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I square my shoulders. “And I understand they’re rivals and you might want me to resign.”

She barks out a laugh. “What?”

“Well, they play for our cross-town rivals.”

Another laugh falls from her lips. “What, are you going to give them our yoga playbook?”

It’s my turn to laugh. “No. I won’t.”

But her expression shifts to a deadly serious one. “I mean that, Briar. You have a contract. You’re ours. We need you here. Don’t share those classes you developed for us with them.”

That’s what she’s worried about? That I’d share stretching secrets? My shoulders relax. “I won’t.”

“Good. Now let’s talk about the stress-relief class.”

And that’s that.

A month later, I’m in my regular seat at center ice for a special game, with Trina and Aubrey flanking me as we wait for the start.

“Show me,” Trina demands, beckoning with her fingers. “I want to see it in action.”

With pride bursting through my chest, I grab my phone, swipe on the home screen, and click on the photo of me in tree pose. I click on Flow and Flex and the app opens seamlessly.

I give a silent thanks to Griffin’s engineering skills.

“Look at you,” Aubrey praises as she leans in close, checking out all the videos, tutorials, classes, and series.

I give them a quick tour of the app, showing off years of my work.

“How many videos are here?” Aubrey asks.

“More than four hundred,” I say.

Trina whistles. “Damn. That’s a lot.”

“I’ve worked hard.”

“You sure have,” Trina says, then she grabs her phone and waggles it at me, showing that she’s downloaded the app already. “There’s another subscription for you.”

I throw my arms around her, hugging her.

“I’ve got mine too,” Aubrey seconds.

“And so do the book club girls,” Trina adds, then stage-whispers, “And we’re loving the better sex videos.”

I grin, quite pleased. I added that series recently, starting with Sex is a Plank, then adding Men Need to Be Bendy Too, Keep Lower Back Pain from Limiting Your Kama Sutra Options, Stretch Your Girl’s Cramp Out and Be Her Hero, and more.

They’ve been some of the most watched videos during the first week of launch. The downloads for the app are ticking along, thanks in part to the marketing I’ve been able to do with my prize money.

There’s nothing quite like a little sweet revenge in the form of ten thousand dollars.

But the best revenge? Living well, and I’ve got that down to an art form.

When the Golden State Foxes skate onto the ice I turn all my attention to the game, living my best life as my men take on their cross-town rivals—the Sea Dogs.

When the game ends with a Sea Dogs victory, I wait with Trina and Aubrey in the corridor for my three boyfriends, chatting about book club. Wesley strolls by, stopping to say hello. “I hope you rooted for the good guys tonight, B,” he says.

“Of course I did,” I say, admitting nothing about my allegiances. I love my job and I love my guys.

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