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“How many times have I told you not to fuck the coach’s daughter, Jax?”
“Does it look like I knew she was the coach’s daughter? I’m as surprised as you are.”
“She never told you?”
“No. I mean, she told me about her dad, but she never mentioned he was a football coach.” My gaze shifted to Autumn. “Nice spin by the way. You’re quick on your feet, Red.”
“This isn’t my first rodeo, but what are the odds of her dad being your new coach? Way to start off on the wrong foot, Quarterback.”
“Yeah…” was all I could respond. “So she’s a romance author?”
“Not just any romance author. She’s a New York Times bestseller. She sold over three million copies of her last release alone.”
“Is that right? Then why haven’t I ever heard of her?”
“She writes under a pen name. Nobody knows who she is.”
“What does Baby Soph want to do with the rest of her life?”
She beamed. “Spend it with you.”
I shook away the memory of one of our nights together, not wanting to live in the past, but unable to escape it. We had a history, a friendship, and I’d fucked it all up. I broke her heart, and I had to live with that mistake. The only thing I could do was focus on the future and how I could make it up to her.
After all these years.
All the memories.
I didn’t realize…
She was my endgame.
—Sophie—
I followed closely behind my father, knowing he was upset with me. However, keeping secrets was what my family did best.
Once we were in my bedroom, he closed the door and took one look at me before asking, “How could you keep this from me?
“Please don’t be mad at me,” I begged, hating that it felt like I had no control.
“I’m furious with you. How long has this been going on between the two of you?”
“I don’t know how to answer that.”
“I want the truth.”
“I don’t have it.”
“Sophie…”
“What?” I shook my head. “I’m being serious. I honestly don’t have it.”
“Were you two messing around when you moved there?”
“How can I explain us to you when I barely understand it myself. Jax isn’t who I thought he was, okay?”
“What did you expect? You see the stuff that’s printed about him. How could you fall for that?”
“That’s exactly why I didn’t tell him about Ben, Dad. I do know who he is. It’s why I didn’t tell anyone he was the father. I was stupid and fell for his charm. I thought… I don’t know. I guess I just thought I meant something to him back then, but I didn’t, and I know that now.”
