Save Me, Sinners: A Dark MFM Menage Romance

by Jess Bentley

  Though the words come in a rush of emotion, I know them to be true. Sure I’m about to win the Cup and the MVP award, but this is the biggest prize of them all. I have my own family now. What I had always wanted. Finally the bad boy can retire. Late night flings mean nothing when true love has finally decided to show up in my life.

  Epilogue

  From the Anaheim Dispatch:

  For a Monday evening, the street in front of Stats, a Santa Ana sports bar, is rather full. Hordes of paparazzi scramble at the entrance and media cameras take up space inside the bar. Some of the area regulars wonder if this new bar has just opened up, not realizing that it’s been in existence for more than thirty years.

  Hard to blame them, though, as for far too long now, the bar’s been a failed establishment, running solely on old patrons and a few stray walk-ins.

  All that’s changed since players from the American Cup champions Anaheim Knights have started frequenting the bar regularly. Especially, David Adams, the former star player and the newly appointed coach of the lauded team.

  Fans can’t believe that just six months ago, David single handedly turned a certain defeat into a win in the dying minutes of the game, and in so doing, won the Cup. He’s put the Knights, a largely underdog team, in the hearts of sports lovers of America. Almost every fan has a Knights jersey somewhere in their closet.

  Even more shockingly, Adams has announced his retirement from the sport. Many speculate that he could continue for another few years, but David wanted to go out on top. In a surprising move, the Knights also fired Coach Miller, who was accused of player mistreatment. David Adams has been appointed in his place, making the British soccer superstar the youngest head coach in the game.

  When I put the paper down, and goggle at David, he looks at me and winks. Then he gives me a quick kiss before walking up to the small stage set up in front of the bar area. Lights illuminate him as a warm reception rises from the media and the fans.

  “First of all, the ale is on the house. Drinks for everyone!” A loud cheer erupts as newly hired waitresses with trays full of beer glasses move through the crowd.

  “Mad Dog rocks!” someone shouts. Mad Dog is the new nickname American soccer fans have bestowed upon David after his sensational display in the Cup Final, finally accepting him as one of their own.

  “And please put your hands together, ladies and gentlemen, for the lovely author of this book, a person who is very special to me, Carrie Tucker!”

  I stride on to the stage and it’s my turn to kiss David on the cheek. I may still not be exactly used to all these public appearances but it’s just a part of being in David’s life. The fact that he’s standing right next to me makes the job a hell lot easier.

  David gestures to the podium that stands by the side and I pick up the book hidden behind a red wrapping.

  “Today’s your day. Go blow them all away,” David kisses me on the head. I ask him if he wants us both to unwrap the book together but he just shakes his head.

  “It’s your book, darling. I'm just the hero,” he says in the mic, drawing applause and chuckles from the crowd.

  Slowly I unveil the book, and the lights and flashes going off almost blind me.

  Six months with David is the title.

  A member of the media asks me to speak a few words about the book. My nerves flare, but the reassuring smile from David immediately calms me down. “We’ll do this together. You and me,” he said to me before we walked on. With him by my side, nothing is impossible.

  “In a nutshell,” I begin, “it's an uncensored, uncut look into David’s life as he prepared for the final, the hardships he faced and the way he worked through all of them. It began as a simple article but we felt that the story needed to be told in much more detail. So here we are.” I smile.

  “So does this story have a happy ending?” someone asks.

  “Well, is there any doubt?” David answers, coming forward to wrap his arm around me.

  Already in the N.Y. Times bestseller charts, even before its release, the book is a huge success. A year ago, I never would have imagined being a best selling author. Even in my wildest dreams I never expected to feel as happy as I do right in this moment. David’s changed my world, made me feel happy and loved, and in turn, I’ve stood by him like a rock.

  The thought that we belonged in different worlds seems so foolish now, because the reality is that we complement each other perfectly. We fill the gaps in each other’s lives and as cliche as it might sound, we complete each other.

  The icing on the cake is that ever since he and his teammates held their Cup victory party at Stats, business has been booming at Dad’s old bar. We officially changed to become a sport bar dedicated to soccer, and the place is now the unofficial hangout for all Knights fans to congregate and discuss their favorite team.

  I still can hardly believe that Dad’s bar has been saved from going out of business. But it’s all crazy. Being a published author is nuts. But most of all, I can’t believe that the amazing Mr. David Adams is all mine. And I said it all in the dedication I wrote in front of the book, one that I read to the crowd, who quiets to listen.

  You never know when love will find you. Attraction is not a choice. The way you love me, the way you're with me and the person you've made me into… it’s all left me no choice but to fall head over heels in love with you. Never will my fingers stop filling in the space between yours. Thanks for loving me the way I am.