Allie
The locker room had gone quiet around us.
A few players were still nearby, but everyone suddenly became very interested in their phones, equipment bags, and anything that allowed them to avoid looking directly at Chase and me. Ryan stood several feet away with an expression that said he understood this argument had been coming long before I arrived.
I barely noticed any of them.
My entire focus was on Chase.
He stood in front of his open locker with his shoulders tense and his jaw tight. The cut on his lip looked darker than it had the night before, and the sight of it made guilt twist inside me all over again.
“Why didn’t you tell me?” I asked.
“I was going to.”
“When?”
“After I figured out how to explain it.”
“There was nothing to explain. You were suspended. I should hav
