her hand from your arm, the panic in your features softening as you felt the remnants of your coffee dripping down the front of your calf and into the soft shell of your sneakers. 

“Since when do you run?” Chantelle piped up, still not quite convinced as she stood with her arms crossed over her chest. 

“I ah-” you could feel the sweat dripping down the back of your neck, “It’s just been a month.” You wanted a way out of this conversation, quickly, desperately, especially when you felt Miranda’s judgmental - analytical stare drag up and down the length of your body from head to foot. 

“You look,” she cast a glance at Chantelle, “different.” 

“Must be all the running,” you shrugged, a small smile toying at the corner of your lips. Yeah, you thought sarcastically to yourself, your eyes almost rolling. It was the running and not the getting fucked on a regular. It wasn’t the fact that the wives and girlfriends of the Tampa Bay Lightning players had all but adopted you as their own personal Barbie to dress up and give makeovers to as they saw fit just to please their husbands. 

“Take a break from your running and we’ll get you another coffee,” Miranda insisted, and your eyes dropped to the coffee that stained the ground. You were going to regret not having it later.

“Oh no, I can’t,” you shook your head, your hand raising to your headphones, ready to place them over your ears again, “I work tonight, and Sydnee is coming.” 

“Where’s our invite?” Chantelle’s words were almost playful - almost. You knew her too well to know that she was very much serious. 

“We’ll have to arrange something,” you said, smiling.

It was a false pleasantry you gave them, as you knew all too well that you would screen any text message they sent you and would later send them a quick, sorry, work’s been busy text. And it wouldn’t be a lie. You would be busy. Too busy even for Sydnee, who was your best friend, but they wouldn’t believe you. Yet, you maintained your friendly facade and ignored the drama that would inevitably come. 

“Start a group chat. Invite Rebecca and Sydnee too. You guys can go to the game, and we can all go out for drinks after,” you said. Then, you pulled out your phone from your pocket to check the time. You looked at it for only a moment. The big digital numbers, no matter the actual time, were your freedom. “I’m going to be late. I have to go.” 

You didn’t give them a chance to say as much as a goodbye before your tired legs fell into stride. You hadn’t meant to run again after you had gotten your coffee. But with it on the ground attracting wasps, there was nothing holding you back. Tugging your headphones up over your ears, you let the music on your playlist become the soundtrack of your life as you rushed away from the coffee shop and made your trip home. 

Once you crossed the threshold of your apartment door, your routine was simple. Undress. Put the clothes in the hamper. Shower. Dry off. Dress. Blow-dry your hair. Finally, it came to your makeup. So much more makeup than you ever dreamed of having to put on. Not that you ever did your makeup too heavily for work. You had a certain look you liked to achieve, something polished and professional. But being professional meant hiding every single mark left on your body, and that took concealer, color corrector, foundation and setting powder. You kept it in an outrageous supply, so much so that even a drag queen would be jealous. Even then, you could only hope that it would last all night. 

You were patting setting powder over the angles of your neck when you heard the front door. It’s careful open and shut left air caught in your throat as you give yourself one last look over in the bathroom mirror. You had covered up the marks. Your makeup was something you had gotten much better with since the first time Ross had marked up your neck. And you were more prepared. Fully dressed, and your hair was done; You were ready for lunch. You were ready to face Sydnee. 

Pushing up from where you had propped yourself up on the bathroom sink, you took in a deep breath, as if to breathe in the confidence you needed before moving out into the living room. Sydnee had always been one to let herself in. Not that you minded, you were practically sisters after all. But it left you with a sense of panic as your eyes darted from your couch to your favorite reading chair before scanning over the kitchen for anything that might be out of place - including the sweatshirt of Tony’s you knew was somewhere hiding in your place after returning from your road trip to Dallas. You had meant to give it back, but your appointment with Ross left that sweater to travel home with you. And it thankfully was somewhere out of sight. 

If Sydnee found it, you wouldn’t know how to answer the questions it would provoke. 

And with it hidden, tucked away, and nothing else incriminating in sight, you smiled and let your eyes fall on your best friend. In contrast to how you dressed for work, Sydnee dressed for the game as any fan would be. With her mousy brown hair pulled back into a ponytail, her bangs framed her soft brown eyes. And even while pulled back, the ends of her hair kissed the tops of her shoulders with every stride, brushing over the shoulder patches of her bright blue Lightning jersey. She had paired the fan staple with a white turtle-neck sweater, black jeans, and Chelsea boots. She looked very much the part of a hockey fan, but she had been her entire life. But she hadn’t always been loyal to the Bolts. Born in Chicago, having moved to Tampa for university, she was a Blackhawks fan first. And in ways she still was as she had yet to fully commit to the Bolts as the nameplate on the back of her jersey was still blank. She only really wore it for you. 

