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sighs then shrugs.
    The wheels start spinning in my head and my plan snaps into place. My baby may not be able to know who their father is but maybe I could do the next best thing. He had let out that he was born and raised in Texas. I could tell in the way he talked about it that he missed home. It must be a great place to grow up.
    I could give my baby that, to know a part of where their father is from. I need a change. I need a fresh start.
    “I’ll come with you,” I tell Stacey.
    “What? To Texas, are you serious? But what about your job, you wanted to be a lawyer?” Stacey says half excited, half concerned.
    “I can take the bar exam there and find a job. My dad can probably help. There are just as many athletes in Texas as there are in New York. I can travel if needed. I want to go. He was from Texas I think it would be kind of cool to have the baby there,” I shrug.
    “You do know Texas is huge. It’s not like you are going to run into him in the grocery store or something,” Stacey says and presses her lips.
    “I’m not going there to run into him in the grocery store,” I huff.
    “I think I get it,” Reese says with a smile. “I also think you can’t hide forever. These things have a way of coming out.”
    “Reese, you of all people should understand why I’m doing this. What if he has someone that loves him? I don’t want to drop a baby on her doorstep and I don’t want to come in between them.”
    “He had no problem coming in between your legs,” Alee snorts.
    “Ugh, why do I bother,” I laugh for the first time in days and put my head in my hands.
    “You’re really coming to Texas,” Stacey squeals.
    I nod and give her a smile.
    “You heifers are leaving me,” Reese frowns.
    “Like you have time for us anyway, Tam wouldn’t be in this mess if you were there that night to save her from me,” Stacey chides.
    “And why do we associate with you again,” Reese teases.
    “Girl you stole the words from my mouth,” Alee laughs.
    “I have no idea,” Stacey says and looks at her nails like she is bored, then looks at Reese and Alee, giving them a big smile. “I’ll miss you guys.”
    “I’ll be back at least once a month to get my hair done.” I say pointedly to Alee then look at Reese. “We can hang out then unless you get Nico to move to Texas,” I wiggle my brows at Reese.
    “Not happening, have you met the man? He is fierce about his family. So unless one of his siblings moves to Texas it’s not happening,” Reese chimes. She is right. From what I know Nico’s family has been through a lot and they have become inseparable, much like Nico and Reese. “Speaking of which he has been asking if you are ready to take on some new clients. So when you get yourself together know he has your back with a few clients and I will be spreading the word that my girl is handling business.”
    And just like that I became a Texan.
     

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter 4
    Five years, it has been five years of torture. I think about that night often and there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about her. I have tried to move on and see other people, but I always find a reason that they are wrong, mainly because they are not her.
    They’re not short enough, not curvy enough, or not smart enough. They don’t make me laugh, they don’t understand the game or anything about it and not one of them has been as good in bed as she was. Those full lips, her big brown eyes, her cute button nose, it was all perfection. I haven’t found one woman to match those standards.
    The first year I couldn’t even get it up without imagining it was her. I tried everything, dating all colors, shapes, and sizes. Nothing would do. The second year I took a break from women altogether and focused on the game.
    I had a great career in Cali. I was the starting quarterback and my team was the team to beat. We actually walked away with the ring last year. I had some great endorsements and I did some