Second and Five_A Contemporary Reverse Harem by Erin Hayes & Margo Bond Collins

Author:Erin Hayes & Margo Bond Collins [Hayes, Erin & Collins, Margo Bond]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: reverse harem, football team, Romance
Publisher: Bathory Gate Press
Published: 2018-12-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

I was glad that I had set up so many appointments for the next week. What I really wanted to do, of course, was hide in my apartment and pretend that nobody was talking about who I was kissing.

But I didn’t have that luxury. I had a team that I had to find sponsors for.

So when I showed up on Monday morning, I took a deep breath, sailed in like nothing had happened, and sang out, “Good morning,” to Kathryn as I headed into the office

“Good morning, Ms. Harte,” she said. “I’ve arranged your calendar for this week if you’d like to take a look at it. You have meetings with Darlene Burroughs for the Women of Football, and three separate meetings that Jimmy Clayton scheduled for friends of his. Also, you’ve had a number of calls from media outlets. The reporters want to speak to you directly.”

So much for pretending like there was nothing going on.

“Thanks, Kathryn. I’ll take a look at the calendar. Please refer any media calls to Sydney in the PR department. And while you’re at it, go ahead and see if you can fit Sydney in to meet with me sometime today. As soon as possible.”

“You got it.” She smiled at me, and just like that, I actually felt better. This business about being in all the gossip headlines was miserable, but it was something I could deal with. I just needed to work out a strategy with Sydney. One that didn’t involve her being pissed and me being defensive.

As it turned out, Sydney was too busy to meet with me that day. That afternoon, she called up to my office. “Hi, Madison. Kathryn said you want to talk to me?”

“Yes. Media outlets have been calling my receptionist all day. What should we tell them?”

“Tell them the team will be answering questions at our usual press conference. Other than that, our response is no comment.”

“What about at the press conference?”

“Well, for one thing, you shouldn’t be there. Coach Carrie and the players will be available to answer questions, and I’ve got a meeting beforehand with all of them to go over how to deflect those questions that involve players’ personal lives.”

“So I’m supposed to just say no comment all the way around?”

“That’s it.”

“Okay. I can do that.”

I felt bad for the guys, though. They were required by their contracts and the league to be available to the press at least once a day.

But that didn’t mean they had to answer questions about anything other than the game.

When I watched the press conference that afternoon, I was impressed at Sydney’s pre-press-conference coaching. Every time a reporter asked anyone on the team about me—primarily one of my three guys—whoever had the microphone simply said, “Let’s stay focused on the game,” or, “I’d rather talk about how we’re playing.”

And after a couple of days, the news about me kissing different players seemed to die down.

I hoped it would stay that way, but Sydney warned me not to count on it.

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