“We really need to get a name stitched onto the back of that jersey,” you greeted her with a grin, your arms crossing over your chest as you stood in the doorway. You tilted your head to the side, contemplating just which one player you thought she would like the best. “Point, maybe? I think you’d like him.”

“I don’t know,” she shrugged, saying your name as she put her bag down on your armchair. “You know I’m loyal to my boys.”

You watched as she turned in place. Your lips parted to challenge her with the talent the Bolts had developed over the years, only for words to fail leaving your lips. In her arms, Sydnee held a beautiful bouquet. 

“You didn’t have to do that,” you said, your words laced with your smile as you reached out to accept the bouquet with both hands.

“Good,” Sydnee grinned, “because I didn’t. They aren’t from me. They were outside the door when I walked up.” 

“Is there a card?” You asked with a raised brow. You knew full well that she would have been nosy enough to look. Yet, she put on the act of looking for the card, anyway. 

“Nothing looks like you have a secret admirer,” she grinned as she handed them off to you, “which seems odd because if you have enough time for boys, you should have enough time for me.” 

“Believe me, I don’t have time for boys,” you sighed, reaching out to take them from her hold. The cellophane crinkled under the pressure of your touch as you looked at an empty vase on your kitchen counter. Before the road trip, a bouquet of colorful tulips brightened up your kitchen. And the homestead before that, daisies. Now, the sunflowers would take their place. But you never knew who had sent them. There was never a card. 

“Maybe they delivered it to the wrong address,” you thought out loud and moved into the kitchen. To the vase that you hoped Sydnee hadn’t noticed was waiting for the fresh bouquet. And if she did, you didn’t give her time to say anything, as you were quick to change the subject. “So, game plan. Late lunch here, at the arena before four. You'll shadow me a bit until the fills up and then you will go off and enjoy the game. How’s that sound?”

Sydnee had no complaints. Together, you ate the lunch you had prepared while the two of you caught up on the simplicities of life. You guided the conversation when you had to, giving what little you could offer about the big changes in your life since starting your new job with the Lightning organization. You talked about your travel, and the beautiful cities you had gotten to experience because of them, but you didn’t speak of the players or go into any detail about what you actually did for them. When that conversation started, you deflected to what was going on here in your absence. Which was easy to do when you felt so far removed from your old life that you didn’t know what was going on in your own circle anymore. You asked about her studies as she presumed animal sciences at the university, and you asked about her love life which you had to pretend was much more exciting than your own. Then, when lunch was done and cleaned up after and you were getting into your car to drive down to the arena, the conversation fell on petty gossip to kill the time. 

You were thankful for that. 

It kept your body calm and thoughts distracted from any potential anxiety as you rolled onto the lot and pulled on your lanyard that identified you as staff. Then, you reached into the glove box, grabbed Sydnee’s pass that would allow her to be glued at your hip until game time, and handed it off to her. 

“You ready to work?” you asked her, your voice playful to hide your own nerves. 

“I’m ready to see what keeps you so busy,” Sydnee’s grin was wide as she hung the lanyard around her neck and stepped out of the car. 

The moment your heels hit the pavement and you grabbed your work bag from the bag seat you were straight to work. Sydnee became your shadow as you fell into your routine that started with setting up at the entrance and waiting for the players to arrive. They began to trickle in at first, dressed in their game day best, and offering a casual wave as they passed but only after you had taken their picture. A select few would end up on one of the many social media pages. And every moment of it left Sydnee starstruck as she stood beside you with her jaw noticeably slacked. 

One by one the entire roaster crossed your path. From Stamkos and Hedman to Sergachev and Kucherov, they all offered a little glimmer into their pregame personalities as well. So it wasn’t a surprise to you when you were met by Andrei’s focus that was so easily mistaken by anyone else as coldness, or Killorn’s goofier-than-normal entrance when he noticed he had a bit more of an audience. What did surprise you, however, was that Cirelli and Colton arrived together. 

The sight of them walking side by side, both wearing varying shades of blue, left your head cocked to the side and a single eyebrow raised.  You knew better than anyone the complexity of their relationship. Just weeks ago, Tony started a fight with Ross because of you. Back in Dallas, they had practically shared you. Now, they carpooled? It left you perplexed as you snapped their picture, and met their eyes as they passed. 

Cirelli offered you a friendly hello, mindful of your friend, who stood beside you in awe. And Ross pulled the sunglasses from his face and offered a wink and a nod, offering a silent greeting as he passed. 

The two of them left a knot knotted in your stomach as you shoved your camera into your bag. They were the last to arrive, and that meant you needed to be on the move to prepare for warmups. But first, you would need to get Sydnee to her seat. 

“Alright, we’re done here,” you assured her with a smile, your lips parting to offer what would happen next. But the excitement of what she had just experienced had Sydnee cut in. 

