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reached for her, catching her as she laughed. She was high on something, but I wasn't laying bets that it was liquor or drugs.
    "You okay?" I smiled down at her. I had no room to judge why she'd decided that being an Ice Queen in the truest sense was a good idea. I couldn't do it, but was almost glad that a few others did. God only knew where the guys would be, or what they would be up to otherwise.
    "I'm great. Best I've been in a while." She moved out of my hold and walked down the hall toward the kitchen as several of the guys tugged at her for her attention.
    I glanced over toward the door she'd just come out of as sickness rolled through the center of me. Surely Lucas wasn't behind fucked up door number one. He was known for keeping his distance from everyone, the girls in the house included.
    "Lucas?" I called out again and pressed my hand to the partially opened door only to have it slam in my face. The sound of his voice as he responded left my heart breaking in my chest. It was him that Lizzy was with. But why?
    "Right." I turned on my heel and moved toward the living room, deciding to do what I always did when life pegged me with football-sized lemons. I gripped my authority tight and got up on the kitchen table. "Hey. Get over here. Now."
    "Uh oh. Momma’s upset. What did you do?" Jessie smiled up at me, his dark hair and Hispanic features leaving him odd man out at Providence.
    "I need you to gather everyone. I'll make one announcement and let you guys be for the night, but I need help and Lucas is busy."
    "Lucas is busy?" William turned from beside Jessie and glanced up at me. "Well, you're the next best thing, Queen Bee. Tell us whatever you want, and we'll make it happen. Anything you want... I'll make it happen."
    I rolled my eyes as everyone gathered around me. "All right, listen up."
    Several of the guys walked into the kitchen area, tossing each other about and acting like fools, which only seemed to get the party going again.
    Lucas' voice was deep and forced everyone to pay attention. "Shut the fuck up and stand still for ten minutes, or you can walk your ass to New York for the tourney. Got it?"
    A lot of heads bobbed up and down with a wave of depressed-sounding mumbles. I avoided his eyes as I focused on William instead. He was an easy target.
    "We're going to have a car wash outside of Merskys on the northern side of campus one week from tomorrow. Get there around ten, and plan on wearing just your shorts for the guys and a bikini for the girls. We're selling sex with suds, people. It might look like a wholesome event, but we know better than that."
    Everyone erupted in laughter, and damn if I didn't lock eyes with Lucas. The neediness in his gaze tore through me followed by a burst of nausea. He'd fucked Lizzy five minutes before and now he was eying me like a starving man might his next meal.
    Jayce climbed up on the table beside me. "All right ten a.m. outside of Merskys. Be there next Saturday, or Lucas and I will happily take you to the rink to skate laps until your feet fucking fall off."
    "He's right. Don't dick this up, or your spot on the bus and in the hotel room will be denied. You'll be on your own," Lucas barked at everyone before turning and walking out of the room.
    "We good?" I glanced around as they cheered. Several of the guys up front reached for me and helped me down to the floor, William being front and center.
    "Hey Aubrey. You look beautiful tonight." He smiled and released me as my feet touched the ground. "I wanna come watch you dance sometime. When’s your next performance?"
    "In a few weeks. I'll post the info here in the kitchen with all of the other events going on." I shrugged and moved past him, ignoring how incredibly cute he was.
    William Clark was the newest addition to the team, and at nineteen years old, was one of the best players Providence had seen on the ice. Where Lucas was king, William would one day replace him and most certainly beat all his records, but