I clear my throat. "There were a lot of whispers last night about a certain rookie being groomed to take over as a starting mid-fielder next season." I try not to change my expression as Rowen crosses my mind. I haven't stopped thinking about him since the other night. I've never had anyone turn away before when I've been naked. I was surprised by how nice it made me feel.Steve raises his eyebrows and turns towards me even more. "So who's getting cut?""Mack Shivel." I lean back and clasp my hands together, resting them on my stomach. Steve whistles his disbelief softly."I bet that's going over like a ton of bricks.""Mack hasn't figured it out yet.""Are you sure?""Oh yeah." I nod my head. "The Rookie was at the party. No way he could have gotten that drunk and not thrown down if he knew."Steve scratches his shoulder. "Yeah, that Mack Shivel is kind of a dick.""Hey!" I say in protest. "He's not that bad. He's always been nice to me."He rolls his eyes. "Yeah. Because you're young
I rap my knuckles on the door of the apartment twice and wait for it to be answered. I'm late. I know. But I needed extra time to ice down my legs after today's practice. Practices seem to be getting harder, not easier. I understand, though. We're in the middle of a season and playoffs are coming up. I have to be in tip-top shape in case one of our starters gets injured.Looking around, I make a note of the area. It's a pretty nice neighborhood. Inside the loop. Close to the stadium. It's actually not that far from where I live, which is information I'll keep to myself.While most of the newer teammates, like myself, have at least a thirty minute drive to work and have at least one roommate, I live alone in a garage apartment just ten minutes away. Having a dad with lots of connections comes in handy sometimes. Which is not something I will fess up to tonight.The door swings open to reveal Daniel, my team captain, grinning widely with a lit cigar in his mouth."Welcome to poker night,
Christian ignores him, instead looking over at me and pointing at Daniel with his thumb. "Our captain here decided to take Quincy to his mama's house for dinner. Have you ever had her fajitas?"I shake my head."They're to die for. I could go for some right now." He turns to Daniel. "Make sure to tell her I'm coming over next time we have a Sunday off." Daniel rolls his eyes.I furrow my brow. "What am I missing?"Daniel groans. "Can we not talk about this? I just need time to sort it all out."Christian ignores him and keeps talking to me. "Apparently it didn't go over so well when one of the brothers accused Quincy of dating him for his money. So our captain here hasn't spoken to his family in over a week. Which is why he's been a whiny little bitch lately. Haven't you noticed?""Enough," Daniels cuts in. "We're not talking about this anymore. I don't need my personal business floating around the locker room."Christian snorts. "It's not like the rookie makes a habit of spouting off
There's nothing like the smells in the stadium. The hot dogs and chalupas and nachos. The vinyl on a brand new jersey. The fresh cut grass. It's where I feel most comfortable. It reminds me of my childhood, my high school years, my college years. It gives me a feeling of nostalgia and joy. I love it.I wave off the person handing out noise makers when she tries to give me one. I love the concept, but I never use them. When I watch a soccer game, my eyes never leave the field. I become almost mesmerized. So there's no reason to waste the plastic.I make my way down the stadium steps, heading toward my normal section. The Mutiny players are all allowed to give out two tickets per game. Sometimes more if they have special permission. Except for family which sits in the team box, the tickets are right here. In section one hundred. Center field. Right on the field. Best seats in the house.Considering how many of the players I party with, I'm usually able to get my hands on a ticket. I've b
"As much as I can't believe I'm saying this, she's right. I know these guys pretty well. And I can count on one hand how many of them are actually faithful to their women." Geni raises an eyebrow and makes a "hmph" sound. "I'm curious how you know that. Is it because you are the one they cheat with?"I narrow my eyes at Geni. I'm really sick of the way she talks to me and I've finally had enough of her constant belittling. "Why are you so worried about my sex life, huh? Are you so hard up yourself that you have to worry about mine all the time?""I know all about you, Tiffany," she says with a sneer. "I've seen all the pictures. And it's interesting how many times you're in the background of candid pictures of the team…coming out of a hotel room. And yet, you're never, ever with the same player."I want to speak up. She doesn't understand. Part of this is my job. The other part likes hanging out with my friends. I'm not attached to any of them."The thing is," she continues, "the dyna
ROWENI can hear the sounds of the party before I even get to the door. Sounds like this one is going to be wilder than most of Shivel's get togethers. Not that I've been to a lot of them. He didn't start inviting me until a couple of weeks. I still don't really understand why.He makes it obvious in practice that I'm "below" him because I'm not a starter. Not that I need the reminder. My dad was on the premier league in Europe. I know full well what the hierarchy is like.Making my way into the apartment, I immediately see Anthony Fordova. I played against him in college. Nice guy."Hey Rowen!" he says, coming in for a man hug. "Good to see you, man! How've you been?" He smells like a brewery and his eyes are a little hazy. Guess he's been here for a while."Good, man! I can't believe you're already a starting forward. That's amazing."He waves me off. "Says the rookie who has already been moved up from the practice team." Anthony was a couple of years ahead of me in school and was al
I grab a beer from a cooler and head into the living room where most of the action seems to be happening. As I walk in, I stop dead in my tracks and take in the scene around me.Several of my teammates are relaxing on the furniture....with some random chick blowing them.In the living room.While two dozen people are cheering them on and Shivel is calling out things like "Thirty seconds boys! Suck harder girls! The title is on the line!"I want to pull my eyes away from the scene but I'm so stunned by what I'm watching that I can't. One by one, my eyes take in each of the contestants before they finally land on the dark hair I was hoping to see. But not like this.Tiffany.Her hair is pulled back in a sleek ponytail and her eyes are closed in concentration as she sucks and licks Nate Funderlings's cock. Her cheeks are sucked in, showing how hard her pull is. One of her hands is holding onto him, quickly stroking in time with movement of her mouth. The other is massaging his balls.My h
An hour later, I'm sitting alone on the balcony at Mack's place, waiting for Sasha to either pass out or get bored. We're taking a cab, but I can't leave her here alone. We do some crazy shit, but for the most part, we try to watch each other's backs.I watch as my whiskey swirls around in my glass. But all I can think about is the look on Rowen's face when Mack declared me the winner. It was a mixture of shock and anger. Those looks I can handle. I've seen it all before as people flit in and out of our circle of friends. It's the disappointment that I can't let go of.Which I don't understand at all. I've never claimed to be anything other than what I am. I'm not here to snag a player as a husband. I've never strived to become a WAG. I just like partying with the guys and I love sex. Period. The end.So why does Rowen's opinion matter to me at all?The door to the balcony slowly slides open and I down the rest of my drink, assuming Sasha is finally ready to call it a night. I put the