“Oh, I had an important call I had to take,” I lie, pulling my phone out of my back pocket and waving it at them like that proves anything.

“Anyway, we’re gonna go get some drinks. You want to join us?” Noah asks, grinning at me.

I nod immediately. “I’d love to,” I answer, grateful for the chance to distract myself from the wild discovery I just made about Hannah. Besides, it’ll be good for me to spend more time with the guys and get to know them better.

“Awesome, then let’s roll. You can follow me if you’re not sure where it is,” Noah offers.

“Sounds good.”

“Cool, then we’ll see you jokers there,” he tells the others. As we head out to the parking lot, he shoots me a look. “You killed it today, by the way. I was really impressed.”

“Thanks. I was pretty nervous at the start, so I’m glad it didn’t show.”

“Really? No, it didn’t show at all. You looked even more confident than Theo out there, and that’s saying something.”

“Then I guess I’ll just have to keep up the hustle,” I say and grin at Noah, who smiles and nods back. “I didn’t work my ass off all these years to be mediocre now that I’m finally here.”

He chuckles approvingly. “That’s the attitude that wins championships.”

I hop on my bike as he climbs into his car, then follow him across town to a local sports bar called The Den. As we stride up to the door, several of the other players are already waiting for us.

“Took you long enough,” Maxim teases.

“Now that Noah is married, it’s mandatory for him to drive like an old man,” Theo says, and I snort.

“Hilarious, as always. Come on,” Noah says and breezes past them for the door, holding it open for the rest of us. The hostess seats us at a high-top table toward the back of the bar with a great view of the massive TV where commentators are going over replays from a recent game between the New Jersey Titans and the Los Angeles Prowlers.

“Ugh, get that shit out of here. No one gives a damn about the Prowlers,” Theo says, making a face at the TV as he sits. He waves a waitress down and asks her to change the channel, so she switches it to football instead. “That’s better.”

“I take it the rivalry between the Aces and the Prowlers is still going strong?” I ask, and Theo chuckles and shrugs.

“It’s not quite as bad as it used to be, but yeah.”