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“Wo has a certain appeal to it”

“Tell me about it” He had a dreamy look in his eye as he watched his wife put whatever it was they wereinto the oven

“What’s it like once you go pro? You know, having a girl and a family and stuff?”

Emmett peeled his eyes away fro out of a trance only she could put hiot its ups and downs, but if you’re solid, there’s nothing to worry about Are you and Jules solid?”

I shoved ether”

“But you’d like to be” His knowing look told s, which ot

I nodded All the things I’d tried to lock dohen it ca her and being able to go over and lay a kiss on her in front of everyone Seeing her looking up ather nestled up against me with my arm around her waist so everyone would know that she was my woman and I was her man

“It’s harder for them than it is for us” He lifted his chin toward thehts shut off

“How?”

“They’re the ones left behind while we’re traveling all over the place And they’re always going to be the wives of professional athletes That comes with a lot of catty bullshit we’d never even think of The guy fans will shout at you on the street about a shitty play or coet the claws out when it coh you’d hop into bed with theot to protect theot to be able to ignore what they can and withstand the rest It’s not easy” He walked off with open ar

That gaveto hurt Jules She was one of the enuinely sweet, kindest people I’d everto hurt her

“How’d I do?” She was gloith a nervous, boundless energy and bouncing on her toes

“The views that rolled in were insane You tere an awesome team”

“But don’t get any crazy ideas She’sinto the conversation

She was a little off the wall, but I could tell her heart was in a good place