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“You know I don’t expect you to cook for me.”

“I know, but I really do enjoy cooking, and it’s nice to cook for someone other than myself.”

He doesn’t ask me to elaborate. He doesn’t need to. He understands that Dean and I didn’t eat together, and that he didn’t appreciate the food I made for him when I did.

“Only as long as you’re enjoying it. But know, if you cook it, I will always eat it.”

Those sparks in my arm spread, and I feel so appreciated by him over just the little things, like making him coffee in the morning and cooking him dinner, and I’m so proud of myself for telling him everything about my author career that I surprise us both when I step into him and hug him. He only hesitates for a second before his large warm arms surround me and he drops his head to mine.

Chapter 13

Team Chat

Sully: Did everyone see their Mic’d Up assignment?

Darius: If by that, you mean did we all see the giant whiteboard in the middle of the locker room? Yes, bro, we saw it.

Dylan: Do you think they recorded our reactions to the list?

Bryan: Idiot. It’s in the locker room, so I highly doubt it.

Darius: They do allow media in after the games. They record in the locker room.

Bryan: The answer is no. They didn’t record our reactions. Unlike the other times, there wasn’t a giant camera present.

Dylan: I wouldn’t put anything past them. I don’t feel safe anywhere. I was walkin’ to my car last week and Ross jumped out at me in the parking lot, scared the shit out of me.

Rico: He didn’t jump out at you. He was standing at the entrance asking people to show them their vehicle for a “What’s your ride?” episode. I of course had no problems with this and introduced him to Tammy.

Titan:

Sully: I’m certain he was not impressed.

Rico: Bro, everyone is impressed with Tammy.

Dylan: He was not impressed by my car.

Sully: Then he is an idiot.

Ryder: What’s wrong with your car?

Dylan: My mom gave it to me when I left for college. I drive an old Camry and don’t plan on trading it in until it dies.

Sully: If it works for you, then hot damn, that’s all that matters.

Camden: A recent survey for millionaires showed that 37 percent of them drive used cars.

Rico: Yeah, I will never understand that. Like that extra 10k really makes a difference.

Camden: It does to them. The more the investment, the more interest they have to live off later on.

Sully: You’re assuming that Rico understands what an investment is.

Titan:

Rico: I invest, you dick. I just happen to like a nice car too. Also, I like how you said nothing about those who own more than one car. Used or not, no one complains that they’re wasting their money.

Bryan: If you’re talking about me, I. Own. A. Farm. I have the car I drive in the city, and I own a truck.