wish I could be there for you at your
meeting, but I don’t play with the big boys.”
“Your investment is greatly appreciated.
Kiss your girl for me, and tell her I’m here waiting for when you
screw up.”
“Vai se foder.”
“Nah, I’ll just find a girl to fuck. Talk to
you soon.”
“Bye.”
We hang up just in time for me to pull into
valet at the SLS hotel. I’m meeting my agent here for breakfast so
we can go over my progress and have a plan in place for when I
report to camp. We were both a little worried, so I can’t wait to
tell him how my batting practice went last night.
“Hey, Dean,” I tell him, giving him a “bro”
hug when he stands from the table.
“You’re in good spirits. Did you hit?”
“I did. Last night.”
“For how long?” he asks, trying to stay
cautiously optimistic. I get it. He doesn’t want to get excited,
only to find out I hit for fifteen minutes.
“Hours, man. I don’t even know how long I
was going.”
“And today?”
“I iced it before going to bed,” I tell him,
smiling as I remember how the ice pack slid down and made that
beautiful little tit of Sierra’s cold, giving me the chance to warm
it up. “I’m a little stiff today, but it’s not bad.”
“You’re going to PT today?”
“Yeah. I have an appointment at one. He
should be able to loosen me back up, and then I’ll hit the cage
again tonight.”
“The one at the field here?”
“No. Miles Corrigan got me access to one
they have in an employee apartment building here. It’s state of the
art.”
“I would imagine so. Everything that has the
Corrigan name attached to it is the best. Especially those women
they hire for their Foundation. Have you seen any of them?”
“Yes,” I say, thankful for the waitress
coming by to take my order so I don’t have to look at him.
“And?” he asks once she’s walked away
again.
“I’m seeing one of the interns.”
“Seeing? You don’t date.”
“Maybe I do now.”
“She knows your leaving, right?”
“Yeah. She knows.”
“She gonna follow you?”
“She’s not a bunny,” I say, pinning him with
a glare.
“I didn’t say she was. Plenty of guys have
fallen for girls who were willing to give up their jobs and move.
You said she’s just an intern, right?”
“She said it’s her dream to work for the
Foundation. She’s not moving.”
“You’re not thinking of quitting?” he asks
suddenly, looking alarmed.
“No, and she’s already told me she wouldn’t
ask me to. No matter what happens.”
“Are you in love with her?”
“I’m on my way there, yes.”
“Then good luck. It sounds like leaving her
is going to be a real bitch.”
I nod. “I can’t imagine anything worse.”
Chapter 7
Sierra
“I’m sure you all know at least one of the
reasons why I’ve gathered you all together today,” Reina says.
“Greta,” Camari offers.
“Yes. Greta. I want you to know that this is
not the first time that someone who looked perfect on paper didn’t
pass training here. As I tried to tell her, and all of you, your
friendships with each other, and with all of us mentors, is more
important that anything we can train you to do. Shooting a gun
won’t help you when you’re outnumbered, and knowing how to hack
into a communications tower isn’t beneficial unless there’s someone
on the other side to hear you. None of us would have survived the
things we have without each other. You don’t have to be BFFL like
Stella and Tegan, but liking and respecting each other makes what
we do that much easier. The girl next to you is the one who will
pull you up on the obstacle course when you think you’ve had
enough, or hold your hand the first time you get shot or stabbed.
She’ll bring you ice cream when the man you love acts like an ass,
and help him pick out your bouquet when he comes to his senses, and
realizes you’re his everything.
“Between us, your mentors
have been through almost every heartache and
meeting, but I don’t play with the big boys.”
“Your investment is greatly appreciated.
Kiss your girl for me, and tell her I’m here waiting for when you
screw up.”
“Vai se foder.”
“Nah, I’ll just find a girl to fuck. Talk to
you soon.”
“Bye.”
We hang up just in time for me to pull into
valet at the SLS hotel. I’m meeting my agent here for breakfast so
we can go over my progress and have a plan in place for when I
report to camp. We were both a little worried, so I can’t wait to
tell him how my batting practice went last night.
“Hey, Dean,” I tell him, giving him a “bro”
hug when he stands from the table.
“You’re in good spirits. Did you hit?”
“I did. Last night.”
“For how long?” he asks, trying to stay
cautiously optimistic. I get it. He doesn’t want to get excited,
only to find out I hit for fifteen minutes.
“Hours, man. I don’t even know how long I
was going.”
“And today?”
“I iced it before going to bed,” I tell him,
smiling as I remember how the ice pack slid down and made that
beautiful little tit of Sierra’s cold, giving me the chance to warm
it up. “I’m a little stiff today, but it’s not bad.”
“You’re going to PT today?”
“Yeah. I have an appointment at one. He
should be able to loosen me back up, and then I’ll hit the cage
again tonight.”
“The one at the field here?”
“No. Miles Corrigan got me access to one
they have in an employee apartment building here. It’s state of the
art.”
“I would imagine so. Everything that has the
Corrigan name attached to it is the best. Especially those women
they hire for their Foundation. Have you seen any of them?”
“Yes,” I say, thankful for the waitress
coming by to take my order so I don’t have to look at him.
“And?” he asks once she’s walked away
again.
“I’m seeing one of the interns.”
“Seeing? You don’t date.”
“Maybe I do now.”
“She knows your leaving, right?”
“Yeah. She knows.”
“She gonna follow you?”
“She’s not a bunny,” I say, pinning him with
a glare.
“I didn’t say she was. Plenty of guys have
fallen for girls who were willing to give up their jobs and move.
You said she’s just an intern, right?”
“She said it’s her dream to work for the
Foundation. She’s not moving.”
“You’re not thinking of quitting?” he asks
suddenly, looking alarmed.
“No, and she’s already told me she wouldn’t
ask me to. No matter what happens.”
“Are you in love with her?”
“I’m on my way there, yes.”
“Then good luck. It sounds like leaving her
is going to be a real bitch.”
I nod. “I can’t imagine anything worse.”
Chapter 7
Sierra
“I’m sure you all know at least one of the
reasons why I’ve gathered you all together today,” Reina says.
“Greta,” Camari offers.
“Yes. Greta. I want you to know that this is
not the first time that someone who looked perfect on paper didn’t
pass training here. As I tried to tell her, and all of you, your
friendships with each other, and with all of us mentors, is more
important that anything we can train you to do. Shooting a gun
won’t help you when you’re outnumbered, and knowing how to hack
into a communications tower isn’t beneficial unless there’s someone
on the other side to hear you. None of us would have survived the
things we have without each other. You don’t have to be BFFL like
Stella and Tegan, but liking and respecting each other makes what
we do that much easier. The girl next to you is the one who will
pull you up on the obstacle course when you think you’ve had
enough, or hold your hand the first time you get shot or stabbed.
She’ll bring you ice cream when the man you love acts like an ass,
and help him pick out your bouquet when he comes to his senses, and
realizes you’re his everything.
“Between us, your mentors
have been through almost every heartache and
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