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Xavier
The slush-filled Main Street of downtown Palmer City the day after
Christmas matched my mood: on edge, mushy, and anxious as a skater
on thin ice.
The traffic reporter advised an alternate route to the Old Town Bridge,
which would’ve been the most direct route to my destination. Taking
Canyon Pass Road to the South Bridge only took a few extra minutes, so I
didn’t mind. I signaled to turn left at the church and onto Main Street,
which was full of the same traffic I’d been trying to avoid.
So close. I could get out and walk. I was that close to the Bevvie Bar
and Café. Around the corner just up Main Street past the church and Sundae
School Ice Cream Parlor, I could ask my teammate and passenger Jason to
get my coffee for me, but I was afraid that would alter my routine and
backfire. I was already struggling after missing the last three games.
Denver Edge starting goalie Jason Dexter was along for the ride today,
having spent the holidays with his wife’s family in Palmer City, not far
from my apartment. Jason lived on the northern outskirts of Elk Creek
Falls, the neighboring town, about halfway to Denver. He kept looking over
at me, concern etched on his face. I knew he was worried about my mental
state, given my performance at practice and the imminent loss of my Opa.
Jay wasn’t usually a funny guy, but his impressions of my grandfather were
dead-on and hilarious, even capturing Opa’s heavy accent and playful tone.
“Zavey-boy, ve got to get you a vife. All your smart hockey friends
have vifes. Vhy don’t you have a vife? Zeez muscles”—Jason poked my
bicep—“Zeez muscles are strong. Your heart is big. Vomen like you. Pick
one. Make Opa happy before he dies.”
I laughed. “You even sound like him. He asked me to grant his dying
wish—to get married.”
Jason shrugged. “That’s wild. Glad I could make you laugh. I’ve had
plenty of practice reading to Lauren’s students and to Quimby.” Quimby,
his niece, was four and a half years old and had her uncle wrapped around
her finger. “It’s been fun to play around with an accent. I must have read
The Nutcracker at least a dozen times in the past month. And yesterday, I
read the hockey alphabet book to the Bellies.”
Both Jason’s wife, Lauren, and her sister-in-law Lola were expecting
baby boys in the spring and jointly referred to the boys as the Bellies.
“It sounds like good practice. You’re going to make a great dad,” I
replied, surprised by the slight sting in my heart.
Opa was getting in my
head. He’d loved Oma so much and couldn’t understand why I didn’t want
to be married—or even be in a relationship at this period in my life.
I did want to be married. Someday. But I wanted to make my mark in
the NHL first and bank as much money as I could in case I fizzled out or
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