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  1. TITLE PAGE
  2. COPYRIGHT PAGE
  3. DEDICATION
  4. CONTENTS
  5. CHAPTER ONE PALMER
  6. CHAPTER TWO PALMER
  7. CHAPTER THREE COLE
  8. CHAPTER FOUR PALMER
  9. CHAPTER FIVE PALMER
  10. CHAPTER SIX PALMER
  11. CHAPTER SEVEN COLE
  12. CHAPTER EIGHT PALMER
  13. CHAPTER NINE PALMER
  14. CHAPTER TEN PALMER
  15. CHAPTER ELEVEN COLE
  16. CHAPTER TWELVE PALMER
  17. CHAPTER THIRTEEN PALMER
  18. CHAPTER FOURTEEN COLE
  19. CHAPTER FIFTEEN COLE
  20. CHAPTER SIXTEEN PALMER
  21. CHAPTER SEVENTEEN COLE
  22. CHAPTER EIGHTEEN PALMER
  23. CHAPTER NINETEEN PALMER
  24. CHAPTER TWENTY COLE
  25. CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE PALMER
  26. CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO PALMER
  27. CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE PALMER
  28. CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR COLE
  29. CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE PALMER
  30. CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX COLE
  31. CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN PALMER
  32. CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT PALMER
  33. CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE COLE
  34. CHAPTER THIRTY PALMER
  35. CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE PALMER
  36. CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO COLE
  37. CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE PALMER
  38. CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR COLE
  39. CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE PALMER
  40. CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX COLE
  41. CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN PALMER
  42. CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT COLE
  43. CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE PALMER
  44. CHAPTER FORTY COLE
  45. CHAPTER FORTY-ONE PALMER
  46. CHAPTER FORTY-TWO COLE
  47. CHAPTER FORTY-THREE PALMER
  48. EPILOGUE PALMER
  49. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  50. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

“Oh.”

“Did you think I wouldn’t take you up on that offer?”

She walks backward toward her car. There’s a hesitation in her eyes, and I hold my breath to see what she says.

“I’ll let you know what Val comes back to me with,” she says, grinning. “But she might refuse because I’d get a meal with the guy she was trolling last night.”

I let out a loud chuckle. “That was you, and you know it!”

She shrugs, as if that’s all there is to say, and climbs into her car. Ethan waves as they pull out onto the street.

I wave back. Because that’s all I can do besides wonder if I’ve just made the right decision.

The point Palmer made was valid. Can I respect the stop sign? Can I ignore how much she turns me on? Stirs something soul deep?

I have no fucking idea.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN COLE

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

COLE

Hey, Scott.”

My agent asks me to wait a moment and then puts me on hold.

I walk along the tree line of my parents’ property and breathe in the fresh air. The scent of pine and soil, still wet from the sudden rainstorm after yesterday’s practice, fills my lungs and helps settle the frazzled state of my soul.

My body aches. My right arm is so tight from practice that it feels like it might snap like a recoiled rubber band. I work my shoulder in small circles like the physical therapist taught me, ignoring the scream of my muscles and the fire that bites down my spine.

I stop moving to catch my breath.

“Sorry about that,” Scott says. “It’s good to hear from you, Cole.”

Right. Scott Canelo is full of shit. There’s no way it’s good to hear from me after our last conversation ended in a standoff. His frustration with the perceived lack of cooperation on my end makes him feel like I don’t take the process seriously and that I don’t appreciate his hard work. But I do.

Scott works his ass off to secure me postcareer opportunities. I absolutely respect his efforts and am grateful to have him on my side, even if my actions don’t always match my appreciation.

“I just wanted to check in with you and see how things are going,” I say, breaking the ice. It seems a better way to start the conversation than admitting that my feelings haven’t changed and I still need time.

“Things are looking good here,” he says. “We still have the streaming opportunity on deck. The network sent a proposal over this morning, but I don’t think my secretary has forwarded it to you yet.”

“I haven’t checked my email since this morning, but I didn’t see it.”