Page 86 of Bleacher Report
Penelope catches my eye and waves me over.
I take a seat in between Isla and Kendall as they discuss Trey’s nanny situation.
“Couldn’t you ask Vivi if she has someone in her office who could help Trey out?” Kendall asks.
Isla nods. “I could, but the thing is, he still technically has a nanny, and Adeline is attached to her from what I understand. Trey hasn’t asked for my help yet, and the last thing I want to do is take someone from Adeline. She’s honestly the sweetest girl, and she’s been through so much.”
“Vivi owns a nanny service, right?” I ask, only having heard something like that weeks ago when I first met her.
“She started out as a nanny service, but as her clients have needed more help, she’s brought on a lot more. Now her business is a full range of household services: nannies, private chefs, chauffeurs, personal assistants…you name it. Half of her clients are pro athlete families, the other half are CEOs.”
“That’s impressive. She really has that many professional athlete clients? Do you think she would be interested in being on my podcast?”
“She’s not an athlete. And besides the occasional yoga class, she’s not all that athletic. Are you sure you want her on your show?”
I don’t have to consider it. I think it’s a great idea.
Fans of the show are always interested in the inner workings of the day-to-day life of celebrities and athletes, but not many of them want to discuss their private chefs, tutors for their kids…the things that run in the background of their lives because they like to shield their personal lives from the media. But Vivi could give an inside that not many fans get to see without an athlete having to speak into it.
I think my listeners would love to get a better idea of the infrastructure that keeps these high-producing athletes able to focus on their craft instead of concerns like grocery shopping and laundry…that sort of thing.
“I think people would love to hear her point of view on what it's like to support a professional athlete's family.”
Penelope turns from her conversation with Cammy. “Speaking of interviewing athletes, how are things going with Hunter? You two look cozy, sitting in his lap and making out in the middle of the bar.”
“You saw that?” I ask, my cheeks warming.
“Are you kidding? Everyone saw it,” Kendall barks out with a laugh, as if it were the most shocking thing she had ever seen.
The moment I saw Bethany head for Hunter, I didn’t think about much else except to make sure she knew that I’m still in the picture, even if it is fake. I hadn’t thought about who else witnessed it, besides Trey.
“You should have seen the look on Bethany’s face,” Cammy interjects. “Like she ate something sour when she saw you sucking face with the player she’s after.”
“Something sour?” I joke.
“Like she sucked really hard on a lemon,” Isla says back.
All the girls laugh.
My phone buzzes in my pocket, and I pull it out to find a message from Rebecca, the executive producer at the network.
“Excuse me for a second. I need to take this,” I tell them and stand from my chair, heading for the front exit of the coffee shop.
Large snowflakes start to drift down, and it has me wondering if we’ll get a white Christmas. Though, Christmas is still a couple of weeks away.
“Hi, Rebecca,” I answer.
“Peyton. So good to hear your voice. How’s it going with the podcast? I’m seeing a lot of movement on the subs list, and that interview from last week hit big views.”
“Thanks. I think it went really well, and the viewers seem to love Hunter.”
“Who wouldn’t? He’s very charismatic on audio…and that voice of his… Well, I don’t have to tell you. You’re dating him.” She laughs. “He’s never opened up in an interview like that before. That was podcast gold, and I can tell you that you swayed the other execs in your favor just a little more with that interview. Great work.”
“Thanks. I think I also have a really good lead on a unique take on thebehind the scenesof how these athletes run their day-to-day lives with private chefs and—”
“Does she work for a big name? Like the quarterback for the Seattle Sentinels, or a starter on the Seattle Rainiers baseball team?”
“Technically, yes, those are some of her clients, but she's the CEO. She places personal assistants and chefs with them, but she doesn’t handle the day-to-day.”
