Chapter 4: DRAMA!
Axel’s
scene opens with him waiting for Jennifer after the team skate and musing on
the documentary. He’s still worried about this old motorcycle gang. The
narrative admits that as an NHL player, he’d always had a certain amount of
exposure (gee, you think?) but he fears that if the documentary finds a wider
audience the motorcycle gang will be upset with his “high-end lifestyle” (35).
Apparently the “debt” he owes them is for letting him leave the gang nine years
ago. That seems a long while for a grudge to be held by a motorcycle gang. And
if they were as violent as he claims, who knows how many of the members from
his time are even still alive?
He’s
concerned enough about the situation that he called his foster family (the
Murphys) and warned them. They are apparently wealthy enough to have the
ability to increase their security at their “Cape Cod compound” (36). So, apparently the Murphys are actually the
Kennedys? Who has a “compound”?
Jennifer
eventually joins Axel and she’s snippy and rude due to her jealousy. I think
that’s incredibly unprofessional—but then, so was the embracing in the rink’s
hallways the day before. Axel confronts her about it.
“Honestly?” She slammed the clipboard
on the desk, sending a few loose papers flying. “I’m a little creeped out to
think you have your own personal fan base following you around to your hotels
when you travel” (38).
Axel
points out that every sports team ends up with that kind of fan base. Jennifer
counters.
“Well, I don’t see how you can object
to a romantic story line for yourself when you’ve got a groupie with your
jersey number tattooed on her like a neon sign”
(38).
Uhhh,
see my earlier point about Chelsea not needing Axel’s permission for that.
Instead
of pointing that out, Axel says that Chelsea has every players’ number tattooed
on her. He goes further to explain that the team doesn’t mind them hanging out
around them because “that whole group has had a hard time of it” (38).
This
interesting tidbit, however, is dropped in favor of Jennifer complaining that
she doesn’t have a romantic storyline for her documentary. When Axel asks where
she got her information on the team, she teases him and says his rejection of
her the previous day sent her to another’s arms. She almost immediately reveals
that it was the coach’s wife and being in her arms was a hug at the end of the
evening.
Axel’s
jealousy dissipates and he reassures her that his leaving her the day before
wasn’t a rejection. Jennifer says she knows, and then there’s kissing. And then
he sees, dunh-dunh-dunnnhhhh, that they’ve been caught on camera by one of the
cameramen.
Drama!
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