“I didn’t realize you worked so closely with the players.” Her words were those of awe. 

“And that’s only a fraction of it all,” you smiled. She would never truly know the extent of the work you did. She would never know at what level you knew every single player of the Tampa Bay Lightning. “Let me set you up in your seat, make sure you have a drink in your hand all night, and then I’m going to have to get back to work.”

The busy buzz of the surrounding arena was consuming as you took Sydnee to her seats in the Chase Club. You left her there with the promise of meeting back at your car after the game. Then, you fell back into your usual routine. 

You moved through Amalie with ease, your head down and eyes on your screen as you monitored the social media channels and decided just which photos you posted on each platform. And just when someone thought you were in the way, you weren’t as you moved to the side or out of the way without even having to look up or be told to. You knew every shortcut, every detour. Where you were allowed to be and when you had to be there. It was rare that you had a moment to yourself during the game, but tonight you did. 

You found yourself in the corridors between the locker rooms with a little extra time between warmups and game time, so you pulled out your laptop and set up on the table. Your back was to the hallway as you worked, your headphones in as focused on the bright glow of the screen. You paid no mind to the people behind you as they passed, knowing you wouldn’t be in the way of their work as you did your own. And you were extra cautious as you heard the clamour of players behind you. The last thing you wanted was to be in their way and get caught by a stick or stepped on with the full weight of a hockey player on a skate blade. 

Standing with your hips pressed to the edge of the table, as out of the way as you could be, but it wasn’t enough. Somehow, you were still in someone’s way - or rather caught someone’s eye as you stood there dressed in your pencil shirt and tucked-in white blouse. So much so that they went out of the way to touch you - to smack your ass with the firm impact of your hand unleashing a shrill yelp from the depths of your throat and leaving the sting of their touch behind. 

Your hands shot out to brace yourself against the table, your head hanging low on your shoulders to hide the redness of embarrassment that overtook your features behind a curtain of hair. Whoever had done that should have known better. Back home in Tampa, you were off-limits. And the only two brave enough to challenge that? Ross and Tony. But not even they would have put our job in jeopardy like that. 

Turning in place, you had intended to come face to face with the player who had acted so carelessly, so stupidly. You had intended to give them a piece of your mind. But the Bolts’ electric blue jersey did not meet your gaze. No, all you saw was the Florida Panthers’ white and red away jersey. And all you heard was laughter. 

It sent your stomach sinking, and your lips fell into a firm line as you scowled. They must have recognized you from your many trips down to Sunrise, Florida, and someone had to have known that you did a lot more than work for their media team. It wasn’t a mystery that was hard to solve. Not once you had found the courage to look up and meet the playful gaze of ex-lightning player Carter Verhaeghe. 

He had just won the cup with the team last year and was an off-season acquisition by the Panthers. Carter would have known the first wife. He would be very familiar with the Road Wife program. And with the connections, and the friends, he still had on the Tampa Bay roster, it wouldn’t surprise you if he knew exactly who you were and what your role was with the team. 

You swallowed hard as you watched as Carter winked at you, his hand free of his glove and shaking off the sting of the impact against your ass. All too guilty for him to even try to deny, and it sent the players in his company, Jonathan Huberdeau and McKenzie Weager, into laughter. 

They were all too comfortable in your arena. Too confident. And you wanted to say something, you really did. But you didn’t have to. 

“Come on, man. Show a little respect, my girl’s trying to work here,” hearing the all too familiar voice had you turning around, your jaw slacked as your eyes fell on Ross. 

You didn’t know why he had been there, dressed fully in his equipment and towering over you as he stood taller on his skates. Something had sent him out into the hallway, catching the scene as it had unfolded in front of him - and he didn’t like it. It was clear from the scowl that consumed his features, and the strength that was laced into his words. If you hadn’t known better, you would have thought Ross was going to hit Carter - but they were friends once, having played for Syracuse together in the AHL. They were going to be civil, right?

Your stomach was up in your throat as Carter turned around, stopping at the center of the hallways to laugh back in your direction. “She’s your girl, huh, Colton?”

Ross’s jaw tensed as he came to stand beside you, his hand stroking down the breadth of your back. His touch had you tensing in return. Your thighs pressed firm together, and you turned your head to look up at him so quickly it sent your hair cascading down your back - giving Carter the very view Ross wanted him to see. As you took in your deep nervous breath, the collar of your shirt shifted and the marks he had left, that your shirt had covered so well you hadn’t thought to conceal them, became clear enough for the visiting players to see. 

Then Ross spoke again, his words carrying that same confidence as before. “That’s right.”

“Well, when we get done with this game tonight,” Carter had a hint of laughter in his voice, one that was shared with Huberdeau and Weeger who lingered as his back, “send your girl over to the hotel for a little overtime.”

