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The need to go to her comes over me but I know she wouldn’t want that, especially right now with the whole of management here to see.
I find Jax up the back of the room, helping himself to the massive spread of food on offer, so naturally, I do too.
With a full plate on my lap, I get comfortable as the rest of the team, complete with the trainers, coaches, players and even the PR team make their way through the door.
It’s been twenty minutes of meeting Elle’s eyes from across the room when Tony, one of the higher member of management finally gets off his ass and gets the party started. “Thank you all for being here on such short notice. I know it’s a Saturday and for most of you, that means it’s your day off, so we’ll make this as quick as we can.”
A few of the guys call out and give Tony a hard time but we all know they’re joking and Tony takes it in stride, but what do you expect from a group like this. The room is full of testosterone, minus the small handful of chicks.
“Alright, settle down,” he warns. “First item on the agenda. You will notice there’s a bunch of new players sitting in our ranks today. We have six new additions to our team and I encourage each and every one of you to go out of your way to make them feel welcomed, after all, these players are the future of our team.”
With that, Tony goes around and one by one and introduces each of the new players, which of course, includes Jax, who naturally plays it cool. Elle’s face brightens up at his introduction and something about it warms my heart.
“Alright, other changes this year,” he says. “A few of you may have already had the pleasure of meeting with our newest Physiotherapist, Elle.” With that Tony indicates to the back of the room towards Elle and a chorus of wolf whistles follow. Elle’s face flames but she manages to give a quick wave before her eyes settle on me once again.
“Shut it,” Tony demands. “Elle is one of the best therapists we’ve had so you guys better keep it in your pants and treat her with respect. The last thing we want is to scare her away.”
The message is well received as the guys pull their shit together. Which to be honest, I’m grateful for. I know Elle is freaking dynamite but I don’t want all these bastards appreciating her. She’s mine.
“Now,” Tony continues. “Speaking of Physio. You may notice that Dave is not here and has also not been here for the past few weeks. He’s currently being investigated on child sex offenses and has so far been charged with possession of child pornography. With that being said, his employment with the Denver Thunder has been terminated.”
What. The Fuck? Gasps and shock echo around the room while other’s voice their opinions.
I knew he was a fucking creep but I never would have realised it would go that far. I mean, he has a family. A son and a wife.
I look over at Elle and raise my eyebrow, asking if she knew about this. She shakes her head at me and shrugs her shoulders but it’s the look of absolute horror on her face that brings her message home. She had no idea that’s why he wasn’t here.
A feeling of disgust flows through me, knowing that man had his hands on me and the fact that the area he was working on was that close to my junk… It’s a feeling I can’t describe but I know for sure, it makes me want to throw up. The only relief I have is knowing that management were smart enough to cease his employment but that was inevitable, he’ll be spending his time in prison from now on.
After giving us a moment to come to terms with the news, Tony continues on with the meeting. “Now, if this situation affects any of you, the team counsellor is on hand. Even if you just feel you need to talk. So, with Dave out for the count, Elle will be taking over until the start of the season when we will hire a new senior therapist.”
The words come spitting out of my mouth before I can stop them. “Why don’t you hire Elle as the senior therapist?”
My eyes cross to her to find her jaw practically on the floor. “Umm… what?” she says in shock.
“Why not?” I ask looking to Tony. “Like you said, she’s one of the best physio’s we’ve had.”
Tony looks momentarily baffled before composing himself. He looks to Elle. “I mean… is that something you’d be interested in?”
“Well… yeah, but… doesn’t a position like that usually go to someone with a lot more experience than me? I mean… I just graduated.”
