He hugged everyone around the table and headed to the stage. The grin on his face made me smile. He hugged the commissioner and held up his new jersey for photos.
I grabbed my phone and sent him a text.
Carrington: I'm so proud of you for making your dreams come true. Congratulations NFL Football Player!!! Enjoy it! You deserve it.
As he walked off the stage, he fished his phone out of his coat pocket. It must have been going crazy, but I noticed a slight shift in his emotions, undetectable by anyone else. He grabbed his tie and adjusted it. He typed into his phone and put it back in his pocket as his agent whisked him off to his new life.
The End
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Answer: Praday Suits and Jimmy Choo high heeled shoes.
Question: What’s the biggest different between practicing law in Tallahassee, Florida and practicing law in Phoenix, Arizona?
Besides that, everything was pretty much the same. I had no life. I worked, made sure Jack had an attentive mother when I was in his presence and tried hard not to screw up.
Adam, my boss traveled three out of five days and when he was in town, he enjoyed the benefits of being a partner in one of the most prestigious law firms in the country. Perks included six-hour golf lunches with other partners and a team of four associates lawyers including me, doing all the work. As the oldest of the other associates, by a year, I had seniority, but I found myself sitting a conference room off the main lobby of the firm waiting for him.
Sorry, for the vague pronoun, I am not ready to say his name.
Two hours ago, I had received a frantic phone call from my boss. I could barely hear him do to the wind in the fairway. I hoped his ball got eaten by a snake.
Adam was out of breath as he spoke.
“He should arrive around six, you can stay right?” Adam’s way of telling me, yes I could stay. “He needs to sign the contract before reporting to training camp tomorrow morning?”
“If he just needs to sign it, a paralegal could handle that. Hell, Maria could handle it.
“Who’s Maria?”
“The assistant you told me to hire last week. Although, she thinks she doesn’t have a boss considering you haven’t been in the office for more then two hours a day since.”
“Are you keeping her busy?”
“Of course, which is why I don’t understand why I have wait for some over paid athlete’s autograph.”
“Come on Carrrrrrr.” When he drew out the r’s in my name, he was on the verge of some major begging and I knew I would say yes anyway. Begging wasn’t dignified in most settings.
“Ok. I’ll stay.”
“Great. I just sent you the contract. Review it with him and if he has any questions, you can handle it. Pretty standard. Hey, you might actually know the guy. He went to Florida State, a few years ahead of you.”
My computer beeped with the incoming email and I clicked on the attachment. I read the name at the top of the contract and blinked. I closed the computer, hung up the phone on Adam and sat with my hands in my laps. Goose bumps popped up on my arms. I rubbed them and reached out to open the computer, but my fingers went numb and I sat my hands in my lap again.
I must have had him on my mind. With the start of training camp tomorrow, I had been finalizing player contracts all week. I had football on the brain. It was only natural my mind drifted to the football player I was once in love with.
I lifted the top of the computer and typed in my password. The screen illumined and there at the top of the open document, his name appeared.
Jackson Latre Mitchell
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I have to thank God for giving me the gift of story telling. It’s such an amazing gift. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
A huge thank you to my FAMILY who continue to support me and kind of understand that this writing thing is what I have to/need to/love to do.
To anyone who has read my books, thank you. Whether you liked them or not, I appreciate you spending some of your own precious time in my world.
Special thanks to those who helped me make this book possible. Jenny Sims, the best editor an indie girl can have, Cookie Formats and my beta readers, Tianna Doyle, Wende Dikec, Emily Robertson, Ashley Blevins & Kelly McCurdy.
And, to the New Adult Street Team Authors, you all are the coolest bunch of ladies I have ever had the pleasure of virtually hanging out with. Thanks so much for your support. I can’t wait to meet each and every one of you and give you a huge hug.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Sydney Aaliyah Michelle is a New Adult Contemporary Romance writer, a voracious reader, and movie fanatic who hails from Texas.
After surviving 5 1/2 years living in China, she had the courage to finally pursue her passion and become a writer.
Sydney has been blogging at sydneyaaliyah.com for three years, where she interviews people about their tattoos, discusses her favorite movie quotes, reviews books (New Adult & only the ones she loves) and journals about her writing and editing process.
An active tweeter, she is also a JuNoWriMo (3x) and NaNoWriMo (3x) winner who notes the sci-fi action flick "The Matrix" as the best representation of her life in the past. She is blessed to be awake now and doing what she loves.
She can recite the entire script for the 80's teen comedy/drama The Breakfast Club and loves any and everything associated with the Avengers movie, especially Tony Stark.
When it comes to books, Sydney reads many different genres, but some of her favorite writers are Stephen King, Cora Carmack, Alex J. Cavanaugh, Cassie Mae, & Emily Bronte. The Great Gatsby, Under the Dome, Losing It, CassaStorm, Switched, & Wuthering Heights are her favorite books.
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Feel free to contact Sydney Aaliyah Michelle at [email protected].
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