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Ty said "I think you've already yh"

Julie cocked her head to the side, thought for a eous reen eyes"

So that looked suspiciously like jealousy crossed Ty's face "He's a great guy"

"He's not my type"

Ty visibly relaxed, and sat beside her on the soft outdoor couch

"Good Because I'd have to rip him apart with my bare hands if he ever touched you"

Julie didn't knohat to say to his surprisingly touching declaration It was nice to know that they had an unspoken agreeether She certainly couldn't have dealt with hi together

Although, if she was honest with herself, it was just as hard for her to think about Ty dating someone else when her contract with the Outlaws came to an end

She looked back out over the water, let herself soak up the beauty, the s the sweet pine scent, she softly said, "I'reat time with you, Ty"

She didn't look at him; didn't want to see if he felt the sa to hide pity at how quickly she'd fallen for him But at the same time, she wanted him to know that she was happy And that she was pleased with the work he'd done thus far to clean up his act

"I'lad," was his response

There was so much warmth in the tords that her fears instantly disappeared What was she thinking? They were evenlybut lots hter, in their near future

CHAPTER TWENTY

The next day, they headed for a children's football camp in Palo Alto "This is my favorite place to be all suar parking lot Several football fields stretched all around the parking lot, with a brown-shingled building directly to their left "Couys who run this place"

It was bear hugs all around inside camp headquarters

"Everyone, this is Julie" Ty wasn't ee consultant, but he wouldn't havehis friends think they were an item for five minutes

Julie, of course, didn't feel the sae consultancy, and the Outlaws hired me to ith Ty"

"I hope we're not supposed to act surprised," Tony said with a grin Now in his sixties, he'd been running this ca ass and taking nah we loved him anyway"

"What have we got this year?" Ty asked, not in the ood with Julie that he didn't want her reh school "Any standouts?"

Tony nodded "One kid, Jack, reminds me a lot of you He can play any position, offense, defense Nothing fazes him Plays like he's sixteen, not ten"

Julie sat down on the corner of a desk and crossed her legs Daht

"Does being so good, so young, ever lead to resentment from the other kids?"

Julie's question was a good one, and Ty struggled to focus on football rather than as beneath her panties "Sometimes there are problems, especially if one of the kids has an attitude In h when your folks have been building you up to be the next Payton Manning"

Tony nodded "This kid, Jack, is real friendly, just like your client here Attracts people like a net"

Ty took the colass door, scanning the field It wasn't hard to spot the future superstar He threw like a high school kid, not a fifth grader He was quick and seeame While the other kids had to stop, think, then decide which way to turn, Jack o steps ahead

"You ready toabout you since yesterday"

Ty nodded "Can't wait"

If sohly respect Ty Calhoun, she would have said they were co the way, she'd developed a newfound appreciation for Ty's charisma and charm, not only at the handful of charity functions they'd attended together throughout Northern California, but also fro him interact with these kids

She'd called a photographer and several sports writers to let thenreat things he did, not for cavorting with strippers

Sitting in the shade of an oak tree, she sent one final e