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I’m on that listing so fast.
A few days later, we sign the lease, then make plans to move in together.
And since my wife likes football, and Carter plays for the team, we say yes when Elodie’s friend Rachel invites us to attend a game in a VIP suite to cheer on the star receiver. We pile into the chichi room above the field before the game. It’s full of familiar faces and new ones too. Monroe’s here, and so is Carter’s brother, Axel. He’s a thriller writer, and he’s married to Elodie’s friend Hazel, who’s also a writer.
“And you write Elodie’s favorite books,” I say when I meet her.
Hazel smiles. “I’ve trained her well.” Then she adds, “And Elodie makes my favorite chocolates.”
Juliet’s here too, and I thank her and Monroe for the bad sex challenge episode. “We took it,” I tell them, then add, “But we made it the great sex challenge.”
Elodie shoots me a naughty look. “And we take it every single day.”
“And night,” I add.
“Show-offs,” Monroe mutters.
Then Elodie introduces me to her friend Fable, who’s wearing a team jersey I’ve never seen before. It’s sparkly with seventies vibes in the font. “Cool shirt,” I say.
“Thank you. I designed it,” she says, proudly. “And thank you for making my friend so damn happy. I’d be jealous if I didn’t adore her so much.” She squeezes Elodie’s shoulder.
“You’ll find your magic D soon,” Elodie says, and a minute later, the door swings open.
A man in a sharp suit that can only be custom tailored strides in with the kind of confidence that says he owns the place.
Because, well, he does.
I’m not usually starstruck, but I don’t bump into a lot of billionaires. That’s Wilder Blaine and the dude just has charisma. Poise. “Fable,” he says, in a deep, commanding voice.
She turns to him, flashing a smile. “Yes, boss?”
That surprises me. She doesn’t seem fazed by his intensity.
“Do you have a second to discuss the proposal?”
She rolls her eyes his way. “Before kickoff? Do you ever stop working, boss man?”
Elodie whispers in my ear, “Someone is sassy with the boss.”
I just nod.
Wilder glances at his watch, amused as he points out, “It’s not kickoff yet.”
“Fine, fine,” she says, then heads up the steps in the suite.
The man with the dark eyes and chiseled jaw watches her closely as she walks. When she reaches him, he gives a crisp nod to the rest of us. “Go Renegades,” he says, then leaves with Fable.
I turn to Elodie to ask what’s up with that. But she’s already grabbing Juliet’s arm. “Did you get a vibe?”
“We all got a vibe,” Juliet says.
“Every single one of them,” Rachel adds.
“If they aren’t banging in his office now I’m going to be really mad,” Hazel says.
When Fable returns a few minutes later, the ladies pull her aside for a debrief, and I make a mental note to ask my wife for details after the game.
Then I settle in and root for the home team.
