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I ht not have wanted to inherit the team, but I did They were my responsibility now

I inhaled “And if I did go along with this PR stunt, who do you think is going to volunteer to be my fiancé?” I folded my arms to match his There was no way this would work

He grinned “Why don't we get the tea a real sense of unity to everyone right now”

“I thought you ht already have someone in mind A candidate for fake fiancé status?” I questioned him “Someone the public would accept immediately”

He cocked his head to the side “I think involving the guys will bring a sense of tea time Could be exactly what they need”

I feltthat the tea to play the role of my fiancé?

“The guys will love a little competition You'll see Letto work out It's a brilliant plan” I watched as he collected the scattered graphs he had strewn next to my lunch

“Coued I already regrettedwith this idea?

“It’s going to work Letto be fine I’ll handle everything from here on out” His words were meant to reassure me, but instead they made me feel sick I didn't want the future of the team in his hands What orse was that I knew rimy palms too

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I looked sideways at Dylan I didn’t knohy Steve Drucker had called a tea Hell, I didn't know he had the power to call a tea I looked around the room There were no coaches There were no trainers or staff members There were only offensive players And when I looked at the offense, I realized Sam wasn't here and neither was Ben or Luke Where was our damn quarter back?

I shoved Dylan in the ribs with my elbow

What do you think is going on here? Where’s Luke?” I asked

“Hell if I know,” he responded “But this is some weird shit”