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Natalia

I was supposed to be prepared for this I had toldSaround and I had to keepon the field to see if he was okay Who does that? What was I thinking? Where had that need come from?

I wasn’t a irlfriend But I felt it The pull to hi I didn’t want hin that it wasn’t a serious hit

I had to get out of Sa until tomorrow The Warriors had decided to do promotion for the Goddesses in San Antonio I didn’t knohy And now I realized why I had felt anxiety all week It was the sa performance My hands were sweaty and I’d wake up in the ht for no reason I tried to reassure myself I was fine, but I wasn’t How could I be with Sam this close?

He ju breath He was okay I turned to face the fans and sh in the air

It had been a month Amyself into practice as if I were the most dedicated Goddess on the squad A month where I made appearances at charity events and hospitals A month when I posed for two different calendars Amyself not to drea to do with shutting Sahts

The forty girls on the tea to the side of the big vehicle blowing diesel exhaust, and shoved it underneath the cargo hold The ain And there was nothing worse than losing to the Wranglers

“I hate it when the guys lose,” Heather whined

“Me too” I patted her shoulder

We walked up the stairs and took a seat behind the driver I heard ere staying on the Riverwalk The guys were flying back to Austin tonight I was glad eren’t

on the saht I knehat that trip would be like

They would argue about the refs, and how there was a conspiracy to lers Texas’s team They’d curse like sailors and complain about the plane I’d heard it before

It was a quick ride to the hotel, and we gathered around the side of the bus as our bags were tossed on the sidewalk I selected ed it on my shoulder

“Glad we’re rooether” Heather walked up next tocamp”

“Except we don’t have to get up at five,” I reminded her