“Don’t worry, though. We’ll ditch them later,” he said as the elevator moved between floors.

I watched the numbers count down as my anxiety shot through the roof. I didn’t know what to expect today. I’d hung out with a famous athlete before, but Reggie and I were never out in the open. Most of our meet ups were at my house or a hotel. I thought it was to avoid the press, but apparently, it was to prevent his girlfriend from seeing us.

“There he is. Kellon, over here, sweety!”

The doors to the elevator slid open, and Ms. Barnes and two other women wearing blue collared shirts and company name tags appeared. Kellon smiled reassuringly as he led me out of the elevator and over to his mom. I glanced around, taking in the scenery. The lobby was empty like it was when we arrived in the late hours of the night. I wondered if that was by design so Kellon could have some privacy.

“Good morning.” Kellon greeted them.

“Good morning!” I waved. I was unsure if I should be speaking, but I didn’t want to be rude. My mother had raised me to speak when I entered new spaces.

“Um… Good morning, Mr. Barnes. I’m… I’m Sabrina.” A short, petite, beige-skinned woman approached us, showing all thirty-two of her teeth.

“Kellon is fine. Nice to meet you, Sabrina.”

“Same, um… Kellon Barnes… I’m a huge fan. Excuse me for being nervous.”

“No problem. Would you like an autograph?”

Sabrina turned to look at the other staff member before popping open a button on her shirt and exposing the top of her boob.

“Can you sign right here?”

My mouth fell open at this woman’s boldness, but Kellon didn’t seem fazed. Someone handed him a pen, and he signed her boob like it was nothing as she stared up at him with googly eyes.

“Can you sign mine too?” the other staff member asked, pulling her shirt down as well. “I’m so glad you guys won last night. The game was so good.”

She batted her eyes in his direction as he scribbled his name. I stared at them awkwardly as they snapped a selfie. These heffas didn’t even care that I was standing here. I wasn’t Kellon’s woman or anything, but they didn’t know that.

“Ahem.” Kellon’s mom cleared her throat. “We need to get going if we’re going to stay on schedule.”

The women smiled, and everyone hopped back into professional mode like they hadn’t just been acting like groupies.

“Okay… um… You have solo access to the park until right around eight a.m. We need to get footage of you riding a few rides. Are there any rides or activities you would like to do?” Sabrina questioned.

Kellon turned to look at me with a handsome smile on his face.

“Whatever she wants to do.”