Page 15 of The Game Plan

“I have.”

“They wanted Reese for a commercial recently, but since he doesn’t have any children, he isn’t quite what they’re looking for. However, I think we could work together, and both come out with something we want.”

She arched a dark brow, still a little confused by the whole situation.

“There’s only one problem,” she said.

“What’s that?” Tito asked, confusion furrowing his brow.

“I don’t have any children. In fact, I don’t want them.”

He waved his hand, the confusion disappearing.

“Oh, no, that’s not what I was thinking.”

Her eyes rounded. “Do you want to borrow a child from the foundation?”

He gave her a shrug, and she crossed her arms. “I don’t think so. The foundation could potentially be liable for fraud, and that’s not okay.”

She thought about it for a moment, then asked, “What do they want a child for?”

Reese finally spoke. “Their new campaign is a children’s shoe line. So, they were really looking for a player who has kids.”

“Understandable,” she replied. “I’d imagine it makes it easier to do things.”

“True,” Tito replied.

The room fell silent, and Sutton felt a bit awkward with the two men staring at her.

“So, if the foundation was willing to be included in the campaign, which would come with a few stipulations in itself—I still don’t know what it would do with me.”

“That’s the other thing,” Tito said. “I posted that comment because Reboot wanted a player who had a family. And Reese is currently single. What I’m proposing is for the foundation and you.”

“And me? What, would we fake date, then he gets to do the campaign using the kids from the foundation, then we’d break up after?”

Tito smiled at her, and her eyes rounded. “We could play it off that you were keeping the relationship quiet, especially since he’s the star running back, and you’re the coach’s niece. You wanted to get to know one another first before announcing it to the world, so you hid it so well, even I didn’t know about it.”

“You can’t be serious,” Sutton stated.

“Why not?” Reese asked. “Is the idea of dating me so bad?”

“You told me last night you were there without anyone so you could focus on football. Wouldn’t this be a distraction?”

He sighed and leaned forward. “This is a different type of distraction. The team, the foundation; you and I, we would all get a ton of exposure.”

Exposure? This is all about money.

“And a lovely payday for you,” Sutton said, unable to keep the disdain from her voice.

“Which I would donate half of to the foundation for their part,” Reese replied.

“That’s generous of you,” Sutton replied.

She straightened in her chair, and her elbow caught some paper as she dragged her arm across the desk. She looked down at the email memo she printed out about potentially reaching out to the Kings for a Community Day, and an idea formed in her mind.

“Is Reboot an official league sponsor?” Sutton asked.

“They are,” Tito said. “So, they’d be putting revenue back into the league, and Reese would have a separate fee.”