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The transition to working at the new bakery location had been hectic and stressful. Early mornings, long days, and she didn’t even get to see her girlfriend throughout the day like she used to. Still, she was excited and grateful for the opportunity. It just meant she and Parker had to be a little more organized with their date nights.

It was one of the other girl’s birthdays so the islanders had been given more alcohol than usual after the night’s recoupling. Scarlett hadn’t even payed attention to the man who’d had to leave the villa. Whilst everybody was saying ‘sorry’ and ‘goodbye’ to him, the brunette pulled Blake over to one side, grabbing her by the arm.

“Are you happy that I chose you in the recoupling or are you going to stay made at me for that date?" Her head shook lightly from side to side. “I can never tell with you. It’s like you forget we’re on a game show and have to be somewhat tactical. I know the viewers voted me and whats-his-face that I went on a date with as the best couple but that doesn’t matter to me. They’ll see you and me and they’ll like us instead. We just have to prove we’re an actual couple and not two girls messing around to get men’s votes.”

Roxanne: Hello

Roxanne: I have this number in my phone but I have no name saved with it.

Logan: Oh yeah? Even while Roger is talking right about our never serial killer we need to catch?

Evelyn: Oh yeah, definitely.

Shauna put her phone down for a moment and looked around her room. In his rage her father had thrown her into her beside table, and broken both it and the lamp that was sitting on it. Shauna was sporting a few nasty bruises. One on her back from hitting the table, one on her left cheek and a few on her arms and stomach. Her lower lip had split a tiny bit, but for the most part she was okay. She had been through worse, even if she didn’t like to admit it. Her father had left the room after throwing her against the table, He forbid her from leaving the house, then stormed off and passed out on the couch in front of the TV another drink in hand. 

Even if she wanted to, Shauna knew that she couldn’t leave while he was still awake, and that if she did leave, this would be the last time. So, with that, she apologized to Ryder and told her that she would be missing her flight. Well, she would be missing that flight at least. Instead she booked a new one for later that night and called her teammate and close friend Evelyn over to help her pack up everything she owned. They had to work fast and quiet to get everything done before her father work up, but they managed. They packed everything up into Eve’s car, then Even drove Shauna to her place. They had just enough time for Shauna to put a bit of mack up on, covering the bruising best they cold before she went out into public. 

Leia loved hockey, loved it despite not being very good at playing it. She loved the brisk cold in the arena, the sound of the skates on ice, and they camaraderie when goals were scored. But due to her, happily, busy life, she hadn’t gone to a game in months. When you’re used to going to games every week, it can be a bit hard to deal with. Like giving up an addiction. So when a friend from college offered her tickets to a WNHL game, she jumped at the chance. While she did follow the Women’s League, she was ashamed to say she’d never been to a game before. She had researched the team beforehand, wanting to know that stats of who was playing and what to expect. One name stood out to her; Parker Knight. Whoever this woman was, she was unstoppable. Seeing her in action only compounded the sudden and strong crush Leia had. Smooth on the ice with soft hands, Parker would’ve been an asset to her college team, had they been co-ed. As the game ended, she sent a quick text to Lavzy, thanking him for the tickets. He responded by mentioning he knew the manager of the team and did she want to meet them. Suppressing a squeal, she quickly found an attendant and followed them down. Holy shit, she was meeting professional hockey players!

Weeks had passed since Blake had kicked Adriena off of the team. It was something no one quite understood, but hadn’t dared to ask her about either. She even closed herself off to her partner, who was the only one brave enough to slip in a few questions. She felt guilty about the situation -foolish even. She crossed a line she normally wouldn’t have and soon after faced the consequences. Her response had been based on attraction, rather than rational thinking and with that she’d hurt someone. It shouldn’t have happened. It wasn’t fair to Blake -even when the blonde detective hadn’t expected there was more behind the other’s actions than the mere need for sex and closeness.

She followed the case closely, though, despite being kicked off the team. She cared, and she didn’t trust the capabilities of her replacement. The man that replaced her was a smug, much talk but no results. He had no eye for details, something which could make or break this case. Whenever word got out that Blake was kidnapped, Adriena lost her shit to Alvarez, her replacement. It was an unprofessional incident, one she formally apologized for lately.