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Chels is a coordinator for the charity foundations her dad’s hockey team ( Brett’s team) sponsors. They’ll do things like dinner where other donors eat with the players. So his metaphor which could be taken literally too— she loves the job but hates being detached from the people she wants to help. The solution is stop eat with rich people and refocus and expand on the parts of the job that she enjoys.

The was the cutest. Chels matches his pun game and what is love if not that? Closing statements: One thing I love is how Brett helps see maybe her brother was right for the promotion. And the work she does is the brunt work but that’s what she likes to do. The reason the promotion stung so much was she hoped it would revitalize her dissatisfaction. He pts out she may still love the outcomes but not certain tasks

He named his fish after himself and he was 19. What? It’s a good name. 😩😅

*it's not 5yrs since Chels and Brett last saw each other. It's been 5yrs since the previous book series in which Brett was Lainey's younger half brother and Coops unwanted mentee.

Order has been restored. Cuteness is back on. Some realizations. So and so on. We got a timeline. It’s been 5 yrs since.

Missed again he’s grabbing shoes and not left the premises. They’re gonna exchange words. So here we go. Will hold off on the play by play

I take it all back. Brett has reasons. They align with what happened just previously with what she said and what we gathered loosely of his past. Taryn is killing it. She does hurt feelings and fights so amazingly . It feels fine tuned in comp to her other works. She is getting better and better at writing these moments.

I will add Brett has repeatedly stated he’s not looking for something serious. And during second hook up. He’s the one who freaked out over the compliment cuz it was not detached enough. Not shortly after during the situation he changes his mind a little. Feelings are not so bad. Maybe that’s why he has a rxn to this convo.

He hears the tail end of the convo . It’s just a fling to her friend. It’s worst timing. He goes from the blissed out morning after mood. Kinda like you have a lot to talk about and just walks off. Also apparently Shanna doesn’t know the full extent of damage done by the previous boyfriend. Chels was thinking about how she never shared those things with Shanna cuz Shanna thought too highly of him.

We have a freak out for a more genuine comment during the liaison. And yes we got a friend fight. Shanna the friend is going a little too hard on the your not acting like yourself. A this is not you - which is annoying and a little too triggering and this after having said that Brett’s not Chelsea’s type. Chelsea clearly felt bad. She’s like what attractive and nice isn’t my type.