be happy.” Amy studied the ceiling for a moment. “Brandon and a bunch of other players were at a party last month at a teammate’s house and the cops came.”
“Was it drugs? Drinking? What? ”
“A sixteen-year-old girl who looks twenty-five.”
“Oh, God. Oh, no.” His career. What about her career? She was an idiot.
Amy continued. “There were underage girls at the party getting body parts signed, and therefore, Brandon got dragged into it as well. The team has already traded two guys as a result. The only things that saved him were his signing closer to her collarbone than her breast, his apology in person to the girl’s father, and his significant donation to the Boys and Girls Club.”
“So, he’s going to be trolling the high schools,” Emily groaned.
“No.” Amy shook her head vigorously. “That’s not his speed. He likes to have fun, he likes the women, but according to the people I know who know him, he was horrified at what happened. He definitely doesn’t want to end up on the online gossip websites again. Plus, they just drafted a new DE, and he’s trying to renegotiate his contract right now. He wants to retire with as much of the owners’ money as he can over the next couple of years.” Amy took a breath. “The other stuff he gets in trouble for is being late for curfew on road trips, that kind of stuff. It’s pretty minor.”
“You’re sure?”
“I wouldn’t lie to you about this. Don’t kid yourself: That guy is busy, but he’s not dangerous. He’s just much too charming. There are women all over town that could probably tell you all about it. I know there are women who’d like to see him dragged behind the team bus, but they did stick up for him when it happened.”
“What are you talking about?” Emily crossed her arms over her chest. This wasn’t good news. It sounded like she’d vaulted out of the frying pan and into the fire.
“Everything goes well till he’s tired of whoever he’s with, and then it’s over. It’s happened repeatedly. Then again, I can’t figure out why he was dating Anastasia Lee. You know, the model. She’s a head case.”
Amy’s supply of local gossip was inexhaustible. “How do you know all this stuff?”
“I’m single and I date. Plus, one of the Sharks’ cheerleaders has a yoga studio next door to the shop. I’ll ask her if she has any new dirt.”
“Has he been engaged before?”
Amy thought for a moment. “Good question. She’ll know. She said her cell phone started ringing with this late last night.” She flopped down on her back next to Emily. “So, he was nice to you?”
“He stayed with me at the hospital. They wouldn’t let me check out unless he promised to watch me, and he did. He slept here last night. He woke me up to make sure I was okay, he fed me, and he tried to make me feel better when James called.”
Amy nodded, and her eyebrows lifted. “He might be nice, but he’s a player.” She propped herself up on one elbow. “This would also mean that I suck. Why didn’t you call me? I would have stayed with you.”
“You couldn’t have left your shop yesterday if you wanted to, and you know it.”
Amy twirled a long strand of Emily’s hair around her fingertip. “You’re my only sister. Plus, you know all my secrets. I would have been here.”
“I was okay.” Emily stared at the ceiling. “Brandon is also saving my butt as far as the engagement. Overnight, everyone seems to want to book me, even if James told the entire industry I’m ‘difficult.’”
An evil smirk turned up the corners of Amy’s lips as she considered Emily’s comment.
“Oh, I see. You just decided to go along with this.”
“What do you mean?” Emily said. Oh, no. Amy was like a dog with a bone under the best of circumstances, and she smelled steak.
“You hate this, don’t you? Don’t play dumb. Let’s face it, Em, he’s gorgeous. I’d hit that. Lots of other women already have.” Emily wrapped both
“Was it drugs? Drinking? What? ”
“A sixteen-year-old girl who looks twenty-five.”
“Oh, God. Oh, no.” His career. What about her career? She was an idiot.
Amy continued. “There were underage girls at the party getting body parts signed, and therefore, Brandon got dragged into it as well. The team has already traded two guys as a result. The only things that saved him were his signing closer to her collarbone than her breast, his apology in person to the girl’s father, and his significant donation to the Boys and Girls Club.”
“So, he’s going to be trolling the high schools,” Emily groaned.
“No.” Amy shook her head vigorously. “That’s not his speed. He likes to have fun, he likes the women, but according to the people I know who know him, he was horrified at what happened. He definitely doesn’t want to end up on the online gossip websites again. Plus, they just drafted a new DE, and he’s trying to renegotiate his contract right now. He wants to retire with as much of the owners’ money as he can over the next couple of years.” Amy took a breath. “The other stuff he gets in trouble for is being late for curfew on road trips, that kind of stuff. It’s pretty minor.”
“You’re sure?”
“I wouldn’t lie to you about this. Don’t kid yourself: That guy is busy, but he’s not dangerous. He’s just much too charming. There are women all over town that could probably tell you all about it. I know there are women who’d like to see him dragged behind the team bus, but they did stick up for him when it happened.”
“What are you talking about?” Emily crossed her arms over her chest. This wasn’t good news. It sounded like she’d vaulted out of the frying pan and into the fire.
“Everything goes well till he’s tired of whoever he’s with, and then it’s over. It’s happened repeatedly. Then again, I can’t figure out why he was dating Anastasia Lee. You know, the model. She’s a head case.”
Amy’s supply of local gossip was inexhaustible. “How do you know all this stuff?”
“I’m single and I date. Plus, one of the Sharks’ cheerleaders has a yoga studio next door to the shop. I’ll ask her if she has any new dirt.”
“Has he been engaged before?”
Amy thought for a moment. “Good question. She’ll know. She said her cell phone started ringing with this late last night.” She flopped down on her back next to Emily. “So, he was nice to you?”
“He stayed with me at the hospital. They wouldn’t let me check out unless he promised to watch me, and he did. He slept here last night. He woke me up to make sure I was okay, he fed me, and he tried to make me feel better when James called.”
Amy nodded, and her eyebrows lifted. “He might be nice, but he’s a player.” She propped herself up on one elbow. “This would also mean that I suck. Why didn’t you call me? I would have stayed with you.”
“You couldn’t have left your shop yesterday if you wanted to, and you know it.”
Amy twirled a long strand of Emily’s hair around her fingertip. “You’re my only sister. Plus, you know all my secrets. I would have been here.”
“I was okay.” Emily stared at the ceiling. “Brandon is also saving my butt as far as the engagement. Overnight, everyone seems to want to book me, even if James told the entire industry I’m ‘difficult.’”
An evil smirk turned up the corners of Amy’s lips as she considered Emily’s comment.
“Oh, I see. You just decided to go along with this.”
“What do you mean?” Emily said. Oh, no. Amy was like a dog with a bone under the best of circumstances, and she smelled steak.
“You hate this, don’t you? Don’t play dumb. Let’s face it, Em, he’s gorgeous. I’d hit that. Lots of other women already have.” Emily wrapped both
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