Page 72 of Reckless With the Rookie
“Hey, Coop,” Blair says.“Good morning.”
“You let somebody sleep in your bedroom who’s not your family,” he says.
I scramble out of bed, running a hand over my face.“That’s my fault, dude.”
“No, it’s not.Magnus was very tired from the team plane breaking down the night before and messing up his travel plans.I wanted him to get a good night of sleep.”
“What time is it?”I ask, looking around for my phone.
Being late to practice the morning after my team said they want to sign me to a three-year-contract is nightmare fuel.
“It’s six eleven,” Blair says, looking at her phone.“Coop, why are you up so early?”
“I had a dream that a dinosaur ate Dong and I couldn’t go back to sleep.”
She ruffles his hair.“Dong’s tough.He’d never let that happen.Want me to make bacon and banana pancakes?”
“Yes, please.Magnus, do you want to watchStar Wars?”
“I wish I could, bud, but I have to go back to my hotel to shower and get to practice.”
“Are you coming back over tonight?”
“We’re all invited to fondue night tonight at Carter and Suki’s,” Blair says.
“What’s fondue?”Coop asks.
“It’s like a cheese fountain.”
His eyes widen and his lips part.“Whoa.”
“Okay if I pick you guys up and we all go together?”I ask.
“Of course.”
“Okay, perfect.I need to find my phone so I can call an Uber.”
“It’s on the coffee table,” Blair says.
I hurry in there to grab it, because even though I have plenty of time, I need to be early to practice today.I want the team to know they’re making a good investment.
23
Nine Days Later
Blair
It’s finally official.Magnus signed a three-year-contract with the Crush today, and we’re celebrating with a dinner for his teammates and their families that Jules and I are hosting.
So far, it’s ...going.
“Where the fuck is the fucking tuna?”I say to Jules, giving her a panicked look.
“Tuna?”Suki looks from Jules to me.“Since when are we making tuna?”
“It’s a line from Bridget Jones,” Jules says.“Just something we both say when things are turning disastrous in the kitchen.”
“It’s not disastrous yet,” Suki says.“Is the meat thawed?”
