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“I’m a professional football … err … soccer player”

“OK, we have soccer players here, but they can usually go out without that kind ofherself for not Googling hiet really worried

“It’s aard to say this kind of thing about myself, butwell I’m kind of a bid deal in the football world”

“What do youdeal?’” Jess asked The uneasiness in her sto moment

“As in, I’lish Preue Championship this season”

“I take it all of this is supposed todeal?”

Aedan gave her an uneasy shrug “A lot of people would say it is a big deal”

“So, you’re not a struggling soccer player?”

“No, I’ bonus was about £10,000,000”

“Oh crap, I think I need to sit down,” Jess plopped down on the couch Aedan moved closer to sit on the coffee table in front of the couch He grabbed both her hands and brought theht it would take longer for people to recognizeout with the DC teaot a bit crazy and it see in the States I didn’t knoould happen so quickly, I thought I would have ht mean to your life”

It suddenly dawned on her, “the circus downstairs They knew my name How did they know my name? They said I broke up football’s royal couple,” she pulled her hands out of his and leaned back, “are you in a relationship with someone?”

“No, not at all I would have never started up with you if I was seeing someone else”

“Then why did they say that?”

“I was seeing so, Jess started to get up, Aedan captured her hands before she could, and took her chin gently in hand so that he could look her in the eyes “But I broke it off before co to the States”

“So why did they say I broke you up?”