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Chapter 7
Overview
Dean endures punitive drills from new coordinator Frank O’Shea, fueling tension from their shared past. Feeling his circle drifting, Dean shocks himself by turning down a foursome and realizing he can’t get aroused unless he thinks of Allie. Over drinks, Beau commiserates about losing seasons; their talk confirms Dean’s unwanted fixation.
Summary
Dean’s first practice under defensive coordinator Frank O’Shea runs late as O’Shea singles out the defensemen for extra drills, insulting their effort. Dean suspects lingering resentment over his past with Miranda O’Shea. In the showers with Logan, he masks his frustration and later reflects on how friends drift after college as careers pull them apart.
Outside the rink, Kelly invites Dean to an explicit multi-partner hookup, even suggesting adding Beau. To Dean’s surprise, he can’t get aroused and turns the offer down, realizing he only wants Allie.
Dean meets Beau Maxwell at Malone’s. They trade worries about their struggling teams—hockey’s rough pre-season and football’s three losses—and Beau’s diminished draft prospects after roster turnover. They also note Beau’s fling with Sabrina has fizzled due to her distance and secrecy.
When Dean confesses he passed on an orgy and can only get hard thinking about one woman, Beau jokes he’s “imprinted,” turning Dean’s Twilight analogy back on him. The night ends without solutions: Dean remains fixated on Allie, and both men brace for tough seasons.
Who Appears
- Dean Di LaurentisHockey defenseman; punished by O’Shea, questions drifting friendships, declines a foursome, admits obsession with one woman.
- Beau MaxwellBriar’s quarterback; laments team’s decline and fizzled fling with Sabrina; jokes Dean has ‘imprinted’ on a woman.
- Frank O’SheaNew defensive coordinator; runs late, punitive drills, likely targeting Dean due to past with his daughter.
- LoganDean’s teammate; hurries home to Grace, prompting Dean’s reflections on changing friendships.
- KellyCasual hookup partner; invites Dean to a potential foursome, which he declines.
- MichelleKelly’s friend and past hookup partner; part of the proposed group encounter.
- Waitress at Malone’sFlirts with Dean and Beau; overhears their crude ‘imprinting’ banter.
- Sabrina JamesBeau’s former fling; distant and secretive, their arrangement has faded.
- Coach JensenHead hockey coach; upset over pre-season losses, setting a tense team mood.
- Coach DelucaHead football coach; also frustrated amid the team’s losing season.