Carter’s words hung in the air for a moment, the weight of them heavy on your chest as the symphony of laughs from the Florida Panthers players faded away. They disappeared down the corridor, wandering off to their visitor’s locker room, leaving you and Ross alone in the hallway. 

A careful step to the side and you were retreating to your work. You kept your head down to hide the embarrassment that you had yet to rid from your face - to hide the tears that burned in your eyes and threatened to spill. 

It wasn’t how you carried yourself at work. You had always done your best to carry yourself with confidence, professionalism and a smile, and Ross noticed. 

“Hey,” he said. 

It was just enough to catch your attention as he reached out to place a hand on your shoulder. His gentle touch guided you around the table and into the doorway of one of the equipment rooms during a moment of calm between warmups and game time. There he reached up, taking your chin between his finger and thumb and guided your gaze up. 

Ross’ jaw was still tense, but his eyes had softened for you. “You alright?”

“Yeah, I’ll be fine,” you assured him, your words clipped and uneven. 

Your ass still stung from the impact of the unexpected slap, but that you could live with. It was what Carter said that left you feeling dirty. Disgusted. You wanted nothing but to fade away, to call it a night and just go home - but you couldn’t shy away from your responsibilities. You couldn’t shy away from the job they originally hired you to do because you had put yourself in the position for something like this to happen. 

As long as you held the mantle as the team’s wife, being sexualized was your reality. And it would not just be by the team you worked for, but by any team who knew you existed. It had happened when Seguin had cornered you in the press-box, and again now with Carter. You didn’t like it, but it came with the job. You would just have to deal with it. 

“Don’t lie to me,” he told you, punctuating his words with your name. “I’ll make this all up to you, okay?”

“Ross,” you said his name as your shoulders rocked with a heavy sigh, “this wasn’t your fault.”

“I know,” Ross sighed, his thumb leaving your chin to stroke over the soft lobe of your lower lip. 

You took in a sharp inhale.

“But Carter, he and I, we’re friends,” he sighed, his gaze dropping for a moment as his head shook, “he’s a good guy, really. I know it’s hard to believe, but he’s just trying to get under our skin. I’m not trying to make excuses for him, but if I can try to make up for what he did because of us, I’m going to.”

You cocked your head, your lips moving against the pad of his thumb as you spoke. “You want to make it up to me?”

“I will make it up to you,” his words were a promise. 

“Then go win this game for me.” Your words had once again found a firm confidence as your stare had held Ross’ gaze. 

He was smiling now. 

You could see it without having to look at his bright blue eyes. His thumb stroked over your lip, his hand stroking over the angle of your jawline. For a moment, Ross’ careful touch left you thinking he might kiss you there in the doorway. And a part of you wanted him to, but he only cradled your face in his hands, his fingers so close to tangling in your hair, as he made his promise; “I’m going to do my goddamn best to get that done for you, sweetheart.” 

The corridor became flooded with blue as the team left the locker room in full gear. They were loud as they hyped themselves up for the game. The chaos had Ross giving you an apologetic look, his head cocking to the side, giving you a silent apology before you gave him a playful shove to go join the rest of his team. His hands slipped away from you like a ribbon, his own holler piercing the air as he fell into line. It was game time. 

Gathering your things into your bag, you carried it with you through the maze that was Amalie before coming to rest on your stool along the edge of the rink. You sat perched there with your camera in your lap and your phone ready to tweet out every development in the game. And while Sydnee was in sight, a drink in one hand as she waved to you in great excitement with the other, not even the presence of your best friend could rid you of the nerves that consumed you. This game meant more to you now than it should. The rivalry between the Lightning and the Panthers was one of the greatest in the league, but tonight the game surpassed the Battle of Florida. A loss for Florida would be a personal victory. One that you hoped would have Carter regretting how he treated you and would have him second-guessing his choice if he even thought about trying it again. 

But beating the Panthers was never an easy feat. Not even while at Amalie. Every game was hard fought, right down to the last seconds, and this game wouldn’t be an exception. At only three minutes and twenty-eight seconds into the first period, Carter Verhaeghe would open the scoring. It was his twelfth of the season and assisted by their Captain Alexander Barkov. The goal had sent the crowd of 3,800 to silence. But that only made Carter’s celebration easier to hear as he jumped into the boards right in front of you. He met your eyes, his smile wide as he celebrated with his linemates Barkov and Marchment and defencemen, Weegar and Ekblad. 

Their celebration left you shifting uncomfortably in your seat as you tweeted out the game update. And at centre ice, the puck dropped and play continued. While you felt on the verge of vomiting, you found a semblance of peace less than forty seconds of play later when Yanni Gourde slipped the puck past Bobrovsky with assists from Goodrow and Coleman.

