Summary:

Kip wonders how long it takes for “having a fight and not talking” to turn into “had a fight and never spoke again”. Currently it has been six days, which feels like an eternity. Kip’s birthday—which Scott didn’t come to—had been Scott’s last night at home before a road trip, and he is supposed to be home tomorrow. On the nightstand, his phone buzzes repeatedly, and he picks it up to see what’s got his group chat so excited. Maybe someone interesting stopped by the Kingfisher.
Shawn: Did you bitches see the news about the gay hockey players?!?!
SCANDAL! HOCKEY STARTS CAUGHT IN STEAMY AFFAIR!
Kip’s stomach drops before he even clicks the link. It’s some gossip website, with an article about how Rozanov and Hollander have apparently been involved going back years and a ton of photos and videos have been leaked. Kip doesn’t want to look but he sees them anyway, and it’s… a lot. He closes the article, feeling queasy.