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  1. Dominique’s attraction to Jake was not only undeniable, but almost frightening in its intensity.
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  64. LOVIN’ BLUE
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On her way to Capricious, she continued to reflect over her life and at the fact that work had often been the balm that soothed and covered personal sorrows: low self-esteem issues brought on by weight, not being considered popular or pretty, and, Dominique realized in her later years, not having a father figure to set the example for how a man should treat her.

As she pulled into her reserved parking spot at Capricious magazine’s offices Dominique had a thought: Maybe God was sending her someone to show her how it was done. Someone named Jake.

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Jake left Middleton Prep’s main building and headed for the football field. Preoccupied with what had been offered during this impromptu meeting with the principal, he didn’t notice the admiring glances from female peers and moms in the parking lot waiting to pick up their kids. A five year contract? At double the salary? That’s what he’d been offered to remain at Middleton as Athletic Director, along with other perks and incentives. The program responsible for the football team’s undefeated record was obviously something the school wanted to see continue. As he neared his office on the side of the stadium, he pulled out his phone to call Johnny. It was time for a pow-wow. But just as he prepared to flip through the phone list for his twin brother’s name, he heard voices coming from the locker room, which was next door to his office. He looked at his watch and reached for the door. School wasn’t officially out for another ten minutes so whoever was in here was playing hooky.

Jake eased open the door and quietly stepped inside the room made cool by cement walls. No one was in the main area; the voices were coming from the area where practice gear was kept in locked cages. He took a couple more steps and was just about to bust the class-skipping students when he recognized the voices.

“It sucked that they lost.” Jake listened as Travis discussed what wasn’t supposed to be shared with anyone who’d not been on the trip. “Especially to the Chiefs.”

In spite of the situation, Jake smirked at the comment. The Kansas City Chiefs were long time Raider rivals, so of course the boys hated them.

“Yeah, but how was it being in the stadium? Who did you meet on the team? Man, I’m still so mad that I didn’t get to go. I bet it was so cool.”