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know the answer to that question. He should have introduced them by now, but that was another problem for a different day.
    “I’ve seen him around once or twice.” Sam nodded. “He comes to most of the games.”
    “That’s because he lives next door to me,” he explained. “I pay his rent, so he can focus on paying off his student loans. At least, that’s the argument I used to get him to New York. Mostly, I just wanted to keep an eye on him.”
    Sam laughed. “Isn’t he just a couple years younger than you?”
    “Yes,” he said, sighing. “But he was only twelve when we moved here from Sweden, and even though he’s an adult now, I still feel responsible for him.”
    Sam nodded, casually shooting pucks back toward his feet. “That’s only natural.”
    “Is it also natural to mistake his sexuality, and ruin his life?”
    Sam, absently practicing his handling skills, dropped the puck off the end of his stick. “What?”
    “My brother is gay,” he explained. “I had no idea.”
    “And you have a problem with that?”
    “No. That’s the thing,” he replied quickly. “I have no problem with it whatsoever. I’ve taken care of the kid my whole life. I’ve done everything for him. I don’t fucking care if he’s gay. My problem is I found out last night from someone else.” He collected a few pucks and lined them up for Sam, frustrated as he tried to organize his thoughts. “Now that I think back, I realize Drew’s been trying to tell me for years, and I just never took the time to listen to him.”
    “Well, it’s not too late to talk to him about it,” Sam suggested.
    “Maybe,” he sighed, “if he doesn’t hate me by now.”
    “You’re his brother. I’m sure he doesn’t hate you.”
    He looked skeptically at Sam. “I set him up on no less than twelve dates last year. All women.”
    Sam half laughed. “Okay, so maybe you should buy him a gift. You know, smooth things over.”
    “Thanks, but I’m sure I’d just screw that up too.”
    He took a hard shot at the goal, his annoyance with own actions evident. Sam must have noticed as well. “Is that the only thing bothering you? Because I honestly believe that once you talk to your brother, everything will be fine. He obviously wanted you to know, and since you’re cool with it, shouldn’t everything be good?”
    He smirked at Sam as he began to practice his slap shot again. “You’re perceptive, kid.”
    “So, stop avoiding the question, and just tell me your real problem.”
    He thought for a long moment, unsure if it was a wise idea to confess such a secret, but it might be good to finally get it off his chest. “Well, I guess you could say I’m having a girl problem.”
    Sam froze mid-swing and stood up to gawk over at him in disbelief. “You? Girl problems? What is it? Too many dates and not enough days of the week?”
    “It’s a little more complicated than that.”
    “All right, let’s hear it, then.”
    He studied Samuel, deciding whether or not he should even speak it out loud. More importantly, should he risk Austin finding out about his indiscretion? It would mean the end of their friendship, he was certain of it. He hadn’t been joking with Leila when he said guys had rules about sisters. “I slept with one of my friend’s family members,” he stated slowly, analyzing how it sounded.
    Sam’s eyes rounded to the size of saucers. “You slept with Austin’s sister?”
    “What? No. I didn’t say Austin.” He panicked, wishing he’d kept his mouth shut. “I definitely didn’t mention his sister.”
    “Oh, c’mon, Henrik. It’s blatantly obvious your only real friend is Austin, and trust me, I’ve seen his sister. I met her at the Devils game a while back. She is like ‘oh my God’ kind of hot.”
    “It’s not Austin’s sister,” he insisted, but there was an edge to his voice.
    “Okay.” Sam gave him a teasing wink. “For the purpose of this conversation, we’ll pretend it is not Austin’s