The Baby Blitz by Lex Martin

Author:Lex Martin [Martin, Lex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lex Martin

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OLLY

I don’t know what I expected today, but standing single file to shake Coach Santos’s hand wasn’t it.

His handshake is firm, his eye contact direct. Everything about Richard Santos says he’s a straight shooter.

“How’s your knee feeling, Michael?” he asks, even though there are still fifty guys waiting behind me.

“Much better, thanks.” After Coach Krugman called me “hey, you” for half the season, I’m surprised Santos knows my name out of the gate.

“That’s what I want to hear.” He pats my back, and I let out a breath. Maybe this won’t be so bad. Krud terrorized us last year, so I’m hoping our streak of bad luck has run out.

As I look around, I see a lot of new faces. Aside from the team of people who got hired with Santos, there are incoming freshmen and a ton of transfers. It’s strange not to see any of my old roommates. I miss those idiots.

Billy and Cam sit next to me, and Billy leans over and says, “Your girlfriend baked us cookies. Left them for us on the kitchen counter.”

“She did?”

“Yup. But you obviously didn’t see the bag with your name on it.”

Cam shoves him back. “This asshole ate yours and his own. They were delicious, by the way. In case we haven’t told you lately, we love Maggie.”

I smile. Yeah, she’s pretty awesome. I didn’t wake her this morning. I tried to, but she was sleeping so soundly, I figured she needed her rest. It’s hard to breathe when I think about not seeing her the entire week.

She’s so fucking sweet to bake for me and my friends. I turn a menacing eye to Billy. “If you eat the food my woman made for me again, prepare for pain.”

He snickers, the little shit.

After a team meeting where Santos introduces himself, the other new assistant coaches, and their many accolades, he pauses to scan the conference room. “There’s a reason I’m called the Saint. It’s not because I’m perfect or don’t make mistakes.” He waves a thumb behind him. “My staff can attest to that.” His assistants chuckle.

Coach nods his head. “I went to college and did stupid things just like you. Only I was lucky enough to grow up during a time where there wasn’t social media that documented my stupidity for the world to see. This is where I want to caution you to watch who your friends are and who you hang out with outside of football. Because if you’re going to get in trouble, it’s generally not when you’re here, and as we all know, your mistakes are far more likely to get documented on a world stage than mine were at your age. One stupid mistake can cost you everything you’ve been striving for since you fell in love with the game.” He holds up a finger. “Trusting the wrong person can cost you everything.”

The Lone Star Stud Report instantly comes to mind, and my stomach churns. I hope Coach doesn’t see that anytime soon. I’ve

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