Summary:

This time, it’s surprisingly Hayden that saves him. “Babe, don’t bother,” he tells Jackie. “Shane is staying in Montreal. He says it’s for business, but I don’t think so.”

Shit, had he been so transparent this morning?

“Look, maybe I met someone, alright?” he says, regretting it the moment he does. Jackie is smiling way too brightly. Hayden is grinning like Shane just scored three goals and he assisted all three.

“What someone?” Jackie asks. “Do you have a picture of them?”

Oh, she’d be so surprised if he found a picture of Ilya Rozanov and showed it to her. The thought in itself is enough to make Shane horribly nervous.

Shane got the number from a man he finds attractive. Now that the ball is in his court, he needs to gather the courage to do something about it. Maybe. Hopefully.

Or: part two of the tattoo artist Ilya AU.