Chapter 2

STANLEY CUP CHAMPIOJSSNS

Stokes:

Good morning, this is a proof of life check.

How are you and where are you?

Full sentence responses required from EVERYONE

Nikolai:

Ethan and I are good.

We are in bed

Finch:

TMI

Ethan:

He asked where we are

I'm doing well.

I'm in bed with Nikolai

Owen:

We got that

Draper: im fucxeen

Try again buddy

Lena and I are out at brunch.

Have you guys seen this stuff going around about the kid?

Rousseau: im in a suite w Yardley, Drapes, and Drapes's wife

DRAPES'S WIFE?

Draper: my wha

What the fuck happened last night?

Beaumont:

I'm fine.

At the free hotel breakfast

I will buy you breakfast, do not eat that the day after we win the Crown Cup.

Disgusting.

I like the waffles

Has anyone heard from Matteo?

No but is it true?

Did he really cheat on Jules last night?

Rousseau: wait WHAT?

Finch: holy shit

Let's not jump to conclusions guys

Rousseau:

I just looked it up wtf...

these pictures are pretty damning...

Yardley:

Matteo smokes weed?

That's so irrelevant right now

Wes:

Grant hasn't been able to get in touch with him.

He's not in his room

I think Jules said they got a room at the Grand Royale.

Or the Windsor?

Does anyone remember?

Shit I don't know

Would he still be with Jules though?

Children and Callahan, were you at this gay club with him?

Hey I could be at the club too!

Were you?

No

No, Grant and I left an hour or so after you guys

Yardley: nah, Matteo headed there after the 4th club I think.

We split off for Drapes's wedding

Draper: did I actually get married?

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Draper: fuuuck

Draper: i need to call my mom

Your wife looks nice.

Who is she?

Beaumont: congrats Drapes

Owen: aww a good ole fashioned Johnny Cash impersonator

So you let Matteo leave alone?

Rousseau: he was with Jules and that Damon dude.

They seemed chill

I see

Okay no worries.

They had a threesome

What?

Did he tell you that?

No. He is not answering my calls.

Is obvious

But the article had proof...

RLZ has nothing.

They lie about me all the time

They say I am cheating on Ethan once a month

Yardley: there's photos tho

Yardley: he's like swallowing that Damon dude's tongue

Jules was probably watching

These "sources" are obviously lying.

No one calls him Julian

Yardley: hmmm

Rousseau: u can't just like write fanfiction about what Slim was doing

Why not?

RLZ is

Let's wait to hear the story from him.

In the meantime, eat, hydrate.

And don't forget to come to team dinner for those of you who aren't flying home this afternoon!

Draper, bring your wife so we can meet her

Draper: oh god

WAGs and Proud ️‍

Leo:

Hey Jules are you okay?

Jules: i am so fuckindf hungover

Ryan:

Have you been online yet today?

Jules: ugh yes

Jules: coffee dekibeert near me

Jules: sorry I meant to google that

Grant:

I can bring you some coffee and we can talk if you want.

What room are you in?

Jules: we're at the grand royale but Ty!

Jules:

I'll be fine. worried about Matteo tho. he's sleeping so peacefully rn and I know he's gonna freak when he sees this. ugh :(

you're with Matteo?

Still?

Jules: yea?

I don't want to tell you how to live your life but do you think maybe it's a bad idea to stay with the guy who very publicly cheated on you last night?

Jules: oh!

! sorry my brain's a dishwasher

Jules: no that's nothing.

I mean garbage disposal

Jules: he didn't cheat on me, we had a threesome lol

I just audibly exhaled so loudly that I nearly blew Dean's crossword puzzle across the room

Well damn, get it Jules

Jules: lol thanks

I'm so glad to hear this you don't even know

Jules: wait did you all really think he cheated on me?

Jules: those sources were all nonsense. and I think they just took those pics when I was at the bar getting more drinks. or photoshopped me out?

I didn't.

I knew you had a threesome

Of course you did

See that was my first thought because my early twenties were like 60% threesomes but Marcus was getting in my head telling me shit like "the cup changes people"

Leo: omg Dean said the same thing!

So ominous

Yeah, Marcus told me this boring story about some guy who was super closeted and then he won the cup and suddenly had the courage to come out?

HA

I know where you live Ryan Hart

They're not wrong.

A lot of guys go kinda wild on Cup nights.

But Matteo's got a good head on his shoulders

Yes.

He gets lots of good head

That's not the only good head he got last night

Jinx!

Hey!

You two in one group chat is dangerous

But I'm very glad Matteo is a "spontaneous threesome and a spot of weed" gone wild and not "blatant infidelity" gone wild

I mean it wasn't spontaneous and he smokes all the time

Jules: but yeah!

He does?

Alec:

Wait like it was scheduled in advance?

(also hi guys huge congrats on the win!

Alec!

I came to make sure Jules was okay and it seems he very much is lol

I shouldn't talk about any of this, sorry, my brain's scrambled and also weighed down by 10 tons of lead

What do you mean you shouldn't talk about it?

Matteo is different around you guys.

I mean not different but like. professional

Why?

No hockey player acts professional at work

Dean does

Wes does.

And so does your husband when you're not feeling him up

They are boring.

Matteo is interesting

Apparently very interesting

Yes!