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"Yeah, he came crawling back," I said. "And even warned her about me." Prick.
"You are kinda wild," Ollie said with a grin. He threw the ball harder.
I caught it and threw it harder still.
"Yeah, I'm a badass." I snorted. I was a country boy at heart, who happened to like motorbikes and occasionally jumping out of planes. And surfing. And pranking. Speaking of that, I was still waiting for Bam's comeback from the last couple. He looked at me like he planned something, but I hadn't seen anything. It was only a matter of time before I did.
"She took him back?" Ollie looked more comfortable out on the field, practicing, than he did in a suit.
Fewer women gawked at him out here, although stadium staff often stopped to watch us. I couldn't blame them. We were all fit, strong and at the top of our game. Some of us weren't even bad looking.
"I don't know." We started to trot down the field, tossing the ball back and forth without losing pace. "I think she's going to take it slowly." For someone who got what they wanted, I wasn't sure she wanted what she got.
Kris was a decent guy, most of the time. He and Ashley would have to work through what he did, but that was their business. He'd be an idiot to cheat again, if she took him back. He was an idiot to cheat in the first place, if you ask me. Ashley was gorgeous, hot and creative. What more could a guy want in a woman?
Okay, Brandi was sexy as hell and the things she could do with her mouth…
The ball flew right past my hands and bounced on the turf a few times.
"Focus, McKinney," the coach shouted.
"Sorry, Coach." I trotted over, scooped up the ball and hurled it to Ollie, hoping to catch him off guard.
He neatly caught it and threw it back.
"You'll have to try harder than that." Ollie laughed.
I grinned. "I will." I put a spin on the ball and sent it back.
My smile faded. Was that what I needed to do with Brandi—try harder? By now she must have seen the photos of Ashley and me online. What did she think of them? Was she mad? Was she happy for me? She might think Ashley and I were really seeing each other, and that she'd missed her chance.
I remembered the look of relief on her face when I didn't fight the breakup. I was starting to think that was genuine. She said she'd cheated before, but I hadn't believed her. Until now.
Maybe I was the stupid one in all of this. She wanted out and she got it. The photos of Ashley and me might have given Brandi a good laugh, for all I know.
Look at the silly woman with Chase. Just wait until she finds out how boring he is.
I almost missed the ball a second time, but caught it just off the ground. I hurled it back with a grunt.
I was done with being the idiot. I was done with women. If all they wanted was a fling, because of who I was, then they were shit out of luck from now on. Bam was right, it was better to be single. That way, no one can tear out your heart and stomp it into the grass. Or try to use it to make a touchdown. Or… whatever.
Okay, I admit it. I was jealous of Kris and Ashley. Our plan worked for her. Clearly Kris had real feelings for her. No doubt he felt terrible for what he did, and so he should. He could spend the rest of his life making it up to her.
For some reason that made me madder than ever. Kris didn't deserve her. She should have a guy who appreciated her, and would never do anything to hurt her. Honestly if Kris did hurt her again, I wasn't sure if I'd be able to keep myself from punching him in the face.
I'm not usually the violent kind off the field, but he'd deserve what he got. The guy I was friends with for so long, I didn't know him at all. I didn'twantto know him now. Seeing him with Ashley would remind me of Brandi and what they did. I didn't want to think about her now either.
No, I needed to put them all out of my mind and move on with my life. I was busy with work anyway. I'd lose myself in that. I should do that anyway.
The coach called for a break. I trotted toward the sidelines to grab my water bottle.
"Are you okay?" Ollie asked. He caught up to me as I slowed to a walk. "You seem distracted today. Is it the whole thing with Brandi?"
"I don't know anyone named Brandi," I growled.
Ollie looked taken aback, but nodded. "I hear you, bro. It's hard to find real people. They hear AGL and that's all.Sometimes I feel like they don't think we're real people. But—we're just ordinary, y' know?"
"Speak for yourself," I said, half-joking.
