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“Oh, do we have plans or something?”

I paused in the doorway. “Did I forget to tell you we’re going out with the team?”

“What?”

I nodded. “Yeah. Wear something very slutty. Very revealing, and something you can be fucked in very easily.”

“Hawk.”

“Oh, yeah, sorry. See you later, baby.”

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Julie

“Joe, Aaron, Donnie, meet Julie. Julie meet Joe and Aaron and Donnie.” Hawk introduced me to a huge table of people, pointing them each out.

“Nice to meet you all,” I responded, wishing they all had nametags. How would I ever keep them all straight?

I was glad he had opted for another club other than Catch. I knew it was the Sharks’ favorite watering hole, but I didn’t think I could hold my head up there.

Hawk pulled out a chair for me and lowered to my ear.

“Love the dress, by the way.” His voice sent chills down my spine. “Think they have a storage room here?”

I coughed to cover up a squeal. The thing was, I knew he wasn’t joking. He would haul me away from this entire group of people and find a place to have his way with this little black dress. It was tight and short, and most of my breasts could be seen from the plunging V-line. I did what Hawk asked me. I wanted to make him happy. I wanted him to know I cared. And more than anything, I wanted him to know this sexual relationship between us was epic. I’d do what I needed to keep the fire and spice going.

Hawk ordered a cosmo for me and a round of beers for his friends.

There was mostly football talk. I couldn’t blame them. They were excited. The playoffs were a huge deal.

I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw two girls walk toward us.

“Savannah! Amelia!”

The guys got up to greet them. I had tried to talk field goals and pass rushes, but I was failing miserably. Maybe these girls spoke my language of books and Netflix.

Savannah sat next to me. “You’re his agent?” I asked.

“The one and only,” she smiled.

“It’s nice to finally meet you. And thank you,” I whispered.

“Thank me?”

Everyone else was talking. They weren’t paying attention to our conversation. Hawk was arguing about a play.

“Hawk told me about what you’re doing to help get the paperwork going for Hunter. I don’t know what to say. I’ve been trying to adopt that little boy since I met him.”

Her eyes softened. “I get it. Totally. I have an adopted niece and nephew. What I don’t get is how this asshole got roped into it.” She laughed at Hawk. But I knew my eyes lit with something else.

“I think when you meet Hunter, you’ll get it too.”

“Probably.” She took a beer from the pile on the table. The guys liked to order several rounds at once.

“What’s the first step?” I asked.

She took a swig. “I haven’t had a chance to talk to Hawk about it, but he has a hearing at the end of the week. It’s with Judge Bristow.”