Page 129 of The Agreement


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He leans forward in his seat. "What’s next?"

I shuffle my feet. "Uh, I’m not sure."

"You’re not…sure?"

"I’m thinking, okay?"

JJ scoffs. "Well, think harder, douchebag."

"I’m uh…drawing a blank."

He looks steadily at me, and the flush spreads to my face. "I uh, need your help."

"Didn’t hear that." Motherfucker smirks widely.

"Need your fucking help man, okay?"

"Excellent. First rule of groveling: you need to admit your shortcomings, which I see you’re beginning to get the knack of."

"What’s the second rule?"

"Oh, that’s the second, third and fourth rule, as well."

"O-k-a-y."

"You didn’t get it, eh?"

I shake my head.

"Have you apologized to her and admitted you are not worthy of her?"

"She refuses to see me face-to-face," I say through gritted teeth.

"And you accepted defeat?"

"Of course, not. That’s why I sent her roses and notes—"

"What are you, a fucking teenager?"

Anger suffuses my skin. My pulse thuds at my temples. "You have something to say, then say it, old man."

JJ laughs. "Finally, a bit of that killer instinct you’re renowned for. Isn’t that what the media says of you? Isn’t that why you’re supposed to be one of the most successful captains the English cricket team has ever had?"

I rub the back of my neck. "It’s a fuck-ton easier to defeat an opponent and win a match than win over my woman."

"So, you’re giving up then?"

"Eh?" I glare at him. "The fuck you talking about? I haven’t even started."

"That’s the spirit, and remember, you need to think out of the box."

"The fuck you mean?"

"Do something unexpected, something she can’t ignore, something that’s going to be so difficult for you to deliver on that when you do, she’ll know you have gone that extra thousand miles, just for her. Something that will make such an impact on her, she won’t have any choice but give you a chance to explain yourself, you get me?"

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