Back Bitter Rivals
Chapters (25)
  1. Other Books by J. Sterling
  2. Dedication
  3. Table of Contents
  4. MY NEMESIS
  5. DRUNK CONFESSIONS
  6. FIRST PLACE
  7. JEALOUSY FUELS THE FIRE
  8. IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME
  9. GET THE GIRL
  10. LOVE OR LUST
  11. HEARTBREAKER
  12. NO LONGER A LA BELLA
  13. THE FIXER
  14. CHOOSE RIGHT
  15. THAT DAMN BET
  16. OVERDUE APOLOGIES
  17. SPREADING RUMORS
  18. COUPLE GOALS
  19. FEED YOUR GIRL
  20. EPILOGUE
  21. PROLOGUE
  22. DAY JOB
  23. Other Books by J. Sterling
  24. Thank Yous
  25. About the Author

It was all I could do not to sigh with relief that they were still on this topic. Not that I had a story, but this topic was a lot tamer than most conversations they included me in. I only had one hard-and-fast rule for the show: my family was off limits. The guys weren’t allowed to talk about my mom or my dad unless I offered, which I never planned to. Everything else in my life and my past was up for radio fodder if they wanted.

“Actually, I don’t,” I said, hoping they wouldn’t be upset with me later for being so boring. “I think all my first dates were pretty normal.”

To be honest, this was the only part of my job that made me uncomfortable. I didn’t mind being put on the spot occasionally, but I hated when I honestly had nothing to contribute and they expected me to make something up. Tom and John often encouraged me to lie, to wing it for the sake of the show, but I had always been a terrible liar, and we quickly found out that I couldn’t do it when they tried to force me. I would stumble and forget what I had just said. Basically, I was a disaster, and it didn’t make for good radio.

“Fine,” John said with an evil smile. “If you won’t tell us about a bad first date, then we’ll talk about high school.”

I almost choked on my own spit. “High school? What about it?” Heat filled my entire body as I attempted to fight back the rush of pure adrenaline that always came from speaking live to the hundreds of thousands of people who listened each morning.

Tom nodded, his eyes gleaming. “A little birdie told us that your ten-year reunion is happening this weekend. Are you going?”

Damn it. How’d they find out about that?

My mind instantly flashed to the two guys I associated with my high school days, my father and Dalton, and my stomach turned at the thought of them both but for different reasons. As I silently wondered which of my coworkers had ratted me out, John cleared his throat impatiently, forcing me to answer.

“Yeah, I’m going. Of course,” I said, as if there was any other choice in the matter.

They both oohed and aahed like immature teenage boys. “Hoping to see a special someone, Cammie?” Tom asked, his over-whitened teeth practically blinding me as he smiled.

My cheeks warmed and I knew I was blushing. I wished I could stop it because the moment they saw that happening, they’d attack me like sharks circling their prey. Anything for a good show, especially if it meant embarrassing me.