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She looked straight at Ty "Misunderstandings will always happen; that's just the way the world works But from here on out I vow not to let anyone walk away until we've reached a "

Bobby nodded "A very polished answer, Miss Spencer There's only one problem with that" He waved a nine-by-twelve ot pictures of you and Ty Calhoun having sex on a balcony in Napa How are you going to talk your way out of that one?"

Ty reached Bobby in seconds flat, and yanked the envelope from his hand

Before Ty could get his hands around Bobby's fleshy neck, a loud crash sounded from the back of the room

A disheveled, obviously drunk man stumbled into the press conference "Where is that rat bastard?"

The man wobbl

ed past athletes and writers, finally finding his target in the crowd

"You lost one, everyone else is leavingleft soon!"

Julie quickly put two and two together Had Ty fired his sent?

A plump bead of sweat rolled down Bobby's face

"I have no idea what you're talking about" Jay pointed at Bobby with a shaking hand and spittle flew from his lips as he screae consultant tail hiet even for what he did to your son"

Ty stood in the ent and even crazier boss, and his steady voice cut through the shocked silence "Your son? Have I nition dawned "Joey Wilson? From Texas Football Camp? That was your kid?"

"He was going to be a star quarterback," Bobby spat, "until you hogged up all the li bastard"

"Didn't he want to be a writer or so?"

Bobby's face turned beet red "He was best in state until you showed up Then none of the recruiters noticed him--they only had eyes for you, pretty boy I told reat football players do But he wouldn't listen to ent was perfectly happy to take my money to make sure you didn't look for another team"

A lol ca to be harsh on an athlete It was another entirely to have their own professionfor Bobby's safety, pushed through the crowd and quickly dragged hi the whole way

As the double doors slaone down But the whole ht Julie back into his life, and for that reason alone he illing to forgive anyone anything

Back behind the podiu-circus that just took place, folks I think we all need a few ain at quarter till"

Most of the journalists were already either calling in their stories or typing furiously on their BlackBerries Ty grinned He see press, even when he wasn't trying

The coize for what just happened Bobby Wilson will be suspended and his case reviewed Let ht"