Page 30 of Guarding Our Love
I chuckled at the boys’ expressions. Both of their jaws dropped.
“What’s up, guys? Blake, right?” I stuck my hand out and shook the taller one’s hand.
“Ye-yes, sir.” He gave me a firm handshake.
I turned to the other one and did the same thing. “And you must be Brooks.”
“Yes, sir.”
“How do you know my mom?” Blake asked.
“That doesn’t matter. I’m sure he needs to get to the locker room or whatever,” Sloan interjected.
Sloan looked like she wasn’t ready to answer that question, and I understood it. Telling them we had known each other for years may have warranted more questions from them. I was sure they would tell their father they met me before the night was over, especially since she said he watched the games with them.
“Hey, how about I show y’all the locker room and introduce y’all to some of the guys?” I glanced at Sloan and realized I should have asked her first. “That’s if it is okay with your mom.”
Both of them turned to face her and begged her to say yes.
“That’s fine, but we can’t stay too long. You two can’t be up all night.”
“Yes!” they both shouted.
I laughed then showed them to the locker room. Sloan followed behind us as the boys talked about the game. They both knew many of my stats, and I could tell they were big fans.
The four of us walked into the locker room, and I introduced them to a couple of guys.
“This is Julian.”
“Whetstone!” Brooks finished for me.
“What’s up, fellas?” Julian greeted both boys. “If it’s okay with y’all’s mom, I can show you two the trophy case.”
Sloan didn’t come fully into the locker room, and I was glad because I didn’t want her to see these other dudes half naked.
The boys ran over to her and asked.
“Thanks, J,” I said to Julian when the boys reached Sloan.
“I got you. I see we need to catch up on some things.” He smirked.
“She said yes, but we can’t be too long,” Blake relayed as they came back over to us.
Julian took the boys, and I walked over to Sloan. I pulled her into a friendly hug because I didn’t want everyone in ourbusiness. Nobody really paid attention, but there was always someone lurking. I wouldn’t be surprised if Clarissa was somewhere in the cut. I wasn’t trying to fuck with her, though.
“Thank you. I know they are going to talk about this for days.”
“No problem. I can get y’all season tickets if you want me to.” I kept my arms around her waist for a moment just enjoying touching her. I knew we didn’t have long, so I wanted to take advantage of the moment while I could.
“They would love that. How about I take the tickets but don’t tell them.” She giggled. “I may not always want to come.”
“I feel you. I would love to see you in the stands, though.”
The boys came back, and they sounded even more excited than when they left. They stayed a little longer until Sloan said it was time for them to go.
“Thanks, Coop. I hope we get to see you play again,” Brooks stated as he hugged me.
“For sure.”
