Rookies Hit It Better

A joke gone too far. Unnecessary and unexpected feelings. Possessive feelings over a friend. And they rookies have no fun. Knox Beth has been my friend since forever. She's the girl I call to bail me out of jail when a prank goes too far. I've never thought of her as anything but a friend. Just because she's drop-dead gorgeous doesn't mean I think of her in that way. I don't. I've never seen her as anything but a friend. I mean, I do some stupid stuff and she puts up with me. I think it's because I've made her laugh - have been since we shared a kindergarten class. She puts up with my stupid friends and our stupid shenanigans. Thank God I was drafted by my hometown team and I still get to hang out with her when I'm not playing hockey. I've never grown up, I guess. At least being a hockey player means learning new ways to mess with people. Until I...