Most Irresistible Guy by Lauren Blakely

Author:Lauren Blakely [Blakely, Lauren]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lauren Blakely Books

6

The start of the season

* * *

“Excuse me.”

A burly, bearded Renegades fan tucks himself into his seat and lets us pass by his knees.

“Thank you so much,” I say to him.

He nods and shouts, “Go Renegades!”

I pump a fist, and Holly and Trent behind me do the same thing.

The pre-game excitement hum is in the air, coursing throughout the stadium. The three of us make our way down the row and find our seats on the fifty-yard line next to Cooper’s mom and her boyfriend, Dan. Cooper’s mom gives me a big hug. She waves a foam finger and hollers, “Number Sixteen!”

A vendor tromps down the concrete steps, offering beer and pretzels. Another one from the next section over shouts out that he has sushi and wine.

That’s San Francisco for you, and our beautiful new stadium has a little bit of everything, including gorgeous September weather.

No jackets required today.

I opt for a pretzel and Holly grabs beers for my brother and her.

Trent raises his cup. “Here’s to pulling out a W.”

I tap my pretzel against my brother’s beer cup. “I’ll nosh to that.”

Cooper’s mom joins in the toast with her blue foam finger. “Go Coop! You can do it.”

The game hasn’t even begun, and we’re all a little overly enthusiastic today.

“Last week was only jitters,” she adds, as she should know. She knows her son as well as anyone, and she’s attended nearly every single game he’s ever played.

“It was absolutely only jitters,” I say, smoothing a hand over my Number Sixteen jersey. “He’ll be great today. He’s a star.”

The announcer’s voice booms throughout the stadium, like he’s using two hundred megaphones and each word has ten syllables. “Welcome to the Renegades stadium for the first home game of the year.”

“He’s going to be amazing,” Trent says, pumping a fist.

“He’ll be great,” Dan says, chiming in.

“Bring it, Coop,” Holly shouts.

Okay fine, we’re a tad more than overly enthused. We might be bordering on nervous. After all, last week’s game bordered on abysmal, and Cooper played terribly. There’s no way to sugarcoat his performance.

But it can’t be easy replacing a legend.

Images of the players flash on the jumbotron as the announcer shares the lineup. The visiting team is properly and soundly booed, and all the home team guys are cheered, including the last few guys announced.

Harlan Taylor, the star running back. Jones Beckett, the fantastic wide receiver. And at last, the guy I’m here for.

The announcer’s voice thunders across the stadium like an echo from Zeus. “And your new starting quarterback in his first home game . . . Cooper Armstrong.”

Everyone stands and cheers as the handsome new quarterback runs onto the field.

“That interception last week was a fluke,” Trent says with a confident nod. “Today will be different.”

“Today will be amazing.”

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