The surrounding cheers made it hard for you to keep things professional. You wanted to hop up from your seat and cheer along with the crowd. Instead, you snapped your pictures and picked out for favorite for the feed as you announced the game-tying goal. The first period would end in that stalemate after the Lightning would kill off a cross-checking penalty taken by Barclay Goodrow against Aaron Ekblad. And while it was the first penalty of the game, it would not be the last as eight minutes later Hornqvist went to the box for his slashing Hedman. No one would be successful in their power play. 

Through the second period, it would be a back-and-forth game. Which was not limited to the play on the ice, but included the frequent trips to the penalty box. Ekblad would take a penalty for slashing against Gourde, Lomberg for hooking against Rutta, and Hedman would take a penalty for holding Alex Wennberg. Each power play unit would kill the penalty before another puck would reach the back of the net. 

It would come after a strong break into the zone by Cernak. With great patience, he had tried to get the puck to Point, only for it to deflect off Weegar. But it had put it in the perfect position for Killorn to sink it into the back of the net. 

But the 2-1 goal lead over the Panthers would be short-lived. It was with Coleman sitting in the penalty box for tripping Keith Yandle, that Forsling, with assists from Wennberg and Vatrano, would tie the game 2-2. 

They would start the third period the same way, tied and so evenly matched it made your stomach sick. You desperately wanted the lead. For the boys to score so many goals, Florida wouldn’t have the chance of a comeback. And it didn’t seem like it was too much to ask at the five-minute mark when the fourth line took to the ice. 

Colton, Joseph and Maroon were an exciting combination and the go-to bottom line for Jon Cooper. Maroon, with his strength and size, contrasted the speed that Colton and Joseph had on the ice. And while many didn’t think it was a combination that would work, you watched it succeed right in front of you. Pat dumped the puck in deep with Mathieu and Ross skating in after it. Mathieu would get stuck in the corner, but Ross would come to recover the puck behind the net. His wrap-around attempt left you holding your breath, the puck deflecting off the goaltender’s pads before meeting Mathieu’s stick and the back of the net. 

The Lightning would hold a 3-2 lead in the third until Barclay Goodrow would find himself in the box for high-sticking Mason Marchment. A goal from Hornqvist would shorten his time in the box, bringing the game to yet another tie. 3-3. 

Your stomach could only sink further as tensions continued to rise between the players, plays became careless, and penalties continued to be called. First came a high-sticking call against Palat. Then, the same against Panther’s defenceman Aaron Ekblad as he caught Stamkos up high. And while the Bolts had killed off their penalty, the Panthers would not do the same. 

Johnson, with some help from Gourde and Cirelli, would give the Lightning a 4-3 lead with 11 minutes remaining in the period. 

Tension only rose further in those dying minutes. A series of penalties began at 11:29 as Keith Yandle got a little rough with Ross, who did nothing to retaliate but give him one of his cheeky grins and a bit of a laugh, knowing it would get under his skin more than throwing a hit. 

Yandle had only been out of the box 10 seconds when the next set of penalties was called. The officials awarded two to Weeger for slashing and roughing Palat. And Palat would receive a roughing penalty of his own, along with a misconduct that would have him sitting out the rest of the game. 

The penalties didn’t stop there. One last penalty came with a mere 5 minutes remaining in the game. The fourth line was on to defend, to protect the lead they had and kill time faced off against the Panthers' second line: Huberdeau, Bennett and Duclair. You didn’t know what triggered it, if someone had said something in the face-off circle or if Ross was just feeling extra feisty, but he spent 2 minutes in the penalty box for roughing against Jonathan Huberdeau. 

Every second he spent in the box had you watching the clock more than you were watching the game. But the penalty kill unit did their job and forced the Panthers to pull Bobrovsky. In those dying seconds, Brayden would secure the victory with one last goal that would end the game 5-3. 

The victory left you with a bit of a hop in your step as you fell into your post-game routine of preparing for interviews. You couldn’t wait until things could go back to normal when the reporters could all return to the locker room for the post-game. But until then, you set up the table and the computer that each reporter would check in from one place or the other. Then you had to retrieve each player. First on your list was the second star of the game, Killorn. 

Leaving the room they had set aside for interviews, you made the short walk to the locker room that was full of life after the win. The boys sat half-dressed, some still in gear, some already dressed in their suits for the drive home. Some showered, some not, and all in one conversation or another, but not a single one of them, was Alex Killorn. 

“Cap,” you spoke, your voice raised slightly to be heard over the locker room noise. 

Stamkos stood in front of his stall, a white towel fastened around his waist while he ran another over his wet blonde hair. When he heard you, he shot you a crooked smirk, his head tilting in a casual nod as he acknowledged you. 

“Killer in the showers?”

