Chapter Five
Alex
“Mate, you need to loosen up,” Ethan said with a wink before he snagged a water bottle on the bench beside him and guzzled it.
I resisted the urge to glare at him and rolled my eyes instead. “And why is that?” I countered.
Ethan almost drained the water bottle before lowering it and glancing to me, swiping his sleeve across his face. We were at practice during a break for the defensive end while Coach worked with the offense. Ethan held my gaze for a moment before looking down as he idly swung the water bottle in a circle between his knees. “Ever since we lost last week, you’ve been damn serious. You’re scaring the guys who don’t know you as well.”
I’d signed with the Seattle Stars along with three players from England—Liam, Ethan and Tristan. Tristan played offense
