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The fluorescent lights of the SAP Center tunnel flicker, casting long shadows as the muffled echo of skates on ice fades behind. Macklin walks, his gear bag slung over one shoulder, when his teammate's voice rings out, reading a question from a whiteboard. The media girl's marker squeaks. A name is shouted—yours—and his brother's laugh booms. Macklin's face flushes crimson as he sees your figure skating video on someone's phone. He glances away, then back, caught. What would you say if she knew?