“Wasn’t in there when I was on my way out,” he said, “check with Jason, I think he was having some issues with his blades-” 

You were on the move before Stamkos could finish his sentence. Time was of the essence, and the quicker you got these interviews done, the sooner you could meet up with Sydnee and go home. Your heels clicked against the floor as you moved through the corridors. They were much more calm now that the game was over, making it much easier to go from point A to point B. But your efficiency didn’t make it any easier to find Alex. He wasn’t in the equipment room, and it left your brows knitting as you offered a soft apology to Jason on your way out. 

“Alright Alex, where are you?” you sighed, tapping your foot as you looked up and down the corridor, “medical, maybe?” you spoke to yourself as you slipped down the hall. 

When you arrived, the lights were on, but the staff was nowhere to be seen. Which meant the same for Alex. Letting out a frustrated huff, you were ready to give up. To move on to the next name on your list and come back to Alex later, but then you saw a pair of shadows move behind the cover of one curtain that gave the players and medical staff privacy on a busy night. 

“So this is where you have been hiding from me,” you grinned, “media needs you when you’ve wrapped up in here, Alex.”

You received no response. Not from Alex, and not from a trainer or doctor. Silence hung in the air and the shadows stilled, as if to hope you would move along without a response. You stood there, waiting for some kind of acknowledgement that never came, and it didn’t sit right with you. Something was off. 

“Alex?” you said his name slowly as you stepped forward, your hand drawing back the curtain carefully. 

The rings of the curtain rattled along their support, sending your heart pounding in your chest as the figures became more than shadows in front of your eyes. On the table wasn’t Alex, but another familiar face. Pat sat with his wet hair slicked back, his white dress shirt undone and hanging off his slouched shoulders. But it wasn’t because he was being examined. They would have completed that as soon as he had come off the ice, and you would have remembered him being hurt out on the ice. And the person who stood between his legs, her hands resting on the tops of his strong thighs, was not one of the staff. No, you had never seen her before. 

You would have remembered someone like her. She stood no taller than 5 foot 5, even while wearing the heels she wore that towered higher than anything you would have thought practical to wear. And she was pretty. Memorably so with her long brunette hair that hung down her back in thick waves save for her face-framing bangs that left her green eyes near electric as they met your dear-in-the-headlights stare. 

They hadn’t wanted to be found, the much was clear. But that fact alone didn’t send the petite woman retreating. No, she stayed there right between Pat’s thighs as if she had been there countless times before. And if that wasn’t hinted enough to know just exactly who she was, Pat saying her name left your blood running cold. “Ella, I think it’s time for you to go.” Your chest felt tight as you struggled to take a single breath, and the world around you suddenly felt distant. This was their first wife? The woman you knew so little and yet so much about. She had dishonoured the team, and yet, here she was. You scowled. The audacity she had - and he! What was Pat thinking? The possibilities left your head spinning. It left you uneasy on your feet as you shuffled back, retreating slowly, cautiously as if she were a panther ready to pounce as you stuttered out, “Have you seen Killorn?” 

“He’s not in here,” Ella answered for Pat, her voice sweet, but it hit your ears like nails on a chalkboard. 

Your eyes flicked over to Ella, narrowing more than you intended, and you offered her nothing more than that. Not a thank you. Not a question as to what she was doing there. Just a glare. Then, you were stepping out the door. 

Behind you, you heard a clamour, but you didn’t look back. Not even as Pat called out your name, as he trailed after you. You wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of some half-assed explanation. You had a pretty good idea of what was happening there before you interrupted them. Nothing Pat said was going to change your mind. Yet he still called after you as you moved through the corridor, your head down to hide the shock that still consumed your face. 

The shock that was knocked straight off your features when you collided with the thick body of another. Looking up, relief consumed you at the sight of Alex. 

“You were looking for me?” He smiled down at you as his hands reached out to steady you in place. 

“Yeah,” you breathed out, your voice unsteady, “media’s waiting on you.”

Nodding towards the makeshift media room, you managed a smile. One that you would wear throughout the interviews that followed, and that hid the uneasiness in your stomach. No matter what you did, you couldn’t rid yourself of it. Yet, you made it through to the end of the night, but there was one thing standing in the way of you getting to go home in peace. 

Pat lingered long after players started going home. You didn’t have to see him to know it. It was something you could feel. His eyes were on your back as he waited for the opportune moment to catch you alone. But you never gave it to him. You walked to and from the interviews with each player on your list. And even as your shift was ending, and all you had to do was walk to your car, you wouldn’t make it alone. 

“Tony, hey!” You smiled as you sought out Tony, one of the last lingering players in the locker room, “you on your way out?”

“Yeah,” he nodded, pushing his dark, wet curls out of his face as he stood up from his seat. 

“Walk me to my car?” 

You didn’t need to ask him twice. Tony would have done anything you asked him to at that moment and you would be forever grateful for that. 

Gathering your bag, you held it close as the two of you walked past Pat with nothing more than a quick “Have a good night” between teammates. Whatever it was Pat wanted to say, he couldn’t say it in front of his teammates. And while you didn’t hear it tonight, the explanation you didn’t want to hear would only come in time. 

Walking out the doors of Amalie and into the night air should have brought you relief. The chilly night air, and the touch of Tony’s large, warm hand against your back, should have been enough to bring you back to your usual calm composure. But the bright taillights of the Panther’s bus still flooded the parking lot with its glow as their trainers loaded the bus with gear. Their players loitered in the night, some on the bus, others lingering by the door. With them, waited a figure you wouldn’t forget. 

Ella. 

You almost groaned at the sight of her. 

She worked for the Florida Panthers, that much was clear. At what capacity? You just happened to be an expert in the matter. To everyone else, she would look like a member of their media team. But Ella was just like you. And while she had just a little more experience, she wasn’t as good at hiding it. Her flirtations were obvious and obnoxious even as she stood in the parking lot of Amalie. She wanted you to see her, for the players to see her smiling and happy. She wanted to draw in anyone’s attention, and while you were doing your best not to stare, you were, and she saw it. 

Smiling widely, she excused herself from her team and sauntered across the parking lot to you. 

For a moment, you considered dropping your gaze and making a run for your car. But Tony’s touch still lingered on your back, and she was right in your path. Her confidence let you in a panic, your feet becoming still and your hand dropping from your purse to clutch at Tony’s wrist at your side. Silently begging him not to leave you alone with her. 

“You must be the new me,” Ella spoke, her tone all too friendly, “about earlier-”

“I don’t want to hear it,” you were quick to silence her. You didn’t care about what she had to say. Even if a part of you was curious as to why she was with Pat after the game, and the vision of them was all too clear in your mind. You weren’t going to let her offer any excuses for sneaking around with your team. The team that had once been hers. 

“I know what you did while you were here. I know why you weren’t asked back this year.” You said, your hand clutched at Tony a little tighter. 

“Do you?” her manicured brow quirked up on her forehead, a sense of amusement in her tone. 

“Seguin-” 

She didn’t let you get out a full sentence before she cut you off with laughter. It drew the attention of the Florida players who lingered by the door of the bus. It had Ross who lingered in the parking lot by Tony’s car, taking a step forward as if he were prepared to intervene. And it even had Sydnee staring from where she stood, leaning back against the trunk of your car, as she waited for you. 

They stared at her, and in turn, they stared at you, but Ella’s eyes had flicked over to Tony, who still stood right by your side. His face hardened as he bit his own tongue to keep himself from saying a single word. At the sight of him, her low chuckle persisted, her head shaking slowly as her eyes found yours once more. 

“You think you’re better than me,” she spoke each word with a coy smile on her lips, “but we’re more alike than you realize. You’ll see that soon enough.” 

Her words sent your stomach sinking as she stepped back and moved for the bus that would take the Panthers to the airport or to the hotel. Where it went, you didn’t know. You didn’t care. Your mind was too consumed by what Ella had said to even consider it. 

You refused to think you were anything like her. That you would do anything like she had done. The accusation alone left your skin hot and your stomach churning on the verge of illness. You needed to get home. 

Pulling away from Tony’s side, you let your eyes drop to the ground as you fumbled with your bag. “Thank you for walking me out to my car,” you offered him the sincerest thank you that you could muster. But it didn’t hide how your voice broke, or the stiffness in your stride as you left him to stand in the low and approached Sydnee, who waited for you. 

“What was that all about?” Sydnee greeted you from where she stood leaning up against the back of your car. “It’s nothing,” the lie tasted sour in your mouth as you moved to the driver’s side of the car. You could only hope with the entire car between you she couldn’t see how your mind struggled to throw some bullshit answer together. “Rivalries run deep, and she’s me. I mean, she does what I do.” 

You were rambling. Struggling to find just the right words to say and string them together, all while on the verge of throwing up.  

The night couldn’t have been more unlike what you had planned for Sydnee. But, of course, the Florida Panthers and their own Road Wife had to complicate things. They left you with too many questions and too many secrets as you had to tip-toe through your conversations with Sydnee or risk letting something slip. Something that could put your entire career and reputation in jeopardy. 

You fumbled with your keys in your purse, the clamour of them hitting one thing and then the next heard in the night air as you drew them out. But then you fumbled with them, trying to find your car key only for them to end up slipping to the ground in the sharp sound of metal hitting metal hitting concrete. 

Lips parted in a silent sigh of frustration. You wanted to scream, to groan, to do anything to express the toll the night took on you. But you couldn’t. You had to remain calm. Cool. Collected. You couldn’t let on to Sydnee that there was more going on here than what she believed there to be. So you bit your lip and fought back your tears as you knelt down to the ground and retrieved your keys. 

It was only then you realized that the car parked beside you had yet to leave and left you glancing back over your shoulder at the players that remained.

It felt as if it were February again. The sight of Ross standing beside the car with the collar of his dress shirt left open and his hands shoved in his tight pant pockets. But it wasn’t Mathieu who stood with him. This time, Tony, with his mess of dark curls and concerned stare, lingered on you as he tossed his suit jacket into the back seat. 

The two of them could have just gotten in the car and left. You would have almost preferred it if they did, but they weren’t leaving until both you and the Panther’s bus had cleared the lot. 

You offered them both a reassuring smile, and Tony matched it with his own. But Ross, he was much shameless even while in the company of your friend. 

“You alright, sweetheart?” Hearing his words had you ready to crumble. You craved to run to him, to fall so effortlessly into his arms and be held by him. But there was no loss of your composure with your best friend ignoring her place in the passenger seat. Instead, she had draped herself over the door, her smile playful as her brow raised. She was all too interested in your encounter to concede. 

“Yeah, I’m good,” you assured Ross.

Giving him and Tony one last look, you leaned down to get in the car, but you froze when your friend still refused to get into the car. Instead, she spoke loud enough for both the boys to hear, “Oh, so that’s why you wouldn’t tell me who sent you the flowers.”

“You sent her flowers?” Tony started, the boys falling into a soft symphony of confusion as you stood still, your back to them as your face fell. 

“No, that wasn’t me,” was Ross’ rushed response, and with it you could feel both of their eyes on your back. 

If one of them hadn’t sent you the flowers, then who had? Your fingers curled around the door of your car, the cool alloy grounding you as you gave them both one last perplexed look. Almost as if to say: Are you sure it wasn’t one of you? Then you spoke, “Thanks for waiting on me, guys. Have a good night.” 

“Good night, sweetheart,” Ross’ words were the last you heard, his charming sweetheart punctuated by the closing of your door. 

You had to bite your lip to hide the smile that threatened to blossom over your features. Taking the steering wheel in your hands, you leaned forward to rest your forehead against them. That had to be enough to hide it.

Of course. You had to run into the ex-road wife and Ross had to be so endearing while Sydnee was there. And she wasn’t going to let you brush it off like nothing had happened. “Sweetheart, huh?”

Biting your lip, you sat up in your seat, turning as you reached back for your seatbelt to hide your smile. But there was no hiding it from Sydnee as you looked at her, almost laughing as you answered her. “Yeah, well, Colton is a bit of a flirt.”

“And does it work?”

“Does what work?” you arched a brow up at her as you started up the ignition and began the drive home through the congested, post-game traffic. 

“The flirting.”

You went silent. Your teeth biting your lip a little harder. The flirting always worked, but you couldn’t tell her that. “Nope,” Your lie was feeble as your foot eased on the brake at a red light. The red glow illuminated the inside of the car and your features as you had hoped the darkness between streetlights would hide your telltale signs of lying to her. 

“So he’s not the one who gave you all those hickeys on your neck?”

Sydnee was smiling. You didn’t need to look at her to know that. Then you felt her finger on the collar of your blouse, tugging it away from your neck. Your eyes flashed up to your rearview mirror. Adjusting it casually, you gave yourself a view of your neck where the friction of the blouse against your skin had rubbed the makeup away. It left the marks Ross had left on your skin all too clear. 

You could have told her it wasn’t Ross. That it was literally anyone else, but she had seen the flirting that he was never shy about, no matter where you were or who was there with you. Telling her the truth would be too easy, and ease your mind of the many secrets you were forced to carry with you because of your contract - but Ross, he didn’t have a contract. There was nothing there for you to breach.

“Okay,” you sighed, “maybe it works sometimes.” 

“I knew it!” You could hear her giddy excitement in her shriek. “No wonder the two of you were trying to play it so coy about the flowers.”

You almost laughed. If there was one thing Ross wasn’t, it was coy - and you believed him when he said he hadn’t been the one to send you the flowers. That was all still a mystery to you, but for convenience's sake, Sydnee just needed to believe he was the one sending them to you. 

“It’s not exactly something we can advertise,” you told her slowly, choosing your words carefully. “Besides, it’s not serious.” 

And with your contracts in place, any relationship you had with anyone could never be. It would just be too complicated - as if trying to conceal it all from your best friend wasn’t bad enough you had resorted to telling her fractions of the truth just so she wouldn’t catch you in a lie. Sighing, you would indulge her in the little things that came with Ross’ affection. You knew she wouldn’t tell anyone. And at the end of the night, there would be nothing more for her to discover or tell. Spending the day with her had been a harsh reminder of the severity of your situation. A reminder of just how hard it was to find a work-life balance when you were the Tampa Bay Lightning’s road wife. 

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[mattsrubio]

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[marcmharris]

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[junejvoss]

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[silasmclark]

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[shawnacalvertrealtor]

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[lukebanes]

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