Playing for Keeps by Kate Donovan

Author:Kate Donovan [Donovan, Kate]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Contemporary, football, Sports, Romance, advertising, Bad boys of football, sexy romance, contemporary romance
Amazon: B00I57MSE6
Publisher: Beyond the Page
Published: 2014-01-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“Hello?” she answered coolly.

“Is this Erica? Hey, this is Sean Decker. John’s friend. He told you I’d be calling, right?”

“Yes, I got the message.”

“I know he put you on the spot, but don’t worry. We’ll just tell him we couldn’t connect, and that’ll be that. I appreciate it though,” he added, his voice solemn. “He told us you’re the best, and man, was he right.”

Keep your pants on, she warned him silently, but she couldn’t help relaxing a bit. He sounded like the nice guy everyone said he was. Maybe she should spend a romantic weekend with him.

“You’re off the hook,” he explained further. “Thanks anyway.”

Now he didn’t just sound nice. He sounded respectful, like a gentleman. And a bit like a guy who had just lost his best friend, his career, and probably his self-respect, since his friends were now pimping out used girlfriends to him as though he couldn’t get his own dates.

And you can help him. At least with two out of three problems, she reminded herself.

So she said quietly, “Hey, Sean? How well do you follow directions?”

“You mean, like on a map?”

“I mean like, I want you to listen carefully and do exactly what I say. Can you do that?”

“Sure.”

“Do you promise?”

He cleared his throat. “What’s going on, Erica?”

She smiled grimly, remembering Johnny’s words. This helped her career too. She needed the Lancers to advance to the Super Bowl, or at least as close as possible. Wasn’t it time to be as calculating as he was?

“I’m going to text you an address. It’s just outside Seattle. I want you to write it down, then turn your phone off. Don’t answer it, don’t check messages. Don’t talk to Johnny. To be safe, don’t talk to anyone. Not until you meet me at the address. Is that clear?”

“I guess so.”

“You’re not going to the strategy session with the coaches, are you?”

“Nope.”

“Okay, then you’re on radio silence. Just meet me around four o’clock your time.”

“Listen, Erica—”

“This is important, Sean. Johnny wants us to do it, right? But we have to do it my way. Okay?”

He chuckled. “Will you let me take you to dinner at least?”

She wanted to warn him it wasn’t that kind of date, but why spoil the surprise? “We’ll see. Just meet me at the address. Is everything clear?”

“Crystal,” he assured her, chuckling again. “Mum’s the word, right?”

“Right.”

“He said you’d be fun, but I didn’t expect this.”

“Oh, I’ll be fun all right. See you at four o’clock. And don’t be late.”

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