Pucking Around

Jake is anxious prior to his game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the team he was playing with when Caleb was injured. He speaks with his twin, Amy, telling her of his feelings for Caleb and Rachel. Amy is familiar with polyamory and isn’t shocked. She is happy for Jake but worries about the reactions of the public. He confesses his fear that Caleb isn’t in love with him, but Amy is confident about Caleb’s feelings. Jake worries that he doesn’t deserve all the good things in his life, which relates to his long-held guilt over failing to prevent Caleb’s hockey injury. Amy points out the illogic of punishing himself. She promises his sexuality and relationship won’t change anything in his friendship with Caleb.

Caleb is anxious prior to the Toronto game, worrying about Jake. Rachel, who doesn’t know about Jake and Caleb’s feelings about the team, enters. Their poor moods lead her to ask, though she doesn’t press when Caleb demurs. He feels a mix of gratitude that she leaves him alone when asked even as he longs for her to reject his request for space.