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“Good.” I nod my head at her and move into Coach’s office. “I’d be a hypocrite if I told you that you shouldn’t be in a relationship with a student. It is not against college policy, but they frown upon it.”
Standing there, I size up my head volleyball coach and know she’s not going to fight for herself. “I’m not worried about myself.”
I sigh. “Yes, unfortunately, there’s going to be an investigation into Tia and how she got the scholarship. They could say you bribed her with the scholarship if she entered into relations with you.”
“I would never fucking do that, Chris.”
“I know. But you know how this looks. I think it’s best if you two cooled it just until the investigation is over.”
Watching her, I realize she’s gutted by this whole situation. It makes me want to rethink things with Jasmine, but I won’t.
“I’ll figure it out.”
“Good, I’ll be waiting in the parking lot for you. And no, that wasn’t a request for you to join me on the ride back home.”
The drive home is in silence and I’m glad because if I told Laura that I am in the same boat as she is, she wouldn’t believe me.
Looking at the text from my buttercup, I know I should tell her everything is going to be alright. That I’ll take care of everything, but the bastard in me sees the opportunity here. Jasmine will come to me to help get her best friend off and I will do it. One, because Laura doesn’t deserve to be hurt, but also because it’s my little one’s best friend. This is the perfect opportunity to manipulate the situation into my favor to get Jasmine to do whatever I want to her.
We pull up in front of Tia’s house, and we have a perfect view of the living room window.
“My little girl is in there with yours and we could bust in there right now. Take them and blow this town,” I say. There’s no reason to mince words. I growl and hold onto the steering wheel. The thought of leaving and giving up all the bullshit, makes my heart beat with purpose. It’s unfortunate that I’m not going to take my own damn advice.
“I broke it off with her.” Laura sounds miserable.
Shooting a quick text to Jasmine, I smile.
Me:Don’t worry, we will.
Leaving it at that, I turn to Laura. “I know. Jasmine sent me a message while Tia was in the bathroom. It was a smart move, but a dumb thing for you to do. Do you love her?”
“It’s done.” She says as she turns her head out the window to look at the house.
“You know I would have defended both of you, right?” I put my phone down, and I notice the tears welling her eyes.
“Yes, but she will never be accepted on the team properly if we are in a relationship.”
“Do you want her?” Shit, the idea of not having Jasmine makes me want to scream.
“You know I do.”
Well there’s only one fucking way to get this shit done. “Then let’s get this over with.”
This finally gets her attention and she looks at me. “What do you mean?”
“I mean, we are going to the school board tomorrow and we will tell them everything about your relationship with Tia. You will admit fault and that you fell in love with her after she became a student here.”
My phone goes off and I pick it up.
Little one:Daddy, I can’t talk her off the ledge. She wants to quit but I’ve confiscated her computer and cell phone.
Me:I’ll take care of it. Let her know she will not have to quit. Just to be patient.
Little one: Thank you.
She sends me a heart emoji and I stare at it for a moment. Fuck my lips want to smile, but this is too serious to smile right now.
Putting my phone down, I continue what I was saying. “Then, you are going to take your two weeks paid leave so we can say you were punished. During those two weeks, what you do with yourself is up to you. Once it’s done, get your ass back here and take our team to victory on the courts.”
