Page 46 of Cheap Shot

That was the part he’d never told Brie—never told anyone, really.

That maybe he wasn’t sure he was cut out for a normal relationship. He had no fear of commitment, he liked being in love, liked being with someone, but when it came down to it, he was probably always going to put his career ahead of his personal life.

He’d realized that unless he found the kind of guy who was okay with that, he’d probably stay single. And he was comfortable with that.

Crawford laughed at something Brie said and Sebastian glanced over to see Harper on his lap, pointing at one of his tattoos, andhe thought as weird as it was, maybe what he and Crawford were doing was exactly what he needed right now.

He didn’t need someone to fall in love with. But great sex? A chance to blow off steam with someone who wouldn’t be hurt if he said he needed to work or put Harper first?

Yeah, that was honestly kindaperfect.

After lunch, Sebastian rose to his feet and watched as Luke helped Harper off his lap, then stood and held out a hand.

“Our day’s almost over,” he said. “But we have a couple more fun things for you. Do you want to go meet our general manager? His name is Gavin.”

“Sure!”

Crawford pointed at the cameraman who was still recording everything. “That’s this guy’s twin brother, actually.”

“Ohh,” Harper said, turning to look at him. “Do you look just like each other?”

Thad smiled, though he didn’t lower his camera. “We look a little bit alike. But we’re not identical.”

“Oh, that’s boring. It would be more fun to play pranks and stuff if you looked alike.”

Thad laughed. “We did do that sometimes when we were little.”

“I always wanted a brother,” she said with a sigh.

Connor snorted. “You’d change your mind if you had one. I have three and they’re a pain in my—uh, you know what.”

“No. What?” Harper asked.

“Ear,” Jesse said with a grin. “A pain in the ear.”

Harper giggled.

They took the elevator up to the second floor, cameras still in tow, and a guy whodidlook quite a lot like the cameraman, but who was dressed in a sharp black suit, came out of his office.

Sebastian watched with a smile as he introduced himself to Harper and shook her hand.

She asked to be let down, and Crawford set her on her feet so she could follow Gavin into his office. He let her sit down in his chair at his desk and pretend to make an important phone call and then he showed her the balcony where he watched practices.

“Did you watch us today?” she said, craning her neck to look up at him.

“For a little bit. I had some meetings to go to but I am glad I got to see you for a little while today. We’re really excited to have you on the team.”

After that, he presented her with a little certificate and some more Harriers merch. Plus, three tickets to a home game next week, for Harper, Brie, and Sebastian where they’d be seated right behind the bench.

Brie bit her lip like she wanted to protest about the expense, but Sebastian elbowed her, trying to silently remind her that this was aboutHarper.

She gave him a look but stayed quiet.

“And we’ll do a whole tour of the arena before,” Gavin added. “How does that sound?”

Harper twirled. “Like thebest! I wanna be a Harrierforever.”

By the end of the day, Luke had more or less managed to tune out Sebastian being there. Until they all reached the hallway and it came time to say goodbye.