Picture Perfect by Annie J. Rose

Author:Annie J. Rose [Rose, Annie J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-09-12T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Bradley

I held my phone in front of my face Monday morning with work swirling around in my head. I mean, my personal life was tucked right between Satan’s testicles. But my professional life kept soaring. I ran through the schedule I’d already booked. How well the Eagles’ press conference went. How it spiraled into that party where I’d booked not only personal gigs with the players, but professional gigs throughout their season. I woke up to an email from the Eagles’ GM, one I kept reading over and over again to make sure it was right. Apparently, the coach requested my presence at a couple of their big headliner games: one against their rival, the New York Giants, and the last game before the playoffs, against Green Bay. They wanted me at both games taking candid pictures of the team for flyers and promotional material.

I got the dates on my calendar immediately and shot an email back off to the GM. I proofread it, making sure my lack of coffee hadn’t botched anything in the correspondence. Then, I sent it off to Farrah for one more look-over so she could send it. I needed as much information up front as they could get me with regard to the setup of these games: how far in advance they needed me in the cities, who I contacted for access to things like the locker rooms.

Holy shit, I’d be in the Eagles’ locker room.

I leapt out of bed, clapping my hands like a little boy. But my phone ringing interrupted my touchdown celebration. It was Jackson calling. I figured it was because of the new entries on the joint work calendar.

But boy, was I wrong.

“The GM of the Knicks called me this morning.”

I paused. “Excuse me?”

“I know, I know. Good morning, I hope your coffee’s great, the GM of the fucking Knicks called me this morning.”

“What do they want?”

Jackson chuckled. “Apparently, word gets around fast. They heard about your photoshoot with the Flyers, I guess. Something about the GMs being friends? Or something?”

I waved my hand in the air. “All those guys are interconnected. It’s practically incestuous. Get to the point. What did they want?”

“Yeah, you haven’t had coffee. Anyway, they want you to work with them on what you did with the Flyers. Professional photos. Group photos. They want everything you did with the Flyers, plus some. And when I quoted them for your time, they agreed without hesitating.”

“That’s fantastic! What are the dates?”

“It’s not for a couple of weeks. You’ve got time to get yourself back here and get your mind right. I want you to get through this week without rescheduling meetings and conferences again before taking this job. So, it fits right into your schedule.”

“No, no, no. I totally get it. That’s—this is—holy shit!”

“If you play your cards right, you’ll be the sports photographer you wanted to be back in school.”

I sighed. “Holy fuck, it’s happening.”

Jackson chuckled. “It’s really happening, yes.”

“Okay. Let me go talk with Farrah. I’ve got a video conference and a phone call today, but that’s it.

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