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“Hey.” He holds up his palms. “Already got that memo, man. She’ll barely talk to me at all as it is.”
Hm. Maybe he is sincere.
Doubt it, though.
I ignore him while I finish getting dressed. As I’m tying my shoes, I hear a familiar voice echoing from the entrance of the locker room. Other voices chime in as a group heads in our direction. Excited whispers echo throughout the space from my teammates as they come closer and closer to our lockers.
I watch as they pass. Coach Thomas leads the pack along with the head of athletics. The Dean as well. Then…
The great Junior Morgan.
Ty is with him. Naturally, his agent would be there for… whatever business-related meeting this is.
My father spots me, but he doesn’t slow his stride. There’s just enough time for him to incline his head as they pass.
“So, the rumors are true, huh?”
I glare at Emerson. “Rumors?”
“The Bearhawks have a famous new coach,” he says.
“Where’d you hear that?”
“My dad.” A shrug. “He’s still got contacts who fill him in on things.”
I snort. “Trisha Wells?”
“Who else?” He smiles as he looks over my shoulder. “That’s exciting.”
“Yeah. I guess.”
“You don’t seem too happy about it.”
“I’m fine.”
I close my locker a little too hard as a set of huge shoulders walks in behind Emerson.
“Connor, are you ready to go?” Alex asks me. “I’m starving.”
“Yeah,” I say. “Ben coming?”
“Just us. He’s got class.”
“Hey, Alex,” Emerson greets him.
“The fuck you grinning for?” Alex spits at him.
Emerson’s smile doesn’t slip. “New coach. Pretty exciting, huh?”
Alex doesn’t respond. The answer is a resounding yes. Alex is very excited that my dad is our new coach. He figures that makes me a shoo-in for all things quarterback over Emerson. Problem solved, he said.
I wasn’t in the mood to argue about it, so I let it lie.
“You guys figure out your flyer yet?” Emerson asks in the silence.
“Of course,” Alex says, unwilling to show any weakness at all around Emerson. “It was easy.”
“It was, wasn’t it? Pete and I figured out ours real quick.” Emerson pulls his backpack up over his shoulder. “Well, I’ll see you guys later.”
