Page 18 of Everything In Between

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Hayes

She’s been a handful her whole life, but we love her even more for it. You have a brother, right?

Jersey

I do. My twin, Roman.

Hayes

Who’s older?

Jersey

He is, and he never lets me forget it.

Hayes

Ha. I bet not. What does he do?

I pause at the question, rolling my lips together and fighting off a smirk. I have no doubt that if Hayes has looked me up, he’s seen the connection to my Hollywood heartthrob brother, but still, he’s waiting for me to share this part of my life with him personally.

Jersey

He’s an actor. Roman Hendrix. He uses his middle name as his stage name.

Hayes

The Matthews twins, taking the entertainment industry by storm.

Jersey

Something like that

Hayes

I’ve seen his movies. He’s good. Not as good as you… of course.

I bite my lower lip, choosing to change the direction of the conversation away from my brother.

Jersey

How was your day?

Hayes

Honestly, not too bad. Had a workout with my friend, Beckett. He’s one of the tight ends on the team. Then we watched some tape for the game coming up this weekend. Typical Wednesday.

Jersey

What is tape? I know nothing.

Hayes

I have access to watch past games. That way I can study defensive plays and get a feel for what we may be up against in the upcoming games. There’s a lot of strategy that goes into being a quarterback.

Jersey

So Beckett is one of your friends on your team? You said he’s a tight end? I’m trying to keep my mind out of the gutter.

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