Neil Walters shuffled into the sauna, aching to sweat out the hangover.
His head was down, he was still a little nauseous.
He saw a shadow, another guy entering at the same time.
This early on a Monday?
Neil looked up and felt his stomach rebel.
It was Kyle Lomax, the way too good-looking meteorologist from Channel 8.
Meteorologist my ballsack, Neil thought. He’s cheekbones muscles and hair. He never took a science class in his life.
The worst part was that he was Zoey’s sex asterisk, her Get Out of Jail Free dream date.
Neil’s was Petra Donycyk, a Canadian actress he’d probably never meet.
Kyle was not only in their hometown, he obviously belonged to Willow Pines Fitness, their health and racquet club.
Neil inadvertently and audibly groaned as he sat in the sauna.
Kyle Lomax said, “You okay, buddy?”
Neil looked at his wife’s pinnacle, paragon man. He knew there was a snarl in his eyes, though he didn’t say anything.
After a pause, Neil said ‘Fine.”
He hoped that would be the end of it. He didn’t want to talk to “Max Doppler” Kyle Lomax or anyone else.
“Just checking, my man,” Kyle said. His tone was legit friendly and Neil hated him for it. He stared back.
Just above Kyle’s collarbone on his neck was a deep gouge with some smaller scratches around it. It was not a racquetball injury.
“Nasty wound,” Neil said before he could catch himself. His hangover hoped he hadn’t started a conversation.
Kyle put his hand to it and chuckled rather nervously.
“Yeah, didn’t see it coming.”
Neil blurted “Get caught banging someone’s wife?”
Kyle Lomax physically jerked back, his eyelids under his perfect eyebrows snapping back. Shocked, but not offended.
Neil hung his head again. He was too hungover to still be drunk but he was talking like he was.
“No, “ Kyle said, “I promise I didn’t sleep with anyone’s wife.”
Neil grunted his approval, head still down, looking at sweat starting to puddle in his belly fold.
“You know the Zamboni explosion at Parkway Ice Arena?”
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