Chapter 13

Anthony stared into his glass of beer before drinking the entire glass in one long gulp.

“That bad, huh?” his good friend Carter Roberts asked with a grimace.

A pro baseball player for the Seattle Falcons, Carter always had a posse of fans following him around wherever he went. Tonight was no different. He’d already taken at least five photos with people, and Anthony could see a group of girls ogling him at the table behind them. It would only be a few more minutes before they got the courage to approach one of the most famous baseball players in the country and one of the most eligible bachelors around.

One of the girls, a brunette who was so tan that she looked orange, stepped up to their table with a giggle. “Are you Carter Roberts?” she asked breathlessly, like she didn’t already know the answer.

Carter shot her a grin. “I am. But the more important question is: who are you?”

The girl tittered. Anthony snorted and motioned at the waitress to bring him another beer.

Carter and