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“Oh my God! It’s Pillow’s phone!” Danny half-screamed.

“That means he is a teammate,” I said. “Should we look in the bag?”

“I mean, we need to return it to its owner. Phones are expensive,” Danny reasoned. “And he’s missing all his Grindr messages.”

I couldn’t help it. My hands were shaking as I peeked in the bag.

“Well, what’s in it?” Danny asked.

“I can’t see the phone. There’s some other stuff. Am I supposed to just dig through all of it?”

“How else are we going to find clues?”

I took a deep breath and kept looking.

“Some shorts, a shirt.”

“What’s on it?”

“Mack Swimming,” I answered, tossing it to him. “A jockstrap.”

“Really?”

I pulled it out to show him. It was one of those designer ones. Not for swimming or working out. It said Pump on it.

“Nice quality. Never heard of the brand though,” Danny said.

“Here’s the phone.” The screen came alive as I touched it. “Oh!”

“What?” Danny sat next to me, the colorful jockstrap still in his hands.

I handed him the phone. “I know who Pillow is.”

“Cute dog, but whose is it?”

CHAPTER 9

In the end, I made Danny return the bag to Hayden. I was overwhelmed.

I had sent those messages as a test and Hayden was smart. He’d figure out what I did and be embarrassed and probably clam up like he’d done so many other times. I didn’t want things to end up like that. I didn’t want him to feel awkward, I wanted him to be happy.

And take his clothes off.

With me.

I swore Logan to secrecy, but his mind was blown when I revealed Pillow’s identity. He wanted me to buy some flowers, ride down to the Sawyers’ house, and ask him out immediately.

I wasn’t going to do that.

I told Logan I’d handle it and then suggested that maybe he focus on his cam sex relationship instead of mine.

Now that I knew, it was obvious. At practice, I’d glance his way and half the time he was already looking at me. It became a little game, trying to catch him.