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and the boys?”
    “They’re fine. Just listen.”
    “Happy birthday, Uncle Derek!” the kids screamed into the phone.
    “Thank you.” Derek couldn’t help but laugh.
    “When are you coming to Texas so we can practice again?” Connor asked.
    “We have a hockey rink,” Jake said.
    “Are you going to get a birthday cake?” Colby chipped in.
    “Very soon. The hockey season is over so I’ll be paying you boys a visit. And I plan to get a huge birthday cake to celebrate.”
    The boys all cheered about that. Derek could hear the soft, bubbly noises of Mackenzie in the background.
    “Blake, is Mackenzie talking?”
    “She’s doing her best,” Seth said. “Sweet pea, say hi to Uncle Derek.”
    “Unc Der!” Mackenzie said enthusiasticallyinto the phone.
    “Hey, Mackenzie! How’s my little heartbreaker doing?”
    “She’s just fine. Growing like a weed and trying to keep up with her brothers.” Seth laughed.
    He got up, stretched, and ran a hand over his rumbling stomach. It was time to go in search of food. “Mark my words. Connor has the soul of a hockey player.”
    “Well, he certainly has the roughhousing part right.No thanks to Uncle Derek. I think he believes being in the penalty box is a reward.”
    “Nah, he takes after his old man.” He opened the fridge and found some Chinese food boxes. He opened one and took a whiff. The leftover beef lo mein didn’t smell like it would kill him. He popped it into the microwave and hit the two-minute express button.
    “What are your post season plans?”
    “I’m going to do some traveling. I’m going to visit Texas of course, and I’m also going to Portland to check on Alex.”
    “How’s he doing?”
    “As expected. I told my mother I’d go check in on him and the kids. It looks like he’s shutting himself off from the rest of the world since Rachel’s funeral. I thought he’d bring the kids to the playoffs, but he backed out last minute.” Derek sighed.
    “It’s good you’re going to visit him,” Seth said.
    “And then there’s the bar makeover. It’s going great. Jared’s design team is awesome. Especially Charisma.” An image of her in that blue dress flashed in his head. Derek groaned to himself.
    “So how’s the love life?”
    “Up in flames. And not the good kind. I’ll be eating that birthday cake alone.” Derek snorted. “Phoebe madethe biggest scene in my bar yesterday.”
    “Any new developments? Complications?”
    The microwave dinged. He retrieved the food, pulled a fork out of the drawer and dove in. “I have a feeling you know something I don’t.”
    “I forgot you like to tune out the world when you go home.”
    “That’s why I sleep so well. What’s up? Did Phoebe go on a social media tirade?”
    “No, butthere’s a picture circulating of you breaking up a fight between Phoebe and Charisma.”
    Derek spit out the glob of lo mein he’d just put into his mouth and dropped the box on the floor. He turned on his laptop on the island counter and searched his name. The picture came up immediately on some gossip site. There it was clear as day, a picture of him separating the ladies. The caption underneathwas some crude remark about a catfight. The angle was pretty good and the picture was clear. Someone on the construction crew must have taken it. Damn it.
    “It’s not what it looks like.”
    “Oh really now. So Phoebe and Charisma didn’t battle it out in your bar yesterday?”
    “Well, yeah they did. Phoebe was in the middle of a tantrum when Charisma dropped by to discuss the renovations.But Charisma’s totally innocent. We never really met until yesterday. Besides, Phoebe attacked her.”
    Seth laughed. “I do not miss the days when my love life was scrutinized every second. Family life saved me from all that.”
    “Really? You’re going to give me the settling-down speech while I’m amid my latest scandal?”
    “There’s never a good time for tough love.”
    “I can’t believethis.” Derek ran