Rivalry (Vegas Aces: The Coach Book 1) by Lisa Suzanne

Author:Lisa Suzanne [Suzanne, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Books by LS, LLC
Published: 2023-11-29T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16: JOLENE

I catch up with some reporters I’m friendly with after the press conference, and I sit in my car as I text Sam afterward.

Me: Want to bring the boys to the Gridiron for dinner? My treat and I’m right across the street.

She writes back right away.

Sam: They both said yes. We’ll be there in ten.

I leave my white Volvo SUV where it is and walk across the street to my dad’s barbecue joint.

It always sort of feels like home when I step into the place, and it’s because in a lot of ways, it is. My mom’s personal touches are everywhere, but it’s my dad’s pride and joy. Aside from my son and me, of course.

They don’t come in as often as they used to, maybe once a week now just to check on things, but when we first moved to Vegas, my parents practically lived here. I attended UNLV, so I came by frequently since it’s not too far away, and it always felt like a place to get a good meal and a strong drink.

It’s a little after five on a Friday, so the crowd is starting to pick up. The bartenders all know me by name, and I slide onto a stool across from Alex, one of my favorites mostly because of his entertaining storytelling abilities.

“The usual?” he asks, and I nod with a grin.

“You know it. And Sam and the boys will be here any minute, so I need a table.”

He nods and pours me a nice, steep glass of my favorite pinot noir, and I’m halfway through it and listening to Alex’s latest roommate debacle when the door opens and I spot Sam with the boys.

I abandon my wine and beeline for my kiddo.

I feel like I’ve hardly seen him lately, and he’s the very best part of every single day. I grab him into a hug, and he laughs even as he struggles out of my hold.

“Are you being good for Sam?” I demand.

“Always,” he says innocently, and I somehow doubt that.

I laugh. “Right, right. Who wants cheeseburgers?”

“Me!” both boys yell at the same time, and we head toward the booth Alex reserved for us. I detour to the bar to grab my glass of wine, and then I slide onto the end of the booth beside Jonah.

“How was school today?” I ask the boys.

“Fine,” they say together, and I laugh since that’s pretty much the standard response.

“What did you do in PE?” I ask, going the more specific route to glean any insight into what happened in the hours I was away from him.

“I don’t remember,” Jonah says, and I narrow my eyes at him.

“Cop out,” I mutter, and then Debbie comes by to take our order.

Sam eyeballs me from across the table and does some weird thing with her brows after we order. I know she’s trying to have some sort of private conversation with me but I can’t for the life of me figure out what it is.

“Cade, switch

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