Frozen in Love Page #4

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with the important things.

You know, like winning.

Winning isn't everything.

Yes, it is.

That's why it's a competitive

sport.

If there wasn't a winner it

would just be people out there

hitting a piece of rubber

with a stick.

Did you know that the original

hockey pucks

were made of wood?

Stop it.

Just...

(All):
On the Same Page!

[whistle blows]

Look at the front of the net!

Good sportsmanship!

Come on, guys, hurry back!

Back check, hard!

Stay on him.

Play the man, not the puck.

That doesn't make sense.

It's a cardinal rule of defense.

But we want the puck.

Well, yes. We do.

[whistle blows]

Oh, come on!

You can't give him

a penalty for that!

What happened?

We got a penalty.

It's totally bogus.

Hey, ref!

There's no way you call that!

I don't think you should be

doing this.

Let me handle this.

It's my team. I'm going

to handle it.

Handle what?

You don't even know

what's going on.

That's not the point.

Hey, ref! Ref!

Let him play, ref.

Where did you get

your whistle?

A Cracker Jack box?

You should not be talking

to him like that.

He is wearing the shirt.

Not exactly what I had

in mind.

Look at this.

I do look bonkers.

What about me?

I need good press,

not more bad.

Guys, relax.

We can fix this.

I hope so, because my entire

life is in your hands right now.

Mine, too.

See? There.

Now you have something

in common.

Truce?

For real this time?

Truce.

Wonderful.

Things are looking up already.

Now, we have three weeks until

the winter anniversary party

and we still need that

showcase idea.

How do I fit into this

anniversary party?

Master of Ceremony, signing

autographs, kissing babies,

whatever it takes.

We're gonna do a trial run

at a book fair this weekend.

Aren't book fairs expensive

to enter?

Not this one.

The school board is staging

it to promote reading.

Oh.

Besides, the hockey team will

cover any expenses.

You've got a booth

right up front.

Thank you. That's so nice.

You're welcome.

But since there's nothing

to host, per se,

we need a good reason

for Adam to be there.

Hmm.

We could bring a bunch of books

about hockey.

Great idea.

Mary, do you know any good books

on hockey?

Yeah, Mary.

Do you?

You and dad had the store

for almost 40 years

without a problem and we've had

it less than a year and it's...

it's got problems.

Honey, you worry too much.

I have to.

I just don't know how to manage

the store and babysit this...

Adam at the same time.

Tyler said he's really nice.

He's not.

He is reckless, he is immature,

he's rude...

why are you smiling like that?

Oh, Shakespeare.

Just a little quote about "the

lady doth protest too much".

Oh, no.

Oh, no?

No.

Mmmhmm.

Not even a little bit.

Excuse me.

Hey.

What is this?

What is uh... it's a truck.

I know what a truck is.

Why is it in front of my store

with my sign on it?

Oh. You must be Mary.

Adam said you might be

a little high strung.

What?!

Listen, whatever this is

costing, I cannot afford it.

Oh, Adam took care of it.

Yeah.

Are you opening soon?

Because I got about three

people waiting to get a book

and their free cup, so...

Sorry for the delay.

Thank you for helping me get

set up for the book fair.

I'm suspended, remember?

I didn't have anything

better to do tonight.

Thank you also for

the coffee truck.

That was very nice and we

actually sold a lot of books.

Really?

Yes. It was a good idea.

Maybe a showcase idea.

Don't push it.

You know, if I don't get back

on the team

I can always help you

run this place.

[laughs]

What are you going to do when

you're done with hockey?

I don't know.

I haven't thought about it.

How can you not think

about the future?

Not make a plan?

Yeah, I'm more of a live in

the moment kinda guy.

But without a plan

you're just wandering.

Some of the world's greatest

discoveries were made by people

who were just wandering.

Really?

Mmmhmm.

Name one.

The chocolate chip cookie.

What?

Some chef was trying to make

chocolate cookies

and didn't have

the right ingredients

so she put chocolate chunks

into the batter

thinking it would mix in.

It didn't, and that became

the chocolate chip cookie.

That can't be true.

It's true.

Surely I would have heard

something about this.

Ah.

Ruth Wakefield in her kitchen,

1938...

well I'll be darned.

How did you know that?

I read things.

Other than Sports Illustrated.

What's your favourite book?

I don't know.

What do you mean,

you don't know?

Nobody's ever asked me that.

I mean, surely there is some

book that made an impression

on you at some point.

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.

Really?

I read it when I was a kid.

Hadn't thought about it since.

What did you like about it?

Him and Huck Finn were

always out exploring

and getting into trouble

and I always...

I just liked the idea of it.

It's a great book.

It's... one of my favourites,

too.

Although the Book Chat audience

says I have too many favourites.

That doesn't surprise me.

We're reading War of

the Worlds next.

Oh, they turned that Tom

Cruise movie into a novel?

I'm kidding.

Anyway, here.

In case you'd like to join us.

You'd wanna hear what I have

to say about a book?

I wanna hear what anyone has

to say about a book.

I don't know if I'm gonna

have time.

Right.

I still have a couple chapters

of that quilting book to go

and I have to see

how it ends.

[laughs]

Adam?

Picture time.

Uh, can it wait?

I'm just talking to a couple

fans here.

Adam, eyes on the prize.

Sorry, ladies. Duty calls.

Thank you. Thank you.

Alright.

What? They were fans.

Please.

Fans.

They were groupies.

Why, because

they were pretty?

Pretty women can't

be hockey fans?

I never said that, I just don't

think that you'd be paying

so much attention to them

if they weren't pretty.

That's not true.

All people who love hockey

are seen equally in my books.

Do you even believe the things

that come out of your mouth?

[sighs]

I'm sorry. I am.

And I don't know what

it is about him

but he is just so maddening and

he just pushes my buttons.

It's not that bad.

Oh, good.

Oh, don't get me wrong.

It's bad.

May I see the article?

I think it's best that

you don't.

Just the headline?

Something like "Mary and

Adam at it again".

Well, you should talk to him.

I have.

And?

And now I'm talking to you.

Me?

Yes, you.

We are going to try this again

tomorrow at another event

that I've set up, and I have

some ground rules

for the both of you.

But he's clearly-

Both of you.

Ok, so what are we here

to do?

Donate books to the library.

And what are we not here

to do?

Argue.

Or?

Use our outside voices.

Or?

Do anything that might embarrass

us and, by extension, you.

Very good.

Are you guys ready?

Mmmhmm.

Here we go.

Smiles.

Car repair?

What's wrong with car repair?

Well... not exactly literature.

You're such a snob.

I'm not a snob.

You think that just because

you read everything

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