Game Changers by Jane Cuthbertson

Author:Jane Cuthbertson [Cuthbertson, Jane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781633042100
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Tuesday morning Jaye and Nickory go to practice together, and when Jaye comes back she tells me they settled some issues. I have my doubts, but Jaye appears to be a lot less worried than she was last night, so I hope it’s true and keep my mouth shut.

In complete contrast to yesterday’s storms, today is gorgeous and sunny. In lieu of another run-in with Nickory, I suggest we go to a park near the townhome. Jaye eagerly agrees. We pack a picnic lunch, take the short walk, find a lovely shade tree to sit under, and things go fine until she decides she wants to take a picture of us.

I don’t waste any time trying to dissuade her of this notion. “What, you have the makeup artists ready? The airbrush expert?”

Jaye glares at me, lowers the iPhone. “I thought we’d agreed. No more putting yourself down.”

“Maybe I’m talking about you.”

She laughs.

I turn away, hiding a grin. “I’m not photogenic.”

“Neither am I, for crying out loud, and there’re a million pictures of me on the Internet!”

“Yeah. Pictures of your gorgeous legs, dead-perfect abs, and killer smile.”

“My abs? Show me.”

Ah-ha. Successful distraction. I grab my own iPhone and tap the screen. With a few quick swipes I find what I want.

Jaye stares at the candid shot, taken during a game, one of those moments where she’s lifted her shirt to wipe sweat off her face. I’ve seen similar pictures of many women players, and male players, too, out there in cyberspace. Even on a four-inch screen one can see the exquisite definition of Jaye’s stomach muscles.

“Huh,” she says. “I guess you can find everything on the Internet.”

“Pretty much.”

“Dead perfect, you think?”

“Oh, yeah.”

“Smile when you say that.”

I do, and she’s got me. iPhone comes up and photo is snapped before I can react.

“Jaye!”

She’s checking out the result. “It’s a good picture. Honest.”

Reluctantly, I peer over. She’s right, I suppose. I’ve never considered myself at all photogenic. “You’re going to put it on Facebook, aren’t you?”

“Of course.”

I take in her self-satisfied expression, then make a quick grab for the phone. Silly me. Jaye pulls it away, leaps up and takes off, twenty years younger and twenty times more fit. She’s halfway across the park before I get to quarter-speed. I stop and throw up my hands in surrender, realizing that deep down, I’m pleased she wants to do this, to show people who her lover is.

Maybe I should at last consider joining Facebook so I can do the same